Mykelti Williamson

67 · Born: Mar 4, 1957

Personal Details

Official Socials

Born Mar 4, 1957 St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Spouse

Sondra Spriggs
( Apr 26, 1997 to Apr 19, 2024 )
Cheryl Chisholm
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Olivia Brown
( Jul 2, 1983 to Dec 2, 1985 )

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.

Career

acting

2022

The Holiday Stocking

The Holiday Stocking as Robert

Clean as Travis

North of the 10

North of the 10 as Cole Pruit

2021

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime as Preston Webb

2020

Emperor as Truesdale

The 24th as Sgt. Hayes

Butter as Professor Dunn

2019

Don't Let Go as Bobby Owens

Canal Street as Jackie Styles

Saint Judy as Dikembe Mustafa

Run the Race as Coach Hailey

2018

Thriller as Detective Raymond Johnson

Lethal Weapon as Tom Barnes

2017

Convergence as Captain Saul Miller

Rebel as Rene Knight

Chicago P.D. as Denny Woods

2016

Fences as Gabriel Maxson

The Purge: Election Year

The Purge: Election Year as Joe Dixon

2014

Hollows Grove as F.B.I. Agent Jones

Scorpion as General Walker

2013

Twist of Faith as Uncle Moe

2011

Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith as Donnie

2010

High School as Paranoid

24 as Brian Hastings

2009

The Final Destination

The Final Destination as George Lanter

2008

Vice as Sampson

Psych as Sammy Winslow

2007

Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter as Aaron Carmichael

August Rush as Reverend James

2006

Fatwa as Grady Frank

Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin as Sloe

Kidnapped as Virgil Hayes

2004

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Assassination of Richard Nixon as Harold Mann

After the Sunset

After the Sunset as Agent Stafford

Monk as Captain Walter Cage

2002

Our America as Graham Ellis

Boomtown as Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

2001

Ali as Don King

2000

Holiday Heart as Silas

The Fugitive as Lt. Philip Gerard

1999

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years as Papa Delany

Three Kings as Colonel Horn

1998

Species II as Dennis Gamble

Gideon as Coleman Walker

1997

Con Air as "Baby-O" O'Dell

Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers as Cpl. William Christy

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Truth or Consequences, N.M. as Marcus

Double Tap as Agent Hamilton

12 Angry Men as Juror 10

1996

Soul of the Game

Soul of the Game as Josh Gibson

1995

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale as Troy

Heat as Sergeant Drucker

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Dwight Mercer

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits as Dr. Michael Alders

1994

Forrest Gump as Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue

1993

Other Women's Children

Other Women's Children as Leonard

Free Willy as Dwight Mercer

1991

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

The New WKRP in Cincinnati as Donovan Aderhold

1990

The First Power

The First Power as Det. Oliver Franklin

A Killer Among Us

A Killer Among Us as Greg Hopkins

1989

Midnight Caller

Midnight Caller as Deacon Bridges

1988

Police Story: Monster Manor

Police Story: Monster Manor as Officer Don Luntner

Miracle Mile as Wilson

1987

Number One with a Bullet

Number One with a Bullet as Casey

You Talkin' to Me?

You Talkin' to Me? as Thatcher Marks

1986

Wildcats as Levander 'Bird' Williams

1984

Miami Vice as Leon Jefferson

Miami Vice as Leon Jefferson

1983

Bay City Blues as Deejay Cunningham

appearances

2022

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2011

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good

1994

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

directing

2022

Sons 2 the Grave

Sons 2 the Grave as Director

2012

Jennifer as Director, Writer