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Mykelti Williamson

Acting Born Mar 4, 1957 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

24

as Brian Hastings

Hawaii Five-0

as Clay Maxwell

The Good Wife

as Matthew Wade

Chicago P.D.

as Denny Woods

Monk

as Walter Cage

Psych

as Sammy Winslow

CSI: NY

as Brigham Sinclair

Hill Street Blues

1981

Rizzoli & Isles

as U.S. Marshal Whitmore

Miami Vice

as Leon Jefferson

Miami Vice

as Sylvio Romulus

Fallout

as Honcho

Full filmography

  • 24 (2001) as Brian Hastings
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Clay Maxwell
  • The Good Wife (2009) as Matthew Wade
  • Chicago P.D. (2014) as Denny Woods
  • Monk (2002) as Walter Cage
  • Psych (2006) as Sammy Winslow
  • CSI: NY (2004) as Brigham Sinclair
  • Hill Street Blues (1981)
  • Rizzoli & Isles (2010) as U.S. Marshal Whitmore
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Leon Jefferson
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Sylvio Romulus
  • Scorpion (2014) as General Walker
  • Alice (1976)
  • Third Watch (1999) as Detective Rice
  • Justified (2010) as Ellstin Limehouse
  • Fallout (2024) as Honcho
  • Lethal Weapon (2016) as Tom Barnes
  • Touched by an Angel (1994) as Tevis Lockwood
  • Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021) as Preston Webb
  • Designated Survivor (2016) as Admiral Chernow
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
  • Forrest Gump (1994) as Bubba Blue
  • Starsky & Hutch (1975)
  • The Outer Limits (1995) as Dr. Michael Alders