Mykelti Williamson

Acting

Mykelti Williamson

Born March 4, 1957St. Louis, Missouri, USA122 credits

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

Is God Is

Is God Is

Movie

2026

The Last Rodeo
7.6

The Last Rodeo

Movie

2025

Government Cheese
3.9

Government Cheese

TV

2025

Unstoppable
5.2

Unstoppable

Movie

2024

Fallout
8.1

Fallout

TV

2024

Spring Breakthrough
6.5

Spring Breakthrough

Movie

2023

Filmography

Is God Is
2026Is God Isas The LawyerMovie
The Last Rodeo
2025The Last Rodeoas Charlie WilliamsonMovie
Government Cheese
2025Government Cheeseas GusTV
Unstoppable
2024Unstoppableas EddieMovie
Fallout
2024Falloutas HonchoTV
Spring Breakthrough
2023Spring BreakthroughDirectorMovie
The Holiday Stocking
2022The Holiday Stockingas RobertMovie
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospectiveas SelfMovie
North of the 10
2022North of the 10as Cole PruitMovie
Sons 2 the Grave
2022Sons 2 the GraveDirectorMovie
Clean
2022Cleanas TravisMovie
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021Law & Order: Organized Crimeas Preston WebbTV
The 24th
2020The 24thas Sgt. HayesMovie
Emperor
2020Emperoras TruesdaleMovie
Sweet Magnolias
2020Sweet MagnoliasDirectorTV
Butter
2020Butteras Professor DunnMovie
Don't Let Go
2019Don't Let Goas Bobby OwensMovie
Run the Race
2019Run the Raceas Coach HaileyMovie
Canal Street
2019Canal Streetas Jackie StylesMovie
FBI
2018FBIDirectorTV
Thriller
2018Thrilleras Detective Raymond JohnsonMovie
Saint Judy
2018Saint Judyas Dikembe MustafaMovie
Rebel
2017Rebelas Rene KnightTV
Convergence
2017Convergenceas Captain Saul MillerMovie
Fences
2016Fencesas Gabriel MaxsonMovie
Insecure
2016Insecureas PreacherTV
Lethal Weapon
2016Lethal Weaponas Tom BarnesTV
Designated Survivor
2016Designated Survivoras Admiral ChernowTV
The Purge: Election Year
2016The Purge: Election Yearas Joe DixonMovie
Chicago Med
2015Chicago MedDirectorTV
Hollows Grove
2014Hollows Groveas F.B.I. Agent JonesMovie
Scorpion
2014Scorpionas General WalkerTV
Chicago P.D.
2014Chicago P.D.as Denny WoodsTV
Twist of Faith
2013Twist of Faithas Uncle MoeMovie
J
2012JenniferDirectorMovie
Touch
2012Touchas Detective LangTV
Have a Little Faith
2011Have a Little Faithas DonnieMovie
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0as Clay MaxwellTV
Rizzoli & Isles
2010Rizzoli & Islesas U.S. Marshal WhitmoreTV
High School
2010High Schoolas ParanoidMovie
Justified
2010Justifiedas Ellstin LimehouseTV
Black Dynamite
2009Black Dynamiteas Chicago WindMovie
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Matthew WadeTV
The Final Destination
2009The Final Destinationas GeorgeMovie
Spinning Into Butter
2009Spinning Into Butteras Aaron CarmichaelMovie
Vice
2008Viceas SampsonMovie
August Rush
2007August Rushas Reverend JamesMovie
Raines
2007Rainesas Detective Bobby 'Fearless' SmithTV
Kidnapped
2006Kidnappedas Virgil HayesTV
Justice
2006JusticeTV
Psych
2006Psychas Sammy WinslowTV
ATL
2006ATLas Uncle GeorgeMovie
Fatwa
2006Fatwaas Grady FrankMovie
Lucky Number Slevin
2006Lucky Number Slevinas SloeMovie
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005Get Rich or Die Tryin'as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)Movie
The Making of 'Heat'
2005The Making of 'Heat'as SelfMovie
After the Sunset
2004After the Sunsetas Agent StaffordMovie
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NYas Brigham SinclairTV
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)Movie
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004The Assassination of Richard Nixonas Harold MannMovie
Boomtown
2002Boomtownas Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' SmithTV
Our America
2002Our Americaas Graham EllisMovie
Monk
2002Monkas Walter CageTV
Ali
2001Alias Don KingMovie
24
200124as Brian HastingsTV
Holiday Heart
2000Holiday Heartas SilasMovie
The Fugitive
2000The Fugitiveas Lt. Philip GerardTV
Three Kings
1999Three Kingsas Colonel HornMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas Detective RiceTV
T
1999The Hoop LifeTV
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Yearsas Papa DelanyMovie
Gideon
1998Gideonas Coleman WalkerMovie
Species II
1998Species IIas Dennis GambleMovie
Primary Colors
1998Primary Colorsas Dewayne SmithMovie
Buffalo Soldiers
1997Buffalo Soldiersas Cpl. William ChristyMovie
Double Tap
1997Double Tapas Agent HamiltonMovie
12 Angry Men
199712 Angry Menas Juror 10Movie
Con Air
1997Con Airas "Baby-O" O'DellMovie
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
1997Truth or Consequences, N.M.as MarcusMovie
Soul of the Game
1996Soul of the Gameas Josh GibsonMovie
Waiting to Exhale
1995Waiting to Exhaleas TroyMovie
Heat
1995Heatas DruckerMovie
How to Make an American Quilt
1995How to Make an American Quiltas WinstonMovie
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure Homeas Dwight MercerMovie
The Outer Limits
1995The Outer Limitsas Dr. Michael AldersTV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Tevis LockwoodTV
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994Through the Eyes of Forrest Gumpas SelfMovie
Forrest Gump
1994Forrest Gumpas Bubba BlueMovie
Other Women's Children
1993Other Women's Childrenas LeonardMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Free Willy
1993Free Willyas Dwight MercerMovie
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
1991The New WKRP in Cincinnatias Donovan AderholdTV
A Killer Among Us
1990A Killer Among Usas Greg HopkinsMovie
The First Power
1990The First Poweras Det. Oliver FranklinMovie
Miracle Mile
1989Miracle Mileas WilsonMovie
Police Story: Monster Manor
1988Police Story: Monster Manoras Officer Don LuntnerMovie
P
1988Police Storyas Officer Don LuntnerTV
Midnight Caller
1988Midnight Calleras Deacon BridgesTV
China Beach
1988China BeachTV
J.J. Starbuck
1987J.J. StarbuckTV
You Talkin' to Me?
1987You Talkin' to Me?as Thatcher MarksMovie
The Bronx Zoo
1987The Bronx ZooTV
Number One with a Bullet
1987Number One with a Bulletas CaseyMovie
Wildcats
1986Wildcatsas Levander 'Bird' WilliamsMovie
The Delta Force
1986The Delta Forceas Delta Force Member (uncredited)Movie
Cover Up
1984Cover UpTV
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeperas Leon JeffersonMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Viceas Leon JeffersonTV
Streets of Fire
1984Streets of Fireas The Sorels - B.J.Movie
Bay City Blues
1983Bay City Bluesas Deejay CunninghamTV
Desperate Lives
1982Desperate Livesas JackMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Freebie and the Bean
1980Freebie and the BeanTV
T
1980The Righteous ApplesTV
Sunnyside
1979Sunnysideas Hot DogMovie
The White Shadow
1978The White Shadowas FredTV
Alice
1976AliceTV
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & HutchTV
ATL 2: The Homecoming
—ATL 2: The Homecomingas Uncle GeorgeMovie
T
—They FightMovie
U
—Untitled Snowfall Spinoffas 'Big Daddy' CaseyTV