Mykelti Williamson

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 103

Gender Male

Birthday 1957-03-04 (66 years old)

Place of Birth St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Michael T. Williamson
Mykel T. Williamson
Mikel T. Williamson

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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

Acting

2022		The Holiday Stocking as Robert
2022		American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as self
2022		North of the 10 as Cole Pruit
2022		Clean as Travis

2021

(9 episodes) as Preston Webb

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

as Detective Raymond Johnson

2017		Rebel (9 episodes) as Rene Knight
2017		Convergence as Captain Saul Miller

2016		Fences as Gabriel Maxson
2016		Designated Survivor (2 episodes) as Admiral Chernow
2016		Lethal Weapon (4 episodes) as Tom Barnes
2016		The Purge: Election Year as Joe Dixon

2014		Hollows Grove as F.B.I. Agent Jones
2014		Scorpion (1 episode) as General Walker
2014		Chicago P.D. (14 episodes) as Denny Woods

2013

as Uncle Moe

2011

as Donnie

2010		High School as Paranoid
2010		Justified (3 episodes) as Ellstin Limehouse

2009		Black Dynamite as Chicago Wind
2009		Celebrity Ghost Stories (1 episode) as Self
2009		The Final Destination as George Lanter

2008

as Sampson

2007		August Rush as Reverend James
2007		Raines (1 episode) as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
2007		Spinning Into Butter as Aaron Carmichael

2006		Kidnapped (13 episodes) as Virgil Hayes
2006		Justice (1 episode)
2006		Psych (1 episode) as Sammy Winslow
2006		ATL as Uncle George
2006		Fatwa as Grady Frank
2006		Lucky Number Slevin as Sloe

2005		Get Rich or Die Tryin' as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
2005		The Making of 'Heat' as Self

2004		After the Sunset as Agent Stafford
2004		CSI: NY (7 episodes) as Chief Brigham Sinclair
2004		The Assassination of Richard Nixon as Harold Mann

2003

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

2002		Boomtown (24 episodes) as Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
2002		Our America as Graham Ellis
2002		Monk (1 episode)

2001		Ali as Don King
2001		24 (24 episodes) as Brian Hastings

2000		Holiday Heart as Silas
2000		The Fugitive (22 episodes) as Lt. Philip Gerard

1999		Three Kings as Colonel Horn
1999		Third Watch (2 episodes)
1999		The Hoop Life (22 episodes)

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		Truth or Consequences, N.M. as Marcus

1996

as Josh Gibson

1995		Waiting to Exhale as Troy
1995		Heat as Sergeant Drucker
1995		How to Make an American Quilt as Winston
1995		Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Dwight Mercer
1995		The Outer Limits (1 episode) as Dr. Michael Alders

1994		Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump as Self
1994		Forrest Gump as Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue

1993		Other Women's Children as Leonard
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 episode) as Self - Guest
1993		Free Willy as Dwight Mercer

1991

(47 episodes) 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 (48 episodes) as Deacon Bridges
1988		Miracle Mile as Wilson
1988		China Beach (2 episodes)

1987		J.J. Starbuck (1 episode)
1987		You Talkin' To Me? as Thatcher Marks
1987		The Bronx Zoo (21 episodes)
1987		Number One with a Bullet as Casey

1986

as Levander 'Bird' Williams

1984		Cover Up (11 episodes)
1984		Miami Vice (1 episode) (1 episode) as Leon Jefferson
1984		Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper as Leon Jefferson
1984		Streets of Fire as The Sorels - B.J.

1983

(8 episodes) as Deejay Cunningham

1982

as Jack

1981

(1 episode)

1980		Freebie and the Bean (1 episode)
1980		The Righteous Apples (20 episodes)

1978

(1 episode) as Fred

1976

(1 episode)

1975

(1 episode)

Directing

2022

… Director

2020

(2 episodes) … Director

2018

(1 episode) … Director

2015

(4 episodes) … Director

2014

(1 episode) … Director

2012

… Director

Production

2022

… Executive Producer

Writing

2012

… Writer

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