Person
Mykelti Williamson
Acting · Born 1957-03-04 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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
Hawaii Five-0
Clay Maxwell
FBI
Director
24
Brian Hastings
Chicago P.D.
Denny Woods
The Good Wife
Matthew Wade
Monk
Walter Cage
Chicago Med
Director
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Psych
Sammy Winslow
Rizzoli & Isles
U.S. Marshal Whitmore
Filmography
- 2026The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
- 2026They FightCoach Mac
- 2026Is God IsChuck Hall
- 2025The Last RodeoCharlie Williamson
- 2025Government CheeseGus
- 2024UnstoppableEddie
- 2024FalloutHoncho
- 2023Spring BreakthroughDirector
- 2022The Holiday StockingRobert
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveSelf
- 2022ButterProfessor Dunn
- 2022North of the 10Cole Pruit
- 2022Sons 2 the GraveDirector
- 2022CleanTravis
- 2021Law & Order: Organized CrimePreston Webb
- 2020The 24thSgt. Hayes
- 2020EmperorTruesdale
- 2020Sweet MagnoliasDirector
- 2019Don't Let GoBobby Owens
- 2019Run the RaceCoach Hailey
- 2019Canal StreetJackie Styles
- 2018FBIDirector
- 2018ThrillerDetective Raymond Johnson
- 2018Saint JudyDikembe Mustafa
- 2017RebelRene Knight
- 2017ConvergenceCaptain Saul Miller
- 2016FencesGabriel Maxson
- 2016InsecurePreacher
- 2016Lethal WeaponTom Barnes
- 2016Designated SurvivorAdmiral Chernow
- 2016The Purge: Election YearJoe Dixon
- 2015Chicago MedDirector
- 2014Hollows GroveF.B.I. Agent Jones
- 2014ScorpionGeneral Walker
- 2014Chicago P.D.Denny Woods
- 2013Twist of FaithUncle Moe
- 2012JenniferDirector
- 2012TouchDetective Lang
- 2011Have a Little FaithDonnie
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Clay Maxwell
- 2010Rizzoli & IslesU.S. Marshal Whitmore
- 2010High SchoolParanoid
- 2010JustifiedEllstin Limehouse
- 2010Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"Self
- 2009Black DynamiteChicago Wind
- 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
- 2009The Good WifeMatthew Wade
- 2009The Final DestinationGeorge
- 2009Spinning Into ButterAaron Carmichael
- 2008ViceSampson
- 2007August RushReverend James
- 2007RainesDetective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
- 2006KidnappedVirgil Hayes
- 2006Justice
- 2006PsychSammy Winslow
- 2006ATLUncle George
- 2006FatwaGrady Frank
- 2006Lucky Number SlevinSloe
- 2005Get Rich or Die Tryin'Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
- 2005The Making of 'Heat'Self
- 2004After the SunsetAgent Stafford
- 2004CSI: NYBrigham Sinclair
- 2004The Assassination of Richard NixonHarold Mann
- 2002BoomtownPolice Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
- 2002Our AmericaGraham Ellis
- 2002MonkWalter Cage
- 2001AliDon King
- 200124Brian Hastings
- 2000Holiday HeartSilas
- 2000The FugitiveLt. Philip Gerard
- 1999Three KingsColonel Horn
- 1999Third WatchDetective Rice
- 1999The Hoop Life
- 1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 YearsPapa Delany
- 1998GideonColeman Walker
- 1998Species IIDennis Gamble
- 1998Primary ColorsDewayne Smith
- 1997Buffalo SoldiersCpl. William Christy
- 1997Double TapAgent Hamilton
- 199712 Angry MenJuror 10
- 1997Con Air"Baby-O" O'Dell
- 1997Truth or Consequences, N.M.Marcus
- 1996Soul of the GameJosh Gibson
- 1995Waiting to ExhaleTroy
- 1995HeatDrucker
- 1995How to Make an American QuiltWinston
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure HomeDwight Mercer
- 1995The Outer LimitsDr. Michael Alders
- 1994Touched by an AngelTevis Lockwood
- 1994Through the Eyes of Forrest GumpSelf
- 1994Forrest GumpBubba Blue
- 1993Other Women's ChildrenLeonard
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993Free WillyDwight Mercer
- 1991The New WKRP in CincinnatiDonovan Aderhold
- 1990A Killer Among UsGreg Hopkins
- 1990The First PowerDet. Oliver Franklin
- 1989Miracle MileWilson
- 1988Police Story: Monster ManorOfficer Don Luntner
- 1988Police StoryOfficer Don Luntner
- 1988Midnight CallerDeacon Bridges
- 1988China Beach
- 1987J.J. Starbuck
- 1987You Talkin' to Me?Thatcher Marks
- 1987The Bronx Zoo
- 1987Number One with a BulletCasey
- 1986WildcatsLevander 'Bird' Williams
- 1986The Delta ForceDelta Force Member (uncredited)
- 1984Cover Up
- 1984Miami Vice: Brother's KeeperLeon Jefferson
- 1984Miami ViceLeon Jefferson
- 1984Streets of FireThe Sorels - B.J.
- 1983Bay City BluesDeejay Cunningham
- 1982Desperate LivesJack
- 1981Hill Street Blues
- 1980Freebie and the Bean
- 1980The Righteous Apples
- 1979SunnysideHot Dog
- 1978The White ShadowFred
- 1976Alice
- 1975Starsky & Hutch
- —ATL 2: The HomecomingUncle George
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