Acting

Mykelti Williamson

Born: March 4, 1957 (age 69)
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits: 123 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Forrest Gump

1994

Heat

1995

The Purge: Election Year

2016

Con Air

1997

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

Scorpion

2014

The Final Destination

2009

Fallout

2024

August Rush

2007

Fences

2016

Chicago P.D.

2014

Three Kings

1999

Free Willy

1993

Ali

2001

Hawaii Five-0

2010

24

2001

Monk

2002

Chicago Med

2015

Acting credits 117

Year	Title	Role
TBA	ATL 2: The Homecoming Film	Uncle George
2026	The Drop: A Snowfall Saga TV	James 'Big Daddy' Kinsey (8 ep)
2026	They Fight Film	Coach Mac
2026	Is God Is Film	Chuck Hall
2025	The Last Rodeo Film	Charlie Williamson
2025	Government Cheese TV	Gus (10 ep)
2024	Unstoppable Film	Eddie
2024	Dark Matter TV	Grandpa Vance (1 ep)
2024	Fallout TV	Honcho (1 ep)
2022	The Holiday Stocking Film	Robert
2022	American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective Film	Self
2022	Butter Film	Professor Dunn
2022	North of the 10 Film	Cole Pruit
2022	Clean Film	Travis
2021	Law & Order: Organized Crime TV	Preston Webb (9 ep)
2020	The 24th Film	Sgt. Hayes
2020	Emperor Film	Truesdale
2019	Don't Let Go Film	Bobby Owens
2019	Run the Race Film	Coach Hailey
2019	Canal Street Film	Jackie Styles
2018	Thriller Film	Detective Raymond Johnson
2018	Saint Judy Film	Dikembe Mustafa
2017	Rebel TV	Rene Knight (9 ep)
2017	Convergence Film	Captain Saul Miller
2016	Fences Film	Gabriel Maxson
2016	Insecure TV	Preacher (1 ep)
2016	Lethal Weapon TV	Tom Barnes (4 ep)
2016	Designated Survivor TV	Admiral Chernow (2 ep)
2016	The Purge: Election Year Film	Joe Dixon
2014	Hollows Grove Film	F.B.I. Agent Jones
2014	Scorpion TV	General Walker (1 ep)
2014	Chicago P.D. TV	Denny Woods (14 ep)
2013	Twist of Faith Film	Uncle Moe
2012	Touch TV	Detective Lang (4 ep)
2011	Have a Little Faith Film	Donnie
2010	Hawaii Five-0 TV	Clay Maxwell (2 ep)
2010	Rizzoli & Isles TV	U.S. Marshal Whitmore (1 ep)
2010	High School Film	Paranoid
2010	Justified TV	Ellstin Limehouse (15 ep)
2010	Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination" Film	Self
2009	Black Dynamite Film	Chicago Wind
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories TV	Self (1 ep)
2009	The Good Wife TV	Matthew Wade (1 ep)
2009	The Final Destination Film	George
2009	Spinning Into Butter Film	Aaron Carmichael
2008	Vice Film	Sampson
2007	August Rush Film	Reverend James
2007	Raines TV	Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith (1 ep)
2006	Kidnapped TV	Virgil Hayes (13 ep)
2006	Justice TV	(1 ep)
2006	Psych TV	Sammy Winslow (1 ep)
2006	ATL Film	Uncle George
2006	Fatwa Film	Grady Frank
2006	Lucky Number Slevin Film	Sloe
2005	Get Rich or Die Tryin' Film	Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
2005	The Making of Heat Film	Self
2004	After the Sunset Film	Agent Stafford
2004	CSI: NY TV	Brigham Sinclair (7 ep)
2004	The Assassination of Richard Nixon Film	Harold Mann
2002	Boomtown TV	Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith (24 ep)

Crew credits 8

Year	Title	Job
2023	Spring Breakthrough Film	Director
2022	Sons 2 the Grave Film	Director, Executive Producer
2020	Sweet Magnolias TV	Director (2 ep)
2018	FBI TV	Director (1 ep)
2015	Chicago Med TV	Director (4 ep)
2014	Chicago P.D. TV	Director (3 ep)
2012	Jennifer Film	Director, Writer
1991	The New WKRP in Cincinnati TV	Director (1 ep)