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Mykelti Williamson

Actor, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn March 4, 1957 (68 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Delta Force
  • Wildcats
  • High School
  • Hollows Grove
  • Spinning Into Butter
  • Double Tap
  • The Holiday Stocking
  • Have a Little Faith
  • Fatwa
  • Sons 2 the Grave

Known For

  • Forrest Gump
  • Heat
  • Con Air
  • The Purge: Election Year
  • The Final Destination
  • Three Kings
  • Fences
  • Ali
  • August Rush
  • Free Willy
  • Species II
  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon
  • Don't Let Go
  • Sweet Magnolias
  • Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
  • Miracle Mile
  • Clean
  • After the Sunset
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Chicago P.D.
  • Waiting to Exhale
  • Wildcats
  • The Last Rodeo
  • Chicago Med

Featured Videos

  • Run The Race: Mykelti Williamson On His Character
    Run The Race: Mykelti Williamson On His CharacterRun the RaceBehind the Scenes
  • Mykelti Williamson On The Cinematic Language Of August Wilson
    Mykelti Williamson On The Cinematic Language Of August WilsonFencesBehind the Scenes
  • Mykelti Williamson On The New Purge Rule
    Mykelti Williamson On The New Purge RuleThe Purge: Election YearBehind the Scenes
  • Mykelti Williamson
    Mykelti WilliamsonAliInterview

Mykelti Williamson Filmography

2026
2025
The Last Rodeo · as Charlie Williamson
2025
Government Cheese (TV Series) · as Gus
2024
Unstoppable · as Eddie
2024
Fallout (TV Series) · as Honcho
2022
2022
Butter · as Professor Dunn
2022
North of the 10 · as Cole Pruit
2021
Clean · as Travis
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime (TV Series) · as Preston Webb
2020
The 24th · as Sgt. Hayes
2020
Emperor · as Truesdale
2020
Two Degress (TV Series) · as T
2019
Don't Let Go · as Bobby Owens
2018
Saint Judy · as Dikembe Mustafa
2018
Run the Race · as Coach Hailey
2018
Canal Street · as Jackie Styles
2018
Thriller · as Detective Raymond Johnson
2017
Rebel (2017) (TV Series) · as Rene Knight
2016
Fences · as Gabriel Maxson
2016
Insecure (TV Series) · as Preacher
2016
Designated Survivor (TV Series) · as Admiral Chernow
2016
Lethal Weapon (TV Series) · as Tom Barnes
2016
The Purge: Election Year · as Joe Dixon
2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (TV Series) · as Brigadier General Yazee Zwane
2016
Underground (TV Series) · as Moses
2015
You Bury Your Own · as Detective Goodman
2015
Convergence · as Captain Saul Miller
2014
Hollows Grove · as F.b.i. Agent Jones
2014
Scorpion (TV Series) · as General Walker
2014
Chicago P.D. (TV Series) · as Denny Woods
2014
Wild Blue · as Master Chief Donald Bowman
2013
Twist of Faith · as Uncle Moe
2012
Nashville (TV Series) · as Terry George
2012
Lauren (TV Series) · as Prince
2012
Touch (2012) (TV Series) · as Detective Lang
2011
2011
Single Ladies (TV Series) · as Pierce
2010
Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) · as Clay Maxwell
2010
Rizzoli & Isles (TV Series) · as U.s. Marshal Whitmore
2010
High School · as Paranoid
2010
Justified (TV Series) · as Ellstin Limehouse
2009
Black Dynamite · as Chicago Wind
2009
The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Matthew Wade
2009
2008
Vice · as Sampson
2008
Ball Don't Lie · as Dallas
2007
August Rush · as Reverend James
2007
Raines (TV Series) · as Detective Bobby 'fearless' Smith
2007
Spinning Into Butter · as Aaron Carmichael
2006
Kidnapped (TV Series) · as Virgil Hayes
2006
Justice (2006) (TV Series)
2006
Psych (TV Series) · as Sammy Winslow
2006
ATL · as Uncle George
2006
Fatwa · as Grady Frank
2006
2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin' · as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
2004
After the Sunset · as Agent Stafford
2004
2004
CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Brigham Sinclair
2003
Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Det. Oliver Franklin In First Power (archive Footage)
2002
Boomtown (TV Series) · as Police Department Detective Ii Bobby 'fearless' Smith
2002
Our America · as Graham Ellis
2002
Monk (TV Series) · as Captain Walter Cage
2001
Ali · as Don King
2001
24 (TV Series) · as Brian Hastings
2000
Holiday Heart · as Silas
2000
The Fugitive (2000) (TV Series) · as Lt. Philip Gerard
1999
Three Kings · as Colonel Horn
1999
Third Watch (TV Series) · as Detective Rice
1999
The Hoop Life (TV Series)
1999
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
1997
1996
Soul of the Game · as Josh Gibson
1995
1995
Heat · as Drucker
1995
1995
1995
The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Dr. Michael Alders
1994
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Tevis Lockwood
1994
Forrest Gump · as Bubba Blue
1993
1993
Free Willy · as Dwight Mercer
1993
Time Trax (TV Series) · as Luther Bell
1991
The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Donovan Aderhold
1990
A Killer Among Us · as Greg Hopkins
1990
The First Power · as Det. Oliver Franklin
1988
Miracle Mile · as Wilson
1988
Police Story: Monster Manor · as Officer Don Luntner
1988
Midnight Caller (TV Series) · as Deacon Bridges
1988
China Beach (TV Series)
1987
J.J. Starbuck (TV Series)
1987
You Talkin' to Me? · as Thatcher Marks
1987
The Bronx Zoo (TV Series)
1987
1986
Wildcats · as Levander 'bird' Williams
1986
The Delta Force · as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
1984
Cover Up (TV Series)
1984
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper · as Leon Jefferson
1984
Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Leon Jefferson
1984
Streets of Fire · as The Sorels - B.j.
1983
Bay City Blues (TV Series) · as Deejay Cunningham
1982
Desperate Lives · as Jack
1981
Father Murphy (TV Series) · as Lijah
1981
Gimme a Break! (TV Series) · as Waiter
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series)
1980
1980
1979
Sunnyside · as Hot Dog
1979
Salvage 1 (TV Series) · as Eddie
1978
The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Fred
1977
The Love Boat (TV Series) · as James Rusell
1976
Alice (TV Series)
1975
Starsky & Hutch (TV Series)

2023
2022
2020
Sweet Magnolias (TV Series)
2018
FBI (TV Series)
2015
Chicago Med (TV Series)
2014
Chicago P.D. (TV Series)
1991

2023
2017
Black Love (TV Series) · as Self
2017
The 48th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter
2012
Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self
2011
2008
Celebrity Ghost Stories (TV Series) · as Self
2006
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2005
2004
I Love The 90's (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self
2004
2003
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self
1996
1995
1994
1994
Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1992
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self
1962
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self

2022
Sons 2 the Grave · as Executive Producer

2002
Boomtown (TV Series) · as Story By

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