Carl Lumbly
Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dick Hallorann in "Doctor Sleep", NYPD detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama "Cagney & Lacey", CIA agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC espionage drama series "Alias", and as the voice of J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter in the animated series "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited", as well as the direct-to-DVD animated film "" and the video game "". Lumbly is also known for his roles on The CW's Arrowverse as J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, on "Supergirl" from  2017 until 2019, and on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" as Isaiah Bradley in 2021. Early life and background. Lumbly was born to Jamaican immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from South High School there and Macalester College in nearby St. Paul. Lumbly's first career was as a journalist in Minnesota. While on assignment for a story about a workshop theatre, he was cast as an actor. He stayed with the improvisational company for two years and later moved to San Francisco where he discovered a newspaper ad seeking “two black actors for  South African political plays.” He went to the audition and landed one of the parts (along with then-unknown Danny Glover). Lumbly toured with Glover in productions of Athol Fugard's "Sizwe Bansi is Dead" and "The Island". Career. His first major role was Detective Marcus Petrie on the television series "Cagney & Lacey" (1982–1988), where his character was paired with Detective Victor Isbecki (Martin Kove). In 1985, he appeared as Theseus in "The Gospel At Colonus", an African-American musical iteration of the Oedipus legend on PBS' "Great Performances" series. In 1987, he garnered positive reviews for his portrayal of  Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale in the HBO television film "Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8". From 1989 to 1990, he portrayed ongoing character Earl Williams (named for the prisoner in Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's story "The Front Page"), a teacher falsely accused of the rape/murder of a female student, in the hit TV series "L.A. Law". In 1990, he co-starred in Charles Burnett's critically acclaimed film "To Sleep with Anger". From 1994 to 1995, Lumbly starred as the main character in the short-lived science fiction series "M.A.N.T.I.S.". One of his  most visible roles was as Marcus Dixon in the American television series "Alias" (2001–2006). Other prominent roles include providing the voice for the Martian Manhunter in "Justice League" and "Justice League Unlimited", which is why he was cast as the father of the same character in 2017 for the TV show "Supergirl". In "", Lumbly voiced the mayor of Metropolis in the episode "Speed Demons" in 1997, and an alien military general in the episode "Absolute Power" in 1999. He voiced the villain Stalker on "Batman Beyond". In 2000, Lumbly portrayed activist and Congressman Ron Dellums in the Disney Channel original  film "The Color of Friendship". Although the film was focused on Dellums' daughter's friendship with a white South African girl, the film also discussed Dellums' role in ending apartheid in South Africa. Also in 2000, Lumbly guest starred in the season one "The West Wing" episode "Six Meetings Before Lunch" as Jeff Breckenridge, a nominee for U.S. Assistant Attorney General who supports reparations for slavery. Lumbly appeared as Daniel "Bulldog" Novacek in the 2004 television series "Battlestar Galactica". He also plays a role in the "Kane's Wrath" expansion pack for the video game "Command and Conquer 3". More  recently, he played police captain Joe Rucker on TNT's "Southland". In 2017, Lumbly had some guest spots on "Supergirl" as the Martian Manhunter's father M'yrnn J'onzz. In 2021, Lumbly guest starred in several episodes of the Disney+ series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" as Isaiah Bradley, which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Personal life. Lumbly has been married twice and has one son. He was married to actress Vonetta McGee from 1987 until her death in 2010. Together they had one son, born in 1988. Lumbly married author Deborah Santana in 2015 and the couple  divorced in 2019.