Mykelti Williamson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 4 March 1957 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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 72
- 2026ATL 2: The Homecoming as Uncle George
- 2026They Fight as Coach Mac
- 2026Is God Is as Chuck Hall
- 2025The Last Rodeo as Charlie Williamson
- 2024Unstoppable as Eddie
- 2022The Holiday Stocking as Robert
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2022Butter as Professor Dunn
- 2022North of the 10 as Cole Pruit
- 2022Clean as Travis
- 2020The 24th as Sgt. Hayes
- 2020Emperor as Truesdale
- 2019Don't Let Go as Bobby Owens
- 2019Run the Race as Coach Hailey
- 2019Canal Street as Jackie Styles
- 2018Thriller as Detective Raymond Johnson
- 2018Saint Judy as Dikembe Mustafa
- 2017Convergence as Captain Saul Miller
- 2016Fences as Gabriel Maxson
- 2016The Purge: Election Year as Joe Dixon
- 2014Hollows Grove as F.B.I. Agent Jones
- 2013Twist of Faith as Uncle Moe
- 2011Have a Little Faith as Donnie
- 2010High School as Paranoid
- 2010Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination" as Self
- 2009Black Dynamite as Chicago Wind
- 2009The Final Destination as George
- 2009Spinning Into Butter as Aaron Carmichael
- 2008Vice as Sampson
- 2007August Rush as Reverend James
- 2006ATL as Uncle George
- 2006Fatwa as Grady Frank
- 2006Lucky Number Slevin as Sloe
- 2005Get Rich or Die Tryin' as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
- 2005The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2004After the Sunset as Agent Stafford
- 2004Los Angeles Plays Itself as Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
- 2004The Assassination of Richard Nixon as Harold Mann
- 2002Our America as Graham Ellis
- 2001Ali as Don King
- 2000Holiday Heart as Silas
- 1999Three Kings as Colonel Horn
- 1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years as Papa Delany
- 1998Gideon as Coleman Walker
- 1998Species II as Dennis Gamble
- 1998Primary Colors as Dewayne Smith
- 1997Buffalo Soldiers as Cpl. William Christy
- 1997Double Tap as Agent Hamilton
- 199712 Angry Men as Juror 10
- 1997Con Air as "Baby-O" O'Dell
- 1997Truth or Consequences, N.M. as Marcus
- 1996Soul of the Game as Josh Gibson
- 1995Waiting to Exhale as Troy
- 1995Heat as Drucker
- 1995How to Make an American Quilt as Winston
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Dwight Mercer
- 1994Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump as Self
- 1994Forrest Gump as Bubba Blue
- 1993Other Women's Children as Leonard
- 1993Free Willy as Dwight Mercer
- 1990A Killer Among Us as Greg Hopkins
- 1990The First Power as Det. Oliver Franklin
- 1989Miracle Mile as Wilson
- 1988Police Story: Monster Manor as Officer Don Luntner
- 1987You Talkin' to Me? as Thatcher Marks
- 1987Number One with a Bullet as Casey
- 1986Wildcats as Levander 'Bird' Williams
- 1986The Delta Force as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
- 1984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper as Leon Jefferson
- 1984Streets of Fire as The Sorels - B.J.
- 1982Desperate Lives as Jack
- 1979Sunnyside as Hot Dog
Directing 3
- 2023Spring Breakthrough · director
- 2022Sons 2 the Grave · director
- 2012Jennifer · director
Production 1
- 2022Sons 2 the Grave · executive producer
Writing 1
- 2012Jennifer · writer