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
Con Air
(1997)
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Heat
(1995)
Drucker
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Bubba Blue
After the Sunset
(2004)
Agent Stafford
The Purge: Election Year
(2016)
Joe Dixon
The Final Destination
(2009)
George Lanter
Fences
(2016)
Gabriel Maxson
Species II
(1998)
Dennis Gamble
Clean
(2022)
Travis
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 10
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Sloe
Ali
(2001)
Don King
August Rush
(2007)
Reverend James
Free Willy
(1993)
Dwight Mercer
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
(1995)
Dwight Mercer
Three Kings
(1999)
Colonel Horn
Full Filmography
Acting
Sunnyside
(1979)
Hot Dog
Desperate Lives
(1982)
Jack
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
(1984)
Leon Jefferson
Streets of Fire
(1984)
The Sorels - B.J.
Wildcats
(1986)
Levander 'Bird' Williams
You Talkin' To Me?
(1987)
Thatcher Marks
Number One with a Bullet
(1987)
Casey
Miracle Mile
(1988)
Wilson
Police Story: Monster Manor
(1988)
Officer Don Luntner
A Killer Among Us
(1990)
Greg Hopkins
The First Power
(1990)
Det. Oliver Franklin
Other Women's Children
(1993)
Leonard
Free Willy
(1993)
Dwight Mercer
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
(1994)
Self
Forrest Gump
(1994)
Bubba Blue
Waiting to Exhale
(1995)
Troy
How to Make an American Quilt
(1995)
Winston
Heat
(1995)
Drucker
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
(1995)
Dwight Mercer
Soul of the Game
(1996)
Josh Gibson
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 10
Double Tap
(1997)
Agent Hamilton
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
(1997)
Marcus
Buffalo Soldiers
(1997)
Cpl. William Christy
Con Air
(1997)
"Baby-O" O'Dell
Primary Colors
(1998)
Dewayne Smith
Species II
(1998)
Dennis Gamble
Gideon
(1998)
Coleman Walker
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
(1999)
Papa Delany
Three Kings
(1999)
Colonel Horn
Holiday Heart
(2000)
Silas
Ali
(2001)
Don King
Our America
(2002)
Graham Ellis
After the Sunset
(2004)
Agent Stafford
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
(2004)
Harold Mann
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(2005)
Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
The Making of 'Heat'
(2005)
Self
ATL
(2006)
Uncle George
Fatwa
(2006)
Grady Frank
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Sloe
Spinning Into Butter
(2007)
Aaron Carmichael
August Rush
(2007)
Reverend James
Vice
(2008)
Sampson
The Final Destination
(2009)
George Lanter
Black Dynamite
(2009)
Chicago Wind
High School
(2010)
Paranoid
Have a Little Faith
(2011)
Donnie
Twist of Faith
(2013)
Uncle Moe
Hollows Grove
(2014)
F.B.I. Agent Jones
Fences
(2016)
Gabriel Maxson
The Purge: Election Year
(2016)
Joe Dixon
Convergence
(2017)
Captain Saul Miller
Thriller
(2018)
Detective Raymond Johnson
Don't Let Go
(2019)
Bobby Owens
Run the Race
(2019)
Coach Hailey
Saint Judy
(2019)
Dikembe Mustafa
Canal Street
(2019)
Jackie Styles
The 24th
(2020)
Sgt. Hayes
Emperor
(2020)
Truesdale
Butter
(2020)
Professor Dunn
Clean
(2022)
Travis
North of the 10
(2022)
Cole Pruit
The Holiday Stocking
(2022)
Robert
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
(2022)
Self
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