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Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Birthday
04 March
Location
Missouri, United States
Edit pageMykelti Williamson
Biography
Mykelti Williamson is an American actor, director and writer, born on March 4, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri. His birth name is Michael T. Williamson. He developed an interest in performing at an early age and began acting professionally at 18. He made his feature-film debut in Streets of Fire (1984).
He achieved international recognition for playing Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue, Forrest's friend in Forrest Gump (1994). His other notable film appearances include Free Willy (1993), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Heat (1995), Con Air (1997), Primary Colors (1998), Three Kings (1999), Ali (2001), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004), Fences (2016) and The Purge: Election Year (2016).
On television, he appeared in series such as The New WKRP in Cincinnati, The Fugitive, 24, Boomtown, Justified, Chicago P.D., Law & Order: Organized Crime and Fallout. He has also worked as a television director, directing episodes of Chicago Med, Chicago P.D. and Sweet Magnolias.
