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.
Topher Payne Topher Payne (born 1979) is an American playwright and screenwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. Two of his plays premiered in 2015: "Perfect Arrangement", which premiered Off-Broadway and was produced by Primary Stages, and "Angry Fags", which was produced at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. "Perfect Arrangement" was awarded the M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for best new play by an emerging playwright by the American Theatre Critics Association in 2014. In 2016, he scripted two original films for The Hallmark Channel: "My Summer Prince" and "Broadcasting Christmas".