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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

  • High School
  • Hollows Grove
  • Run the Race
  • Convergence
  • Double Tap
  • 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
  • Chicago Med
  • The First Power

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    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 (2012) (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 (2010) (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
    The Final Destination · as George Lanter
    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
    Police Story: Monster Manor · as Officer Don Luntner
    1988
    Midnight Caller (TV Series) · as Deacon Bridges
    1988
    Miracle Mile · as Wilson
    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)

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