Actor
Mykelti Williamson
Born 4 March 1957 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Mykelti Williamson (born 1957, St. Louis) is an American character actor. He is best known as Bubba, the shrimp-loving army friend in Forrest Gump. He built a long career in film and television, often in memorable supporting roles in crime dramas and thrillers.
Key films
Forrest Gump (1994)
His best-known role: Benjamin Buford 'Bubba' Blue, Forrest's friend in the army, in a Best Picture winner.
Heat (1995)
Supporting role in Michael Mann's acclaimed crime epic, showing his range in a major ensemble.
Con Air (1997)
Part of the large ensemble of a hit action thriller, which raised his profile in the genre.
Three Kings (1999)
Supporting role in David O. Russell's well-regarded Gulf War satire-drama.
Fences (2016)
Appeared in the film adaptation of August Wilson's play, a late-career dramatic highlight.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 73
- 1979Sunnyside · as Hot DogActor
- 1982Desperate Lives · as JackActor
- 1984Streets of Fire · as The Sorels - B.J.Actor
- 1984Miami Vice: Brother's Keeper · as Leon JeffersonActor
- 1986The Delta Force · as Delta Force Member (uncredited)Actor
- 1986Wildcats · as Levander 'Bird' WilliamsActor
- 1987Number One with a Bullet · as CaseyActor
- 1987You Talkin' to Me? · as Thatcher MarksActor
- 1988Police Story: Monster Manor · as Officer Don LuntnerActor
- 1989Miracle Mile · as WilsonActor
- 1990The First Power · as Det. Oliver FranklinActor
- 1990A Killer Among Us · as Greg HopkinsActor
- 1993Free Willy · as Dwight MercerActor
- 1993Other Women's Children · as LeonardActor
- 1994Forrest Gump · as Bubba BlueActor
- 1994Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump · as SelfActor
- 1995Heat · as DruckerActor
- 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home · as Dwight MercerActor
- 1995Waiting to Exhale · as TroyActor
- 1995How to Make an American Quilt · as WinstonActor
- 1996Soul of the Game · as Josh GibsonActor
- 1997Con Air · as "Baby-O" O'DellActor
- 199712 Angry Men · as Juror 10Actor
- 1997Truth or Consequences, N.M. · as MarcusActor
- 1997Buffalo Soldiers · as Cpl. William ChristyActor
- 1997Double Tap · as Agent HamiltonActor
- 1998Species II · as Dennis GambleActor
- 1998Primary Colors · as Dewayne SmithActor
- 1998Gideon · as Coleman WalkerActor
- 1999Three Kings · as Colonel HornActor
- 1999Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years · as Papa DelanyActor
- 2000Holiday Heart · as SilasActor
- 2001Ali · as Don KingActor
- 2002Our America · as Graham EllisActor
- 2004After the Sunset · as Agent StaffordActor
- 2004The Assassination of Richard Nixon · as Harold MannActor
- 2005Get Rich or Die Tryin' · as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)Actor
- 2005The Making of 'Heat' · as SelfActor
- 2006Lucky Number Slevin · as SloeActor
- 2006ATL · as Uncle GeorgeActor
- 2006Fatwa · as Grady FrankActor
- 2007August Rush · as Reverend JamesActor
- 2008Vice · as SampsonActor
- 2009The Final Destination · as GeorgeActor
- 2009Black Dynamite · as Chicago WindActor
- 2009Spinning Into Butter · as Aaron CarmichaelActor
- 2010High School · as ParanoidActor
- 2010Body Count: The Deaths of "Final Destination" · as SelfActor
- 2011Have a Little Faith · as DonnieActor
- 2012JenniferDirector
- 2013Twist of Faith · as Uncle MoeActor
- 2014Hollows Grove · as F.B.I. Agent JonesActor
- 2016The Purge: Election Year · as Joe DixonActor
- 2016Fences · as Gabriel MaxsonActor
- 2017Convergence · as Captain Saul MillerActor
- 2018Saint Judy · as Dikembe MustafaActor
- 2018Thriller · as Detective Raymond JohnsonActor
- 2019Don't Let Go · as Bobby OwensActor
- 2019Run the Race · as Coach HaileyActor
- 2019Canal Street · as Jackie StylesActor
- 2020Emperor · as TruesdaleActor
- 2020The 24th · as Sgt. HayesActor
- 2022Clean · as TravisActor
- 2022Butter · as Professor DunnActor
- 2022The Holiday Stocking · as RobertActor
- 2022Sons 2 the GraveDirector
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective · as SelfActor
- 2022North of the 10 · as Cole PruitActor
- 2023Spring BreakthroughDirector
- 2024Unstoppable · as EddieActor
- 2025The Last Rodeo · as Charlie WilliamsonActor
- 2026Is God Is · as Chuck HallActor
- 2026They Fight · as Coach MacActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.