Mykelti Williamson
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
69 years
Origin
USA
Active
1975 — Present
Mykelti Williamson (born March 4, 1957) is an American actor and director best known for his roles in the films Forrest Gump (1994), 12 Angry Men (1997), Con Air (1997), and Ali (2001), and the television shows Boomtown, 24, and Justified.
History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Starsky & Hutch
Key Role
Streetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch' Hutchinson, to protect citizens and patrol the streets of Bay City.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
Forrest Gump
as Bubba Blue
Chicago P.D.
Director
Chicago Med
Director
Scorpion
as General Walker
Fallout
as Honcho
Third Watch
as Detective Rice
Justified
as Ellstin Limehouse
Heat
as Drucker
Monk
as Walter Cage
FBI
Director
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
118 Credits found
The Ballad of Lieutenant Dan
Self
2026
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
James 'Big Daddy' Kinsey
2026
They Fight
Coach Mac
2026
Is God Is
Chuck Hall
2026
The Last Rodeo
Charlie Williamson
2025
Government Cheese
Gus
2025
Unstoppable
Eddie
2024
Dark Matter
Grandpa Vance
2024
Fallout
Honcho
2024
Spring Breakthrough
Director
2023
The Holiday Stocking
Robert
2022
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
Self
2022
Butter
Professor Dunn
2022
North of the 10
Cole Pruit
2022
Sons 2 the Grave
Director
2022
Clean
Travis
2022
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Preston Webb
2021
The 24th
Sgt. Hayes
2020
Emperor
Truesdale
2020
Sweet Magnolias
Director
2020
Don't Let Go
Bobby Owens
2019
Run the Race
Coach Hailey
2019
Canal Street
Jackie Styles
2019
FBI
Director
2018
Thriller
Detective Raymond Johnson
2018
Saint Judy
Dikembe Mustafa
2018
Rebel
Rene Knight
2017
Convergence
Captain Saul Miller
2017
Fences
Gabriel Maxson
2016
Insecure
Preacher
2016
Lethal Weapon
Tom Barnes
2016
Designated Survivor
Admiral Chernow
2016
The Purge: Election Year
Joe Dixon
2016
Chicago Med
Director
2015
Hollows Grove
F.B.I. Agent Jones
2014
Scorpion
General Walker
2014
Chicago P.D.
Director
2014
Twist of Faith
Uncle Moe
2013
Touch
Detective Lang
2012
Have a Little Faith
Donnie
2011
Hawaii Five-0
Clay Maxwell
2010
Rizzoli & Isles
U.S. Marshal Whitmore
2010
High School
Paranoid
2010
Justified
Ellstin Limehouse
2010
Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination"
Self
2010
Black Dynamite
Chicago Wind
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
The Good Wife
Matthew Wade
2009
The Final Destination
George
2009
Spinning Into Butter
Aaron Carmichael
2009
Vice
Sampson
2008
August Rush
Reverend James
2007
Kidnapped
Virgil Hayes
2006
Justice
Cast
2006
Psych
Sammy Winslow
2006
ATL
Uncle George
2006
Fatwa
Grady Frank
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
Sloe
2006
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
2005
The Making of Heat
Self
2005