Mykelti Williamson
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1957-03-04 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Michael T. Williamson · Mykel T. Williamson · Mikel T. 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
TV Shows (45)
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Clay Maxwell
Chicago P.D.
2014
as Denny Woods
24
2001
as Brian Hastings
The Good Wife
2009
as Matthew Wade
Monk
2002
as Walter Cage
Psych
2006
as Sammy Winslow
CSI: NY
2004
as Brigham Sinclair
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as U.S. Marshal Whitmore
Miami Vice
1984
as Leon Jefferson / Sylvio Romulus
Third Watch
1999
as Detective Rice
Scorpion
2014
as General Walker
Hill Street Blues
1981
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Tevis Lockwood
Justified
2010
as Ellstin Limehouse
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
as Preston Webb
Fallout
2024
as Honcho
Starsky & Hutch
1975
Lethal Weapon
2016
as Tom Barnes
Alice
1976
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Michael Alders
Designated Survivor
2016
as Admiral Chernow
Insecure
2016
as Preacher
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Touch
2012
as Detective Lang
China Beach
1988
The White Shadow
1978
as Fred
Boomtown
2002
as Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
Cover Up
1984
Kidnapped
2006
as Virgil Hayes
Midnight Caller
1988
as Deacon Bridges
The Bronx Zoo
1987
Justice
2006
Raines
2007
as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
Government Cheese
2025
as Gus
J.J. Starbuck
1987
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991
as Donovan Aderhold
The Fugitive
2000
as Lt. Philip Gerard
Rebel
2017
as Rene Knight
Police Story
1988
as Officer Don Luntner
The Hoop Life
1999
Freebie and the Bean
1980
Bay City Blues
1983
as Deejay Cunningham
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
The Righteous Apples
1980
Movies (71)
Forrest Gump
1994
as Bubba Blue
Is God Is
2026
as Chuck Hall
Heat
1995
as Drucker
Con Air
1997
as "Baby-O" O'Dell
The Final Destination
2009
as George
The Purge: Election Year
2016
as Joe Dixon
Species II
1998
as Dennis Gamble
Fences
2016
as Gabriel Maxson
August Rush
2007
as Reverend James
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
as Sloe
Ali
2001
as Don King
After the Sunset
2004
as Agent Stafford
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 10
Three Kings
1999
as Colonel Horn
Free Willy
1993
as Dwight Mercer
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
The Delta Force
1986
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
ATL
2006
as Uncle George
Waiting to Exhale
1995
as Troy
Streets of Fire
1984
as The Sorels - B.J.
Unstoppable
2024
as Eddie
Miracle Mile
1989
as Wilson
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
as Dwight Mercer
Primary Colors
1998
as Dewayne Smith
Clean
2022
as Travis
Sunnyside
1979
as Hot Dog
The First Power
1990
as Det. Oliver Franklin
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
1997
as Marcus
Black Dynamite
2009
as Chicago Wind
Wildcats
1986
as Levander 'Bird' Williams
Don't Let Go
2019
as Bobby Owens
Gideon
1998
as Coleman Walker
Emperor
2020
as Truesdale
The Last Rodeo
2025
as Charlie Williamson
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as Cpl. William Christy
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Winston
The 24th
2020
as Sgt. Hayes
Desperate Lives
1982
as Jack
Saint Judy
2018
as Dikembe Mustafa
High School
2010
as Paranoid
Double Tap
1997
as Agent Hamilton
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
as Harold Mann
Thriller
2018
as Detective Raymond Johnson
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Leon Jefferson
ATL 2: The Homecoming
as Uncle George
Vice
2008
as Sampson
Have a Little Faith
2011
as Donnie
Butter
2022
as Professor Dunn
Number One with a Bullet
1987
as Casey
Soul of the Game
1996
as Josh Gibson
Holiday Heart
2000
as Silas
Convergence
2017
as Captain Saul Miller
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
The Holiday Stocking
2022
as Robert
Canal Street
2019
as Jackie Styles
Twist of Faith
2013
as Uncle Moe
Spinning Into Butter
2009
as Aaron Carmichael
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
as Papa Delany
Fatwa
2006
as Grady Frank
A Killer Among Us
1990
as Greg Hopkins
You Talkin' to Me?
1987
as Thatcher Marks
Police Story: Monster Manor
1988
as Officer Don Luntner
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994
as Self
Run the Race
2019
as Coach Hailey
Our America
2002
as Graham Ellis
Other Women's Children
1993
as Leonard
North of the 10
2022
as Cole Pruit
The Making of 'Heat'
2005
as Self
They Fight
2026
Hollows Grove
2014
as F.B.I. Agent Jones
Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"
2010
as Self
About Mykelti Williamson
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. With 116 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Mykelti Williamson has appeared in 71 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mykelti Williamson Movies
- Forrest Gump (1994) — as Bubba Blue
- Is God Is (2026) — as Chuck Hall
- Heat (1995) — as Drucker
- Con Air (1997) — as "Baby-O" O'Dell
- The Final Destination (2009) — as George
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