Mykelti Williamson Movies and Career Information

Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson (born March 4, 1960) is an American actor best known for his role as Bubba in the 1994 film Forrest Gump and recently for appearing as the head of CTU for season 8 of the hit series 24. and also in the Nickeloden show Sliver City as The Righteous apples. Williamson was born on March 4, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the son of Elaine, a certified public accountant, and a father who was an Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer. Williamson began performing at the age of nine. Along with acting, he also danced as an alternate member of The Lockers troupe on Soul Train along with Fred Berry (star of TV sitcom What's Happening!!). At age nine, Williamson relocated to Los Angeles with his family. While in high school he excelled in athletics, particularly football and basketball. However, acting was his first love and he no longer pursued sports. Williamson studied television/film at Los Angeles, City College. He audited acting classes at USC under the tutelage of Dr. Frank X. Ford, who believed the young Williamson showed enough promise to be taught free of charge. Williamson later transferred to Gene Evans Motion Picture School in San Jose and earned