Carl Lumbly

Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his role as television's first brown superhero in ''M.A.N.T.I.S.'', 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,'' ''Static Shock'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'', all part of the DC Animated Universe. As a reference to his voice work as J'onn, Lumbly portrayed J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, on The CW's Arrowverse on ''Supergirl'' from 2017 until 2019. He also plays Isaiah Bradley, the first Black super-soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installments ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' (2021) and the forthcoming ''Captain America: Brave New World'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia