Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951)Β is an American actor. He is known for his roles as television's first black superhero in M.A.N.T.I.S.,Β Dick HallorannΒ inΒ Doctor Sleep,Β NYPDΒ detective Marcus Petrie on theΒ CBSΒ police dramaΒ Cagney & Lacey,Β CIAΒ agentΒ Marcus DixonΒ on theΒ ABCΒ espionage drama seriesΒ Alias, and as the voice ofΒ J'onn J'onnz / Martian ManhunterΒ in the animated seriesΒ Justice League,Β Static Shock,Β andΒ Justice League Unlimited, all part of theΒ DC Animated Universe.Β As a reference to his voice work as J'onn, Lumbly portrayed J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, onΒ The CW'sΒ ArrowverseΒ onΒ SupergirlΒ from 2017 until 2019. He also playsΒ Isaiah Bradley, the firstΒ BlackΒ super-soldier,Β in theΒ Marvel Cinematic UniverseΒ (MCU) seriesΒ The Falcon and the Winter SoldierΒ (2021) and the filmΒ Captain America: Brave New WorldΒ (2025).
He was married to Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010.