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
Complete Filmography
The Last Rodeo
2025
as Charlie Williamson
A retired rodeo legend risks it all to save his grandson. Facing his own painful past and the fears of his family, he enters a high-stakes bullriding ...
Unstoppable
2024
as Eddie
With the unwavering love and support of his devoted mother Judy and the encouragement of his coaches, Anthony Robles fights through adversity to earn ...
Spring Breakthrough
2023
Director
A single mother surprised by her daughter's recent engagement, travels to the Gulf Shores where she finds love unexpectedly.
The Holiday Stocking
2022
as Robert
RJ is a new angel, who is given the chance to address his one regret, that he didn’t help his sisters reconcile while he was still alive. Returning to...
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self
An intimate, soul-baring new documentary covering the life and 40+ year career of actor and poet Michael Madsen, from troubled youth to film star, tol...
North of the 10
2022
as Cole Pruit
The story of five friends struggling to succeed in Chicago's entertainment industry while one of them pursues an international romance with a wealthy ...
Sons 2 the Grave
2022
Director, Executive Producer
After midnight on a bridge not linking neighborhoods but dividing them, eighteen year old basketball phenom Marcus Jennings was taken out. Friends rem...
Clean
2022
as Travis
Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss,...
The 24th
2020
as Sgt. Hayes
The incredibly powerful and timely true story of the all-black Twenty-Fourth United States Infantry Regiment, and the Houston Riot of 1917. The Housto...
Emperor
2020
as Truesdale
An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.
Butter
2020
as Professor Dunn
A lonely obese boy everyone calls "Butter" is about to make history. He is going to eat himself to death-live on the Internet - and everyone is invite...
Don't Let Go
2019
as Bobby Owens
A detective suffering from a personal loss receives a call from his recently deceased niece. Being able to communicate across time, the two work toget...
Saint Judy
2019
as Dikembe Mustafa
The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
Run the Race
2019
as Coach Hailey
Reeling from his mother’s death and his father’s abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college...
Canal Street
2019
as Jackie Styles
A Chicago lawyer embraces his undying faith when his teenage son is accused of murdering a classmate.
Thriller
2018
as Detective Raymond Johnson
Years after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong, a clique of South Central LA teens find themselves terrorized during Homecoming weekend by a killer...
Convergence
2017
as Captain Saul Miller
Detective Ben Walls finds himself in a modern day Dante world, passing back and forth between the present and the future. Surrounded by the residents ...
Fences
2016
as Gabriel Maxson
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to r...
The Purge: Election Year
2016
as Joe Dixon
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Ro...
Hollows Grove
2014
as F.B.I. Agent Jones
A young filmmaker documents his ghost-hunting, reality show friends as their routine investigation of an abandoned orphanage turns into a nightmare fr...
Twist of Faith
2013
as Uncle Moe
A single mother and her gospel community help an Orthodox Jewish cantor whose wife and three children were murdered.
Jennifer
2012
Director, Writer
In the near future, a tough job market results in a creative solution for handling dangerous convicted felons.
Have a Little Faith
2011
as Donnie
At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his eulogy when the time comes. Albom makes a visit t...
High School
2010
as Paranoid
A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambi...
Black Dynamite
2009
as Chicago Wind
This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded...
The Final Destination
2009
as George
A horrifying premonition saves a young man and his friends from death during a racetrack accident but terrible fates await them nonetheless.
Vice
2008
as Sampson
Max Walker, a down-and-out cop, becomes the target of a bloodthirsty drug cartel after he leads a narcotics bust to intercept a large shipment of hero...
August Rush
2007
as Reverend James
Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is forced to give up her newborn but unknown to her, h...
Spinning Into Butter
2007
as Aaron Carmichael
A hate crime on the campus of a New England college puts the school's dean (Parker) in a position where she has to examine her own feelings about race...
ATL
2006
as Uncle George
As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and reso...
Fatwa
2006
as Grady Frank
In the midst of a personal crisis, junior senator Maggie Davidson ascertains that she's the subject of a terrorist plot.
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
as Sloe
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get ...
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
The Making of 'Heat'
2005
as Self
Behind the scenes documentary on the classic Michael Mann heist film.
After the Sunset
2004
as Agent Stafford
An FBI agent is suspicious of two master thieves, quietly enjoying their retirement near what may - or may not - be the biggest score of their careers...
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
2004
as Harold Mann
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the ban...
Our America
2002
as Graham Ellis
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
Ali
2001
as Don King
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an enti...
Holiday Heart
2000
as Silas
After losing his police officer lover, Christian drag queen Holiday Heart meets 12-year-old Niki and her drug-addicted mother, Wanda. Heart finds reli...
Three Kings
1999
as Colonel Horn
A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gol...
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999
as Papa Delany
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up o...
Gideon
1998
as Coleman Walker
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their...
Species II
1998
as Dennis Gamble
Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to ...
Primary Colors
1998
as Dewayne Smith
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to ...
Buffalo Soldiers
1997
as Cpl. William Christy
They've ridden dusty miles without end and fought fierce battles. Yet when these brave African-American cavalrymen enter a scraggly frontier town, the...
Double Tap
1997
as Agent Hamilton
A drug-lord targets an undercover FBI agent and the hit man she falls in love with while tracking.
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 10
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result ...
Con Air
1997
as "Baby-O" O'Dell
Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" takin...
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
1997
as Marcus
Raymond Lembecke is a con just out of prison after serving time for selling drugs for his mob boss Tony Vago. (Lembecke was innocent and took the rap ...
Soul of the Game
1996
as Josh Gibson
In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to s...
Waiting to Exhale
1995
as Troy
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar l...
Heat
1995
as Drucker
Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna p...
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Winston
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits ...
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995
as Dwight Mercer
Jesse becomes reunited with Willy three years after the whale's jump to freedom as the teenager tries to rescue the killer whale and other orcas from ...
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994
as Self
A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 Oscar-winning film, 'Forrest Gump'.
Forrest Gump
1994
as Bubba Blue
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...
Other Women's Children
1993
as Leonard
A doctor's relationship with a terminally ill child adds pressure to her already rocky marriage as she spends more time with her patient and gradually...
Free Willy
1993
as Dwight Mercer
When maladjusted orphan Jesse vandalizes a theme park, he is placed with foster parents and must work at the park to make amends. There he meets Willy...
A Killer Among Us
1990
as Greg Hopkins
Theresa is one of the twelve jurors who have to decide about a case of assassination. She believes very strongly in the innocence of the young man, bu...
The First Power
1990
as Det. Oliver Franklin
A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and p...
Miracle Mile
1989
as Wilson
After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Ha...
Police Story: Monster Manor
1988
as Officer Don Luntner
Misfit policemen turn an old mansion into a party house and wind up part of a sting operation.
You Talkin' To Me?
1987
as Thatcher Marks
A young actor's fascination with Rober De Niro's TAXI DRIVER persona leads him into a morass of strange and obsessional behaviors.
Number One with a Bullet
1987
as Casey
Number One with a Bullet is a 1987 American police detective film directed by Jack Smight. A pair of detectives is assigned to investigate a murder, a...
Wildcats
1986
as Levander 'Bird' Williams
High school track coach Molly McGrath knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When a football coach's position becomes vacant,...
The Delta Force
1986
as Delta Force Member (uncredited)
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take th...
Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper
1984
as Leon Jefferson
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their re...
Streets of Fire
1984
as The Sorels - B.J.
Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be pa...
Desperate Lives
1982
as Jack
A brother and sister get caught up in the drug scene in their local high school, with tragic results.
Sunnyside
1979
as Hot Dog
Nick Martin, a young street tough, has a change of heart and attempts to stop the gang violence in his neighborhood.
ATL 2: The Homecoming
N/A
as Uncle George
As four friends prepare for life after high school, different challenges bring about turning points in each of their lives. The dramas unfold and reso...