Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson is an American actor best known for his role as Bobby "Fearless" Smith in the dramatic crime series Boomtown.
Biography[]
Williamson was born on March 4, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri. The names of his parents is not known. What is known is that Williamson first got into acting at the age of 9 when he acted alongside members of The Lockers Troupe, and attended the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles City College, and Gene Evans Motion Picture School. Williamson got his first on-screen role in 1978, when he was cast as Bruce for one episode of the action crime series Starsky and Hutch. Williamson got his first major recurring role in 1988, when he was first cast as Deacon Bridges for 47 episodes of the talk radio drama series Midnight Caller. Williamson has also appeared in TV shows and movies like Forrest Gump, Chicago P.D., Thriller, Saint Judy, Designated Survivor, Convergence, The Purge: Election Year, Justified, Hollows Grove, Touch, The Good Wife, Rizzoli & Isles, The Final Destination, Psych, Boomtown, CSI: NY, and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.
On Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders[]
Williamson portrayed Yazeen Zwane, a Brigadier General assisting IRT in solving a series of abductiosn, in the Season One episode "Iqiniso".
Filmography[]
- Prism (2020) - Unknown Character
- Two Degrees (2020) - T
- Lethal Weapon - 4 episodes (2018-2019) - Tom Barnes
- Don't Let Go (2019) - Bobby Owens
- Insecure (2018) - Preacher
- Thriller (2018) - Detective Raymond Johnson
- Saint Judy (2018) - Dikembe Mustafa
- Canal Street (2018) - Jackie Styles
- Chicago P.D. - 14 episodes (2017-2018) - Denny Woods
- Run the Race (2018) - Coach Hailey
- Designated Survivor - 3 episodes (2016-2017) - Admiral Chernow
- Rebel - 5 episodes (2017) - Rene Knight
- Convergence (2017) - Captain Miller
- Fences (2016) - Gabriel
- The Purge: Election Year (2016) - Joe Dixon
- Underground - 6 episodes (2016) - Moses
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - "Iqiniso" (2016) TV episode - Brigadier General Yazeen Zwane
- Hawaii Five-0 - 2 episodes (2015-2016) - Clay Maxwell
- You Bury Your Own (2015) - Detective Goodman
- Justified - 18 episodes (2012-2015) - Ellstin Limehouse
- Clementine (2014) - Ray
- Wild Blue (2014) - Master Chief Donald Bowman
- Nashville - 4 episodes (2014) - Terry George
- Hollows Grove (2014) - F.B.I. Agent Jones
- Scorpion (2014) - General Ned Walker
- Lauren (2013) - Prince
- Touch - 4 episodes (2013) - Detective Lang
- Twist of Faith (2013) - Uncle Moe
- Single Ladies (2012) - Pierce
- Rizzoli & Isles (2011) - U.S. Marshal Whitmore
- Have a Little Faith (2011) - Donnie
- The Good Wife (2010) - Matthew Wade
- 24 - 17 episodes (2010) - Brian Hastings
- High School (2010) - Paranoid
- CSI: NY - 7 episodes (2007-2009) - Chief Brigham Sinclair
- The Final Destination (2009) - George Lanter
- My Summer Friend (2009) - Romell
- Psych (2009) - Coach Sammy Winslow
- Black Dynamite (2009) - Chicago Wind
- Vice (2008) - Sampson
- Ball Don't Lie (2008) - Dallas
- One Hogan Place (2008) - Lieutenant Dardin
- August Rush (2007) - Reverend James
- Spinning Into Butter (2007) - Aaron Carmichael
- Kidnapped - 13 episodes (2006-2007) - Virgil Hayes
- Raines (2007) - Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
- Justice (2006) - Joshua Mortin
- ATL (2006) - Uncle George
- Fatwa (2006) - Grady Frank
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006) - Sloe
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) - Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
- Third Watch - 2 episodes (2005) - Detective Dante Rice
- After the Sunset (2004) - Agent Stafford
- Monk (2004) - Captain Walter Cage
- The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) - Harold Mann
- The Secret Service (2004) - Mike Bradford
- Boomtown - 24 episodes (2002-2003) - Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
- Touched by an Angel (2002) - Tevis Lockwood
- Our America (2002) - Graham Ellis
- Ali (2001) - Don King
- The Fugitive - 23 episodes (2000-2001) - Lieutenant Philip Gerard
- Holiday Heart (2000) - Silas
- The Hoop Life - 22 episodes (1999-2000) - Marvin Buxton
- Three Kings (1999) - Colonel Horn
- Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) - Papa Delany
- Gideon (1998) - Coleman Walker
- Species II (1998) - Dennis Gamble
- Primary Colors (1998) - Dewayne Smith
- Buffalo Soldiers (1997) - Corporal William Christy
- Double Tap (1997) - Agent Hamilton
- 12 Angry Men (1997) - Juror #10
- Con Air (1997) - Baby O
- Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) - Marcus Weans
- Soul of the Game (1996) - Josh Gibson
- Waiting to Exhale (1995) - Troy
- Heat (1995) - Sergeant Drucker
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) - Winston
- Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) - Dwight
- The Outer Limits (1995) - Doctor Michael Alders
- Time Trax (1994) - Luther Bell
- Forrest Gump (1994) - Bubba Blue
- Other Women's Children (1993) - Leonard
- Free Willy (1993) - Dwight Mercer
- The New WKRP in Cincinnati - 46 episodes (1991-1993) - Donovan Aderhold
- Midnight Caller - 47 episodes (1988-1991) - Deacon Bridges (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- A Killer Among Us (1990) - Greg Hopkins (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- The First Power (1990) - Detective Oliver Franklin (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- China Beach - 2 episodes (1989) - Jean Jacques Rousseau (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- The Bronx Zoo - 21 episodes (1987-1988) - Gus Butterfield
- Police Story: Monster Manor (1988) - Officer Don Luntner (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Miracle Mile (1988) - Wilson (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- J.J. Starbuck (1987) - Calvin
- You Talkin' to Me? (1987) - Thatcher Marks (credited as Mikel T. Williamson)
- Number One with a Bullet (1987) - Casey (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Hill Street Blues - 9 episodes (1983-1986) - Officer Ron Garfield/Raymond Hawkins Jr. (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- The Love Boat - 2 episodes (1986) - James Russell (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- The Delta Force (1986) - Delta Force Member (uncredited)
- Wildcats (1986) - Bird (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Miami Vice - 2 episodes (1984-1985) - Sylvio Romulus/Leon Jefferson (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Cover Up - 19 episodes (1984-1985) - Rick (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Dan Hartman: I Can Dream About You (Version 1) (1984) - Unknown Character
- Gimme a Break! (1984) - Waiter (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Bay City Blues - 8 episodes (1983-1984) - Deejay Cunningham (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Streets of Fire (1984) - The Sorels - B.J. (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Alice (1983) - Player #1 (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Desperate Lives (1982) - Jack (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Father Murphy (1981) - Lijah
- The White Shadow - 2 episodes (1979-1981) - Fred/Malcolm Gruner (credited as Mykel T. Williamson and as Michael T. Williamson)
- Freebie and the Bean (1981) - Lemar Washington
- The Righteous Apples (1980) - Charles 'Big Neck' McMorris (credited as Mykel T. Williamson)
- Sunnyside (1979) - Hot Dog (credited as Michael T. Williamson)
- Salvage 1 (1979) - Eddie (credited as Michael T. Williamson)
- Starsky and Hutch (1978) - Bruce (credited as Michael T. Williamson)
External Links[]
For an up-to-date filmography, see here.