Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-03-04 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Michael T. Williamson

Mykel T. Williamson

Mikel T. Williamson

מיקלטי וויליאמסון

Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

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

Acting

Forrest Gump

1994

Forrest Gump

as

Bubba Blue

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

Lucky Number Slevin

as

Sloe

Heat

1995

Heat

as

Drucker

Free Willy

1993

Free Willy

as

Dwight Mercer

Species II

1998

Species II

as

Dennis Gamble

Con Air

1997

Con Air

as

"Baby-O" O'Dell

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

2004

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

as

Harold Mann

After the Sunset

2004

After the Sunset

as

Agent Stafford

August Rush

2007

August Rush

as

Reverend James

Waiting to Exhale

1995

Waiting to Exhale

as

Troy

Miracle Mile

1989

Miracle Mile

as

Wilson

Ali

2001

Ali

as

Don King

12 Angry Men

1997

12 Angry Men

as

Juror 10

Primary Colors

1998

Primary Colors

as

Dewayne Smith

North of the 10

2022

North of the 10

as

Cole Pruit

Wildcats

1986

Wildcats

as

Levander 'Bird' Williams

Police Story: Monster Manor

1988

Police Story: Monster Manor

as

Officer Don Luntner

The Final Destination

2009

The Final Destination

as

George

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as

Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)

Soul of the Game

1996

Soul of the Game

as

Josh Gibson

Have a Little Faith

2011

Have a Little Faith

as

Donnie

Twist of Faith

2013

Twist of Faith

as

Uncle Moe

Buffalo Soldiers

1997

Buffalo Soldiers

as

Cpl. William Christy

Double Tap

1997

Double Tap

as

Agent Hamilton

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

1994

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

as

Self

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

as

Marcus

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

as

Dwight Mercer

The Making of 'Heat'

2005

The Making of 'Heat'

as

Self

Black Dynamite

2009

Black Dynamite

as

Chicago Wind

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

as

Self

Our America

2002

Our America

as

Graham Ellis

The First Power

1990

The First Power

as

Det. Oliver Franklin

Hollows Grove

2014

Hollows Grove

as

F.B.I. Agent Jones

The Holiday Stocking

2022

The Holiday Stocking

as

Robert

You Talkin' To Me?

1987

You Talkin' To Me?

as

Thatcher Marks

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

1999

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years

as

Papa Delany

Sunnyside

1979

Sunnyside

as

Hot Dog

Convergence

2017

Convergence

as

Captain Saul Miller

The Purge: Election Year

2016

The Purge: Election Year

as

Joe Dixon

Fences

2016

Fences

as

Gabriel Maxson

Three Kings

1999

Three Kings

as

Colonel Horn

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

1984

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper

as

Leon Jefferson

The Delta Force

1986

The Delta Force

as

Delta Force Member (uncredited)

Number One with a Bullet

1987

Number One with a Bullet

as

Casey

Fatwa

2006

Fatwa

as

Grady Frank

High School

2010

High School

as

Paranoid

Streets of Fire

1984

Streets of Fire

as

The Sorels - B.J.

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

How to Make an American Quilt

as

Winston

Other Women's Children

1993

Other Women's Children

as

Leonard

Don't Let Go

2019

Don't Let Go

as

Bobby Owens

Thriller

2018

Thriller

as

Detective Raymond Johnson

Spinning Into Butter

2007

Spinning Into Butter

as

Aaron Carmichael

Canal Street

2019

Canal Street

as

Jackie Styles

Saint Judy

2019

Saint Judy

as

Dikembe Mustafa

Run the Race

2019

Run the Race

as

Coach Hailey

A Killer Among Us

1990

A Killer Among Us

as

Greg Hopkins

Gideon

1998

Gideon

as

Coleman Walker

ATL

2006

ATL

as

Uncle George

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

as

Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)

Emperor

2020

Emperor

as

Truesdale

The 24th

2020

The 24th

as

Sgt. Hayes

Vice

2008

Vice

as

Sampson

Holiday Heart

2000

Holiday Heart

as

Silas

Butter

2020

Butter

as

Professor Dunn

Clean

2022

Clean

as

Travis

Desperate Lives

1982

Desperate Lives

as

Jack

The Last Rodeo

2025

The Last Rodeo

as

Charlie Williamson

Unstoppable

2024

Unstoppable

as

Eddie

ATL 2: The Homecoming

ATL 2: The Homecoming

as

Uncle George

Is God Is

2026

Is God Is

as

They Fight

They Fight

as

Alice

Alice

as

Third Watch

Third Watch

as

Detective Rice

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

as

Virgil Hayes

Psych

Psych

as

Sammy Winslow

Justice

Justice

as

Boomtown

Boomtown

as

Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

as

Monk

Monk

as

Captain Walter Cage

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Leon Jefferson

China Beach

China Beach

as

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

as

Brigham Sinclair

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Raines

Raines

as

Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

Cover Up

Cover Up

as

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as

Self - Guest

Bay City Blues

Bay City Blues

as

Deejay Cunningham

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as

Fred

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

as

Donovan Aderhold

Midnight Caller

Midnight Caller

as

Deacon Bridges

The Bronx Zoo

The Bronx Zoo

as

The Hoop Life

The Hoop Life

as

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Dr. Michael Alders

The Righteous Apples

The Righteous Apples

as

Freebie and the Bean

Freebie and the Bean

as

J.J. Starbuck

J.J. Starbuck

as

Justified

Justified

as

Ellstin Limehouse

Scorpion

Scorpion

as

General Walker

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime

as

Preston Webb

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Lt. Philip Gerard

Rebel

Rebel

as

Rene Knight

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

as

Tom Barnes

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as

Self

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Sylvio Romulus

Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor

as

Admiral Chernow

Fallout

Fallout

as

Honcho

Rizzoli & Isles

Rizzoli & Isles

as

U.S. Marshal Whitmore

Insecure

Insecure

as

Preacher

Touch

Touch

as

Detective Lang

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Tevis Lockwood

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

as

Denny Woods

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Matthew Wade

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

as

Clay Maxwell

Government Cheese

Government Cheese

as

Gus

24

as

Brian Hastings

Production

Sons 2 the Grave

2022

Sons 2 the Grave

as

Crew

Directing

Jennifer

2012

Jennifer

as

Sons 2 the Grave

2022

Sons 2 the Grave

as

Spring Breakthrough

2023

Spring Breakthrough

as

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

as

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

as

FBI

FBI

as

Sweet Magnolias

Sweet Magnolias

as

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

The New WKRP in Cincinnati

as