Acting credits
114
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Mykelti Williamson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 73Series: 46Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 34
IMDb ID: nm0932112
Known for: Acting
Born: March 4, 1957
Age: 69
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.88
Wikidata: Q741555
Also known as
Michael T. Williamson • Mykel T. Williamson • Mikel T. Williamson
Other jobs
Director (7)
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Mykelti Williamson.
They Fight
as Coach Mac
2026 Movie
Is God Is
as Chuck Hall
2026 Movie
The Last Rodeo
as Charlie Williamson
2025 Movie
Unstoppable
as Eddie
2024 Movie
Spring Breakthrough
Director
2023 Movie
The Holiday Stocking
as Robert
2022 Movie
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
as Self
2022 Movie
Butter
as Professor Dunn
2022 Movie
North of the 10
as Cole Pruit
2022 Movie
Sons 2 the Grave
Director
2022 Movie
Clean
as Travis
2022 Movie
The 24th
as Sgt. Hayes
2020 Movie
Emperor
as Truesdale
2020 Movie
Don't Let Go
as Bobby Owens
2019 Movie
Run the Race
as Coach Hailey
2019 Movie
Canal Street
as Jackie Styles
2019 Movie
Thriller
as Detective Raymond Johnson
2018 Movie
Saint Judy
as Dikembe Mustafa
2018 Movie
Convergence
as Captain Saul Miller
2017 Movie
Fences
as Gabriel Maxson
2016 Movie
The Purge: Election Year
as Joe Dixon
2016 Movie
Hollows Grove
as F.B.I. Agent Jones
2014 Movie
Twist of Faith
as Uncle Moe
2013 Movie
Have a Little Faith
as Donnie
2011 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Mykelti Williamson.
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
as James 'Big Daddy' Kinsey • 8 eps
2026 Series
Government Cheese
as Gus • 10 eps
2025 Series
Dark Matter
as Grandpa Vance • 1 eps
2024 Series
Fallout
as Honcho • 1 eps
2024 Series
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Preston Webb • 9 eps
2021 Series
Sweet Magnolias
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
FBI
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
Rebel
as Rene Knight • 9 eps
2017 Series
Insecure
as Preacher • 1 eps
2016 Series
Designated Survivor
as Admiral Chernow • 2 eps
2016 Series
Lethal Weapon
as Tom Barnes • 4 eps
2016 Series
Chicago Med
Director • 4 eps
2015 Series
Scorpion
as General Walker • 1 eps
2014 Series
Chicago P.D.
as Denny Woods • 14 eps
2014 Series
Touch
as Detective Lang • 4 eps
2012 Series
Hawaii Five-0
as Clay Maxwell • 2 eps
2010 Series
Rizzoli & Isles
as U.S. Marshal Whitmore • 1 eps
2010 Series
Justified
as Ellstin Limehouse • 15 eps
2010 Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
The Good Wife
as Matthew Wade • 1 eps
2009 Series
Raines
as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith • 1 eps
2007 Series
Kidnapped
as Virgil Hayes • 13 eps
2006 Series
Justice
1 eps
2006 Series
Psych
as Sammy Winslow • 1 eps
2006 Series