Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Mykelti Williamson spent the majority of his teen years in Los Angeles, becoming the youngest dancer with the nationally renowned dance troupe, The Lockers. first appeared in a 1978 episode of Starsky and Hutch. He is best recognized for his performance as Benjamin 'Bubba' Bufford-Blue in the 1994 film Forrest Gump.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Guest starring as Preston Webb
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2x21: Streets Is Watching (May 12, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x20: Lost One (May 5, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x19: Dead Presidents (Apr 28, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x18: Change The Game (Apr 14, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x17: Can't Knock The Hustle (Apr 7, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x16: Guns & Roses (Mar 17, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x15: Takeover (Mar 10, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x14: ...Wheatley Is To Stabler (Mar 3, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x01: The Man With No Identity (Sep 23, 2021)
Rebel (2017)
Starring as Mr. Rene Knight
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Just Us (May 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Partners (May 2, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Black Not Blue (Apr 18, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Brother's Keeper (Apr 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Mar 28, 2017)
Designated Survivor (2016)
Guest starring as Admiral Chernow
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Two Ships (Nov 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: The Mission (Oct 26, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: The Enemy (Oct 12, 2016)
Lethal Weapon (2016)
Guest starring as Tom Barnes
(4 episodes)
- Episode 3x15: The Spy Who Loved Me (Feb 26, 2019)
- Episode 3x14: A Game of Chicken (Feb 19, 2019)
- Episode 3x07: Bali (Nov 13, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Panama (Nov 6, 2018)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016)
Guest starring as Brigadier General Yazeen Zwane
- Episode 1x10: IQINISO (May 11, 2016)
Scorpion (2014)
Guest starring as General Ned Walker
- Episode 1x05: Plutonium Is Forever (Oct 20, 2014)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Guest starring as Denny Woods
(14 episodes)
- Episode 5x22: Homecoming (May 9, 2018)
- Episode 5x21: Allegiance (May 2, 2018)
- Episode 5x20: Saved (Apr 18, 2018)
- Episode 5x17: Breaking Point (Mar 14, 2018)
- Episode 5x14: Anthem (Feb 7, 2018)
- Episode 5x13: Chasing Monsters (Jan 31, 2018)
- Episode 5x10: Rabbit Hole (Jan 3, 2018)
- Episode 5x09: Monster (Dec 6, 2017)
- Episode 5x07: Care Under Fire (Nov 15, 2017)
- Episode 5x06: Fallen (Nov 8, 2017)
- Episode 5x04: Snitch (Oct 18, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: The Thing About Heroes (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 5x01: Reform (Sep 27, 2017)
- Episode 4x20: Grasping for Salvation (Apr 26, 2017)
Nashville (2012)
Guest starring as Terry George
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: Two Sides to Every Story (Dec 3, 2014)
- Episode 3x07: I'm Coming Home to You (Nov 12, 2014)
- Episode 3x06: Nobody Said It Was Going to Be Easy (Oct 29, 2014)
Touch (2012)
Guest starring as Det. Lange
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Leviathan (May 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x12: Fight or Flight (May 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x11: Accused (Apr 26, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: Two of a Kind (Apr 5, 2013)
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Guest starring as Clay Maxwell
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: Umia Ka Hanu (Jan 22, 2016)
- Episode 5x20: 'ike Hanau (Apr 3, 2015)
Justified (2010)
Guest starring as Ellstin Limehouse
(18 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: The Promise (Apr 14, 2015) [Uncredited]
- Episode 6x10: Trust (Mar 24, 2015)
- Episode 6x06: Alive Day (Feb 24, 2015)
- Episode 6x05: Sounding (Feb 17, 2015)
- Episode 4x12: Peace of Mind (Mar 26, 2013)
- Episode 4x10: Get Drew (Mar 12, 2013)
- Episode 3x13: Slaughterhouse (Apr 10, 2012)
- Episode 3x12: Coalition (Apr 3, 2012)
- Episode 3x11: Measures (Mar 27, 2012)
- Episode 3x10: Guy Walks Into a Bar (Mar 20, 2012)
- Episode 3x09: Loose Ends (Mar 13, 2012)
- Episode 3x08: Watching the Detectives (Mar 6, 2012)
- Episode 3x07: The Man Behind the Curtain (Feb 28, 2012)
- Episode 3x06: When the Guns Come Out (Feb 21, 2012)
- Episode 3x05: Thick as Mud (Feb 14, 2012)
- Episode 3x04: The Devil You Know (Feb 7, 2012)
- Episode 3x03: Harlan Roulette (Jan 31, 2012)
- Episode 3x02: Cut Ties (Jan 24, 2012)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Mykelti Williamson
- Episode 2x05: Shirley Jones, Lindsay Wagner, Mykelti Williamson, Matthew Settle (Aug 14, 2010)
Kidnapped (2006)
Starring as Virgil Hayes
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Resolution (Aug 12, 2007)
- Episode 1x09: Do Unto Others (Jul 15, 2007)
- Episode 1x07: Front Page (Jul 1, 2007)
Psych (2006)
Guest starring as Sammy Winslow
- Episode 3x13: Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central (Jan 30, 2009)
CSI: NY (2004)
Guest starring as Chief Brigham Sinclair
(7 episodes)
- Episode 6x04: Dead Reckoning (Oct 14, 2009)
- Episode 5x21: The Past, Present and Murder (Apr 15, 2009)
- Episode 5x04: Sex, Lies and Silicone (Oct 22, 2008)
- Episode 4x10: The Thing About Heroes... (Nov 28, 2007)
- Episode 4x03: You Only Die Once (Oct 10, 2007)
- Episode 3x23: ...Comes Around (May 9, 2007)
- Episode 3x22: Cold Reveal (May 2, 2007)
Boomtown (2002)
Starring as Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
(24 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: The Big Picture (Dec 28, 2003)
- Episode 2x05: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang (Dec 27, 2003)
- Episode 2x04: Haystack (Dec 27, 2003)
- Episode 2x03: Wannabe (Dec 27, 2003)
- Episode 2x02: Inadmissible (Oct 3, 2003)
- Episode 2x01: The Love of Money (Sep 26, 2003)
- Episode 1x18: Lost Child (Apr 20, 2003)
- Episode 1x17: Blackout (Apr 13, 2003)
- Episode 1x16: Fearless (Mar 30, 2003)
- Episode 1x15: Storm Watch (Mar 16, 2003)
- Episode 1x14: Execution (Mar 9, 2003)
- Episode 1x13: Home Invasion (Mar 2, 2003)
- Episode 1x12: Sinaloa Cowboys (Jan 12, 2003)
- Episode 1x11: Monster's Brawl (Jan 5, 2003)
- Episode 1x10: Coyote (Dec 8, 2002)
- Episode 1x09: The David McNorris Show (Dec 1, 2002)
- Episode 1x08: Crash (Nov 17, 2002)
- Episode 1x07: Insured by Smith & Wesson (Nov 10, 2002)
- Episode 1x06: The Freak (Nov 3, 2002)
- Episode 1x05: All Hallow's Eve (Oct 27, 2002)
- Episode 1x04: Reelin' in the Years (Oct 20, 2002)
- Episode 1x03: The Squeeze (Oct 13, 2002)
- Episode 1x02: Possession (Oct 6, 2002)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 29, 2002)
24 (2001)
Starring as Brian Hastings
(17 episodes)
- Episode 8x17: Day 8: 8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. (Apr 12, 2010)
- Episode 8x16: Day 8: 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 A.M. (Apr 5, 2010)
- Episode 8x15: Day 8: 6:00 A.M. - 7:00 A.M. (Apr 5, 2010)
- Episode 8x14: Day 8: 5:00 A.M. - 6:00 A.M. (Mar 29, 2010)
- Episode 8x13: Day 8: 4:00 A.M. - 5:00 A.M. (Mar 22, 2010)
- Episode 8x12: Day 8: 3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M. (Mar 15, 2010)
- Episode 8x11: Day 8: 2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M. (Mar 8, 2010)
- Episode 8x10: Day 8: 1:00 A.M. - 2:00 A.M. (Mar 1, 2010)
- Episode 8x09: Day 8: 12:00 A.M. - 1:00 A.M. (Feb 22, 2010)
- Episode 8x08: Day 8: 11:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M. (Feb 15, 2010)
- Episode 8x07: Day 8: 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M. (Feb 8, 2010)
- Episode 8x06: Day 8: 9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. (Feb 1, 2010)
- Episode 8x05: Day 8: 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. (Jan 25, 2010)
- Episode 8x04: Day 8: 7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. (Jan 18, 2010)
- Episode 8x03: Day 8: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. (Jan 18, 2010)
- Episode 8x02: Day 8: 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. (Jan 17, 2010)
- Episode 8x01: Day 8: 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. (Jan 17, 2010)
The Fugitive (2000)
Starring as Lt. Philip Gerard
Guest starring as Lt. Philip Gerard
- Episode 1x15: Jenny (1) (Feb 16, 2001) [Credit Only]
The Outer Limits (1995)
Guest starring as Dr. Michael Alders
- Episode 1x05: The Second Soul (Apr 14, 1995)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Mykelti Williamson
- Episode 1994-08-10: Smothers Brothers, Harland Williams, Mykelti Williamson (Aug 10, 1994)
The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991)
Starring as Donovan Aderhold
(43 episodes)
- Episode 2x21: Chicago Story (May 15, 1993)
- Episode 2x20: My Fair Nun (May 8, 1993)
- Episode 2x19: The Treasure of Sierra Smith (May 1, 1993)
- Episode 2x18: Old Boyfriend (Feb 27, 1993)
- Episode 2x17: Johnny Goes Hollywood (Feb 20, 1993)
- Episode 2x16: Fever All Through the Night (Feb 13, 1993)
- Episode 2x15: Fever in the Morning (Feb 6, 1993)
- Episode 2x14: Murder by Les (Jan 30, 1993)
- Episode 2x13: Herb's Lost Weekend (Jan 23, 1993)
- Episode 2x12: Nancy's Old Man (Jan 16, 1993)
- Episode 2x11: Flimm Flam Man (Nov 21, 1992)
- Episode 2x10: Moss Dies (Nov 14, 1992)
- Episode 2x09: Strange Bedfellows (Nov 7, 1992)
- Episode 2x07: Play Razor for Me (Oct 24, 1992)
- Episode 2x06: Nancy in Charge (Oct 17, 1992)
- Episode 2x05: Studs of the Airwaves (Oct 10, 1992)
- Episode 2x04: Can't We Get Along? (Oct 3, 1992)
- Episode 2x03: Sex, Lies & Videotape (Sep 26, 1992)
- Episode 2x02: Retreading on Thin Ice (Sep 19, 1992)
- Episode 2x01: Razor's Edge (Sep 12, 1992)
- Episode 1x23: Spies Like Us (May 16, 1992)
- Episode 1x22: Where's Jack? (May 9, 1992)
- Episode 1x21: Chicken a La Russe (May 2, 1992)
- Episode 1x20: Herb's Got a Guy (Apr 25, 1992)
- Episode 1x19: Number One Fan (Feb 29, 1992)
- Episode 1x18: Mama Was a Rolling Stone (Feb 22, 1992)
- Episode 1x17: Long Live the King (Feb 15, 1992)
- Episode 1x16: Jennifer and the Prince (Feb 8, 1992)
- Episode 1x15: Razor D Rules (Feb 1, 1992)
- Episode 1x14: You Are My Sunshine, My Only Sunshine (Jan 25, 1992)
- Episode 1x13: Hip Hop KRP (Jan 18, 1992)
- Episode 1x12: Venus, We Hardly Knew Ya (Jan 11, 1992)
- Episode 1x11: Good Old Radio Days (Nov 23, 1991)
- Episode 1x10: The Real Thing (Nov 16, 1991)
- Episode 1x09: Here Comes Everybody (2) (Nov 9, 1991)
- Episode 1x08: Here Comes Everybody (1) (Nov 2, 1991)
- Episode 1x07: Cincinnati's Favorite Couple (Oct 26, 1991)
- Episode 1x06: The Cincinnati Kids (Oct 19, 1991)
- Episode 1x05: Lotto Fever (Oct 12, 1991)
- Episode 1x04: Then Came Nessman (Oct 5, 1991)
- Episode 1x03: Every Move a Work of Art (Sep 28, 1991)
- Episode 1x02: Where Are We Going? (2) (Sep 21, 1991)
- Episode 1x01: Where Are We? (1) (Sep 14, 1991)
Guest starring as J.J. Jay
- Episode 2x17: Johnny Goes Hollywood (Feb 20, 1993) [Uncredited]
Midnight Caller (1988)
Guest starring as Deacon Bridges
- Episode 2x20: The Hostage Game (May 1, 1990)
The Bronx Zoo (1987)
Starring as Gus Butterfield
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: A Day in the Life (Jun 29, 1988)
- Episode 2x11: On the Land, on the Sea, and in the Halls (Jun 22, 1988)
- Episode 2x10: Crossroads (Jun 15, 1988)
- Episode 2x09: When I Paint My Masterpiece (Jun 8, 1988)
- Episode 2x08: If All the World's a Stage, Where's My Dressing Room (Jun 1, 1988)
- Episode 2x07: The Gospel Truth (Apr 20, 1988)
- Episode 2x06: Ties That Bind (Apr 13, 1988)
- Episode 2x05: Career Day (Apr 6, 1988)
- Episode 2x04: Behind Closed Doors (Mar 30, 1988)
- Episode 2x03: Truancy Blues (Mar 24, 1988)
- Episode 2x02: The Long Grey Line (Jan 20, 1988)
- Episode 2x01: It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Dec 9, 1987)
- Episode 1x08: Lost and Found (May 6, 1987)
- Episode 1x07: The Power of a Lie (Apr 29, 1987)
- Episode 1x06: Runaway Hearts (Apr 22, 1987)
- Episode 1x05: The Moral Equation (Apr 16, 1987)
- Episode 1x04: Conspicuous by Their Abstinence (Apr 8, 1987)
- Episode 1x03: Small Victories (Apr 1, 1987)
- Episode 1x02: Changes (Mar 25, 1987)
- Episode 1x01: Signs of Life (Mar 19, 1987)
Miami Vice (1984)
Guest starring as Sylvio Romulus
- Episode 2x07: Tale of the Goat (Nov 15, 1985)
Guest starring as Leon Jefferson
- Episode S01 Special: Pilot - Brother's Keeper (Sep 16, 1984)
Salvage 1 (1979)
Guest starring as Eddie
- Episode 1x08: The Golden Orbit (1) (Mar 12, 1979) [Co-Star]
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as James Russell
- Episode 9x23: The Matadors / Mrs. Jameson Comes Out / Love's Labor Found / Marry Me, Marry Me (2) (May 3, 1986) [Co-Star]
Crew Credits
Sweet Magnolias (2020)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Walk of Faith (Feb 4, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: The More Things Change (Feb 4, 2022)
Chicago Med (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 7x03: Be the Change You Want to See (Oct 6, 2021)
- Episode 6x05: When Your Heart Rules Your Head (Feb 3, 2021)
- Episode 6x03: Do You Know the Way Home (Jan 13, 2021)
- Episode 5x10: Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore (Jan 8, 2020)
Chicago P.D. (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 7x16: Intimate Violence (Mar 4, 2020)
- Episode 7x08: No Regrets (Nov 13, 2019)
- Episode 6x10: Brotherhood (Jan 9, 2019)