Mykelti Williamson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1957-03-04 (67 years old)

Place of Birth St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As Michael T. Williamson, Mykel T. Williamson, Mikel T. Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Biography

Michael T. 'Mykelti' Williamson (born March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith in the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful crime drama Boomtown, and recently for appearing as the head of CTU for season 8 of the hit TV series 24.

Known For

Actor

2025
The Last Rodeo

as Charlie Williamson

2024
Fallout

as Honcho

2022
2022
North of the 10

as Cole Pruit

2022
Clean

as Travis

2021
2020
The 24th

as Sgt. Hayes

2020
Emperor

as Truesdale

2020
Butter

as Professor Dunn

2019
Don't Let Go

as Bobby Owens

2019
Saint Judy

as Dikembe Mustafa

2019
Run the Race

as Coach Hailey

2019
Canal Street

as Jackie Styles

2018
Thriller

as Detective Raymond Johnson

2017
Convergence

as Captain Saul Miller

2017
Rebel

as Rene Knight

2016
Fences

as Gabriel Maxson

2016
2016
Insecure

as Preacher

2016
Lethal Weapon

as Tom Barnes

2016
Designated Survivor

as Admiral Chernow

2014
Hollows Grove

as F.B.I. Agent Jones

2014
Scorpion

as General Walker

2014
Chicago P.D.

as Denny Woods

2013
Twist of Faith

as Uncle Moe

2012
Touch

as Detective Lang

2011
2010
High School

as Paranoid

2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as U.S. Marshal Whitmore

2010
Justified

as Ellstin Limehouse

2009
Black Dynamite

as Chicago Wind

2009
2009
The Good Wife

as Matthew Wade

2008
Vice

as Sampson

2007
August Rush

as Reverend James

2007
Spinning Into Butter

as Aaron Carmichael

2007
Raines

as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

2006
ATL

as Uncle George

2006
Fatwa

as Grady Frank

2006
Kidnapped

as Virgil Hayes

2006
Psych

as Sammy Winslow

2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)

2004
After the Sunset

as Agent Stafford

2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)

2004
CSI: NY

as Brigham Sinclair

2002
Our America

as Graham Ellis

2002
Boomtown

as Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

2002
Monk

as Captain Walter Cage

2001
Ali

as Don King

2001
24

as Brian Hastings

2000
Holiday Heart

as Silas

2000
The Fugitive

as Lt. Philip Gerard

1999
Three Kings

as Colonel Horn

1999
Third Watch

as Detective Rice

1998
Gideon

as Coleman Walker

1998
Species II

as Dennis Gamble

1998
Primary Colors

as Dewayne Smith

1997
Buffalo Soldiers

as Cpl. William Christy

1997
Double Tap

as Agent Hamilton

1997
12 Angry Men

as Juror 10

1997
Con Air

as "Baby-O" O'Dell

1996
Soul of the Game

as Josh Gibson

1995
1995
Heat

as Drucker

1995
The Outer Limits

as Dr. Michael Alders

1994
Forrest Gump

as Bubba Blue

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Tevis Lockwood

1993
1993
Free Willy

as Dwight Mercer

1993
1991
The New WKRP in Cincinnati

as Donovan Aderhold

1990
A Killer Among Us

as Greg Hopkins

1990
The First Power

as Det. Oliver Franklin

1988
Police Story: Monster Manor

as Officer Don Luntner

1988
Miracle Mile

as Wilson

1988
Midnight Caller

as Deacon Bridges

1987
You Talkin' To Me?

as Thatcher Marks

1986
Wildcats

as Levander 'Bird' Williams

1986
The Delta Force

as Delta Force Member (uncredited)

1984
1984
Streets of Fire

as The Sorels - B.J.

1984
Miami Vice

as Leon Jefferson

1983
Bay City Blues

as Deejay Cunningham

1982
1979
Sunnyside

as Hot Dog

1978
1976

Director

2023
2022
Sons 2 the Grave

as Director

2020
Sweet Magnolias

as Director

2018
FBI

as Director

2015
Chicago Med

as Director

2014
Chicago P.D.

as Director

2012
Jennifer

as Director

Producer

2022
Sons 2 the Grave

as Executive Producer

Writer

2012
Jennifer

as Writer