Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

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.

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Known For

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 • as Self - Guest

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

2014 • as Denny Woods

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

2014 • Director

Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

2010 • as Clay Maxwell

24

24

2001 • as Brian Hastings

Psych

Psych

2006 • as Sammy Winslow

Filmography

2025

The Last Rodeo
The Last Rodeo
as Charlie Williamson
Movie - Released: 5/23/2025
Government Cheese
Government Cheese
as Gus
TV - Released: 4/15/2025

2024

Unstoppable
Unstoppable
as Eddie
Movie - Released: 12/6/2024
Fallout
Fallout
as Honcho
TV - Released: 4/10/2024

2022

North of the 10
North of the 10
as Cole Pruit
Movie - Released: 2/10/2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/15/2022
The Holiday Stocking
The Holiday Stocking
as Robert
Movie - Released: 12/3/2022
Clean
Clean
as Travis
Movie - Released: 1/28/2022

2021

Law & Order: Organized Crime
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Preston Webb
TV - Released: 4/1/2021

2020

The 24th
The 24th
as Sgt. Hayes
Movie - Released: 8/21/2020
Emperor
Emperor
as Truesdale
Movie - Released: 8/18/2020
Butter
Butter
as Professor Dunn
Movie - Released: 2/25/2020

2019

Don't Let Go
Don't Let Go
as Bobby Owens
Movie - Released: 8/30/2019
Canal Street
Canal Street
as Jackie Styles
Movie - Released: 1/18/2019
Saint Judy
Saint Judy
as Dikembe Mustafa
Movie - Released: 3/1/2019
Run the Race
Run the Race
as Coach Hailey
Movie - Released: 2/22/2019

2018

Thriller
Thriller
as Detective Raymond Johnson
Movie - Released: 9/23/2018

2017

Convergence
Convergence
as Captain Saul Miller
Movie - Released: 2/5/2017
Rebel
Rebel
as Rene Knight
TV - Released: 3/28/2017

2016

The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year
as Joe Dixon
Movie - Released: 6/29/2016
Fences
Fences
as Gabriel Maxson
Movie - Released: 12/16/2016
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon
as Tom Barnes
TV - Released: 9/21/2016
Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor
as Admiral Chernow
TV - Released: 9/21/2016
Insecure
Insecure
as Preacher
TV - Released: 10/9/2016

2014

Hollows Grove
Hollows Grove
as F.B.I. Agent Jones
Movie - Released: 10/21/2014
Scorpion
Scorpion
as General Walker
TV - Released: 9/22/2014
Chicago P.D.
Chicago P.D.
as Denny Woods
TV - Released: 1/8/2014

2013

Twist of Faith
Twist of Faith
as Uncle Moe
Movie - Released: 3/9/2013

2012

Touch
Touch
as Detective Lang
TV - Released: 1/25/2012

2011

Have a Little Faith
Have a Little Faith
as Donnie
Movie - Released: 11/27/2011

2010

High School
High School
as Paranoid
Movie - Released: 6/3/2010
Justified
Justified
as Ellstin Limehouse
TV - Released: 3/16/2010
Rizzoli & Isles
Rizzoli & Isles
as U.S. Marshal Whitmore
TV - Released: 7/12/2010
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0
as Clay Maxwell
TV - Released: 9/20/2010

2009

The Final Destination
The Final Destination
as George
Movie - Released: 8/26/2009
Black Dynamite
Black Dynamite
as Chicago Wind
Movie - Released: 10/16/2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
TV - Released: 10/3/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Matthew Wade
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Vice
Vice
as Sampson
Movie - Released: 5/9/2008

2007

August Rush
August Rush
as Reverend James
Movie - Released: 11/21/2007
Spinning Into Butter
Spinning Into Butter
as Aaron Carmichael
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Raines
Raines
as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
TV - Released: 3/15/2007

2006

Lucky Number Slevin
Lucky Number Slevin
as Sloe
Movie - Released: 2/24/2006
Fatwa
Fatwa
as Grady Frank
Movie - Released: 3/24/2006
ATL
ATL
as Uncle George
Movie - Released: 3/31/2006
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
as Virgil Hayes
TV - Released: 9/20/2006
Psych
Psych
as Sammy Winslow
TV - Released: 7/7/2006
Justice
Justice
TV - Released: 8/30/2006

2005

The Making of 'Heat'
The Making of 'Heat'
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/22/2005
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/9/2005

2004

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
as Harold Mann
Movie - Released: 5/17/2004
After the Sunset
After the Sunset
as Agent Stafford
Movie - Released: 11/12/2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/28/2004
CSI: NY
CSI: NY
as Brigham Sinclair
TV - Released: 9/22/2004

2002

Our America
Our America
as Graham Ellis
Movie - Released: 7/28/2002
Boomtown
Boomtown
as Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
TV - Released: 9/29/2002
Monk
Monk
as Captain Walter Cage
TV - Released: 7/12/2002

2001

Ali
Ali
as Don King
Movie - Released: 12/10/2001
24
24
as Brian Hastings
TV - Released: 11/6/2001

2000

Holiday Heart
Holiday Heart
as Silas
Movie - Released: 12/10/2000
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Lt. Philip Gerard
TV - Released: 10/6/2000

1999

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Papa Delany
Movie - Released: 4/18/1999
Three Kings
Three Kings
as Colonel Horn
Movie - Released: 9/27/1999
Third Watch
Third Watch
as Detective Rice
TV - Released: 9/23/1999
TV
The Hoop Life
TV - Released: 7/4/1999

1998

Species II
Species II
as Dennis Gamble
Movie - Released: 4/10/1998
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
as Dewayne Smith
Movie - Released: 3/20/1998
Gideon
Gideon
as Coleman Walker
Movie - Released: 10/26/1998

1997

Con Air
Con Air
as "Baby-O" O'Dell
Movie - Released: 6/5/1997
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Juror 10
Movie - Released: 8/17/1997
Buffalo Soldiers
Buffalo Soldiers
as Cpl. William Christy
Movie - Released: 12/7/1997
Double Tap
Double Tap
as Agent Hamilton
Movie - Released: 9/5/1997
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
as Marcus
Movie - Released: 5/2/1997

1996

Soul of the Game
Soul of the Game
as Josh Gibson
Movie - Released: 4/20/1996

1995

Heat
Heat
as Drucker
Movie - Released: 12/15/1995
Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale
as Troy
Movie - Released: 12/22/1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
as Dwight Mercer
Movie - Released: 7/19/1995
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
as Winston
Movie - Released: 10/6/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Michael Alders
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
as Bubba Blue
Movie - Released: 6/23/1994
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/1/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Tevis Lockwood
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

Free Willy
Free Willy
as Dwight Mercer
Movie - Released: 7/16/1993
Other Women's Children
Other Women's Children
as Leonard
Movie - Released: 10/24/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993

1991

The New WKRP in Cincinnati
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
as Donovan Aderhold
TV - Released: 9/7/1991

1990

The First Power
The First Power
as Det. Oliver Franklin
Movie - Released: 4/6/1990
A Killer Among Us
A Killer Among Us
as Greg Hopkins
Movie - Released: 10/29/1990

1989

Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile
as Wilson
Movie - Released: 5/19/1989

1988

Police Story: Monster Manor
Police Story: Monster Manor
as Officer Don Luntner
Movie - Released: 12/3/1988
China Beach
China Beach
TV - Released: 4/26/1988
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller
as Deacon Bridges
TV - Released: 10/25/1988

1987

You Talkin' To Me?
You Talkin' To Me?
as Thatcher Marks
Movie - Released: 9/25/1987
Number One with a Bullet
Number One with a Bullet
as Casey
Movie - Released: 2/27/1987
The Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo
TV - Released: 3/19/1987
J.J. Starbuck
J.J. Starbuck
TV - Released: 9/26/1987

1986

Wildcats
Wildcats
as Levander 'Bird' Williams
Movie - Released: 2/14/1986
The Delta Force
The Delta Force
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/14/1986

1984

Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
as Leon Jefferson
Movie - Released: 9/16/1984
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire
as The Sorels - B.J.
Movie - Released: 6/1/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Leon Jefferson
TV - Released: 9/16/1984
Cover Up
Cover Up
TV - Released: 9/22/1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
TV - Released: 9/16/1984

1983

Bay City Blues
Bay City Blues
as Deejay Cunningham
TV - Released: 10/25/1983

1982

Desperate Lives
Desperate Lives
as Jack
Movie - Released: 3/3/1982

1981

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1980

TV
The Righteous Apples
TV - Released: 5/15/1980
Freebie and the Bean
Freebie and the Bean
TV - Released: 12/6/1980

1979

Sunnyside
Sunnyside
as Hot Dog
Movie - Released: 6/1/1979

1978

The White Shadow
The White Shadow
as Fred
TV - Released: 11/27/1978

1976

Alice
Alice
TV - Released: 8/31/1976

1975

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
TV - Released: 9/10/1975