Mykelti Williamson is an American actor who portrayed Gabriel Maxson in what film adaption of the1985 play by American playwright August Wilson?
Mykelti Williamson Michael T. "Mykelti" Williamson (born March 4, 1960) is an American actor best known for his roles in the films "Forrest Gump" and "Con Air", and the television shows "Boomtown", "24", and "Justified". In 2016, he portrayed Gabriel Maxson in Denzel Washington's acclaimed film adaptation of August Wilson's play "Fences", reprising his role from the 2010 Broadway revival.
Talley &amp; Son Talley & Son is a play by Lanford Wilson, the third in his trilogy focusing on the Talley family of Lebanon, Missouri. It is set on July 4, 1944, the same day as "Talley's Folly" and thirty-three years prior to the events in "Fifth of July".