I believe that Mykelti Williamson would be a grate chose for the role of Jim Bono.

Jim Bono is Troy's best friend of thirty years, and is usually called "Bono" or "Mr. Bono" by the everyone in Fences. Bono met Troy in jail, where Troy learned to play baseball. He the only one who recalls Troy's days of hitting home runs in the Negro Leagues. “Ain’t but two men ever played baseball as good as you.”(pg1110). Bono admires Troy's truthfulness and his capability for hard work. He spends every Friday after work in Troy’s backyard drinking beers and telling stories with Troy. An example of this story time is at the beginning of the play act1 scene1 were Troy is telling a story about someone with a watermelon. He’s married to a woman named Lucille, who is friends with Rose. Bono is a husband and friend. Mykelti Williamson has proven that he can play the personality needed for the role of a the close, and devoted friend like Jim Bono in Forrest Gump where he played Forrest best friend Bubba Blue,