Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Acting • Born 1966-11-22 – Died 2021-09-06

Acting2Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor. He played Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008 and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire from 2010 to 2014. Williams was raised in the Vanderveer Projects in East Flatbush, Brooklyn and attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School. Later, Williams enrolled at the National Black Theatre in New York City.

Filmography

105 credits
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Movie • 2008

Harlem Bystander

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

Movie • 2007

Devin

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

Movie • 2008

Tone

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

Movie • 2009

Killer Mike

The Road

The Road

Movie • 2009

The Thief

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

Movie • 2005

Jimmy

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

Movie • 2010

Red

Doing Hard Time

Doing Hard Time

Movie • 2004

Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit

Tell-Tale

Tell-Tale

Movie • 2009

Acherton

Killa Season

Killa Season

Movie • 2006

Mike

Wonderful World

Wonderful World

Movie • 2009

Ibu

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

Movie • 2014

Self

I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife

Movie • 2007

Teddy

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Movie • 1999

(segment "Secret")

Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

Movie • 2010

Allen

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

Movie • 2013

Robert

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

Movie • 2012

Ad

They Die by Dawn

They Die by Dawn

Movie • 2013

Nat Love

Snitch

Snitch

Movie • 2013

Malik

The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy

Movie • 2014

Carmelo

The Wire: The Last Word

The Wire: The Last Word

Movie • 2007

Self

The Wire Odyssey

The Wire Odyssey

Movie • 2007

Self

RoboCop

RoboCop

Movie • 2014

Jack Lewis

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

Movie • 2013

Himself

Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

Movie • 2020

Self

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

Movie • 2014

Tariq Khalil

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

Movie • 2016

Jeffrey

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

Movie • 2014

Ricky Ross

The Gambler

The Gambler

Movie • 2014

Neville Baraka

Rand University

Rand University

Movie • 2014

Narrator

The Cookout 2

The Cookout 2

Movie • 2011

Cable Guy Mike

Bessie

Bessie

Movie • 2015

Jack Gee

Captive

Captive

Movie • 2015

Detective John Chestnut

Bullet

Bullet

Movie • 1996

High Top

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

Movie • 2016

Moussa

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

Movie • 2016

Agent Hawkins

Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

Movie • 1999

Drug Dealer

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

Movie • 2005

James

The Land

The Land

Movie • 2016

Pops

The Devil Goes Down

The Devil Goes Down

Movie • 2013

The Devil

The Wire: The Musical

The Wire: The Musical

Movie • 2012

Omar Little

Triple 9

Triple 9

Movie • 2016

Sweet Pea

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

Movie • 2016

Roland White

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

Movie • 2012

Sgt. James

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

Movie • 2008

Tucker

The Public

The Public

Movie • 2019

Jackson

Mercenary for Justice

Mercenary for Justice

Movie • 2006

Samuel Kay

The Red Sea Diving Resort

The Red Sea Diving Resort

Movie • 2019

Kabede Bimro

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Movie • 2011

Sonnyboy

Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

Movie • 2019

Trumpet Man

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

Movie • 2007

James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

Movie • 2007

Sgt. James

SuperFly

SuperFly

Movie • 2018

Scatter

Arkansas

Arkansas

Movie • 2020

Almond

Body Brokers

Body Brokers

Movie • 2021

Wood

Rematch

Rematch

Movie • 2019

Failure

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

Movie • 2020

Mr. Roundtree

Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby

Movie • 2013

Self

That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

Movie • 2014

Omar Little

LUV

LUV

Movie • 2013

Detective Holloway

Surrounded

Surrounded

Movie • 2023

Will Clay

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

Movie • 2015

Mike

Broke Even

Broke Even

Movie • 2000

Kenny

Lines

Lines

Movie • 2021

Breaking

Breaking

Movie • 2022

Eli Bernard

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Movie • 2004

Self

The Brown Dog

The Brown Dog

Movie • 2024

Nobody

MugShot

MugShot

Movie • 1996

Rumor

The Bondage

The Bondage

Movie • 2006

Willie

Fame and Fentanyl

Fame and Fentanyl

Movie • 2025

Self (archive footage)

The Wire

The Wire

TV • 2002

Omar Little

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Double-D Gamble

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV • 2000

Ronnie

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

TV • 2019

Self - Guest

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

TV • 2012

Self

Community

Community

TV • 2009

Professor Marshall Kane

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

TV • 2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV • 2000

Laurent / Paul

Detroit 1-8-7

Detroit 1-8-7

TV • 2010

Clarence Warrenton

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

TV • 2004

Randall Kirk

The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

TV • 2015

Rock Banyon

Hap and Leonard

Hap and Leonard

TV • 2016

Leonard Pine

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Charles Cole

Black Market

Black Market

TV • 2016

Self - Host

Black Market: Dispatches

Black Market: Dispatches

TV • 2016

Himself - Host

When We Rise

When We Rise

TV • 2017

Ken Jones

Dark Side of the 90's

Dark Side of the 90's

TV • 2021

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Delmore Walton

Drop the Mic

Drop the Mic

TV • 2017

Self

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

TV • 1999

Ray Ray

When They See Us

When They See Us

TV • 2019

Bobby McCray

VICE

VICE

TV • 2013

Self - Correspondent

Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country

TV • 2020

Montrose Freeman

La route de la soif

La route de la soif

TV • 2018

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Marcus Cole

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Richard Sackler

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

John Victor Bodine

The Night Of

The Night Of

TV • 2016

Freddy Knight

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

TV • 2010

Albert 'Chalky' White

Six Degrees

Six Degrees

TV • 2006

Michael

Third Watch

Third Watch

TV • 1999

Cop One

Alias

Alias

TV • 2001

Roberts

The Night Of

The Night Of

TV • 2016

Freddy

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

TV • 2013

Satan

Trapped in the Closet

Trapped in the Closet

TV • 2005

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