Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Acting

Born:
1966-11-22
Died:
2021-09-06
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, 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.

Known For

Filmography

Fame and Fentanyl

Fame and Fentanyl

2025Self (archive footage)
Movie
The Brown Dog

The Brown Dog

8.02024Nobody
Movie
Surrounded

Surrounded

6.22023Will Clay
Movie
Breaking

Breaking

6.52022Eli Bernard
Movie
Dark Side of the 90's

Dark Side of the 90's

7.12021Self
TV
Body Brokers

Body Brokers

6.22021Wood
Movie
Lines

Lines

2.02021
Movie
Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

6.52020Mr. Roundtree
Movie
Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country

7.12020Montrose Freeman
TV
Arkansas

Arkansas

5.82020Almond
Movie
Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

7.52020Self
Movie
Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

6.72019Trumpet Man
Movie
The Tamron Hall Show

The Tamron Hall Show

4.72019Self - Guest
TV
The Red Sea Diving Resort

The Red Sea Diving Resort

6.82019Kabede Bimro
Movie
When They See Us

When They See Us

8.22019Bobby McCray
TV
Rematch

Rematch

1.02019Failure
Movie
The Public

The Public

6.52019Jackson
Movie
SuperFly

SuperFly

6.72018Scatter
Movie
La route de la soif

La route de la soif

9.02018Self
TV
Drop the Mic

Drop the Mic

6.42017Self
TV
Shelter

Shelter

4.52017Executive Producer
Movie
When We Rise

When We Rise

6.32017Ken Jones
TV
Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

5.42016Moussa
Movie
When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

5.82016Roland White
Movie
Black Market: Dispatches

Black Market: Dispatches

2016Himself - Host
TV
The Land

The Land

6.02016Pops
Movie
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

5.32016Agent Hawkins
Movie
The Night Of

The Night Of

8.02016Freddy Knight
TV
Black Market

Black Market

6.82016Self - Host
TV
Hap and Leonard

Hap and Leonard

6.92016Leonard Pine
TV
Triple 9

Triple 9

6.02016Sweet Pea
Movie
Anesthesia

Anesthesia

5.72016Jeffrey
Movie
Captive

Captive

5.72015Detective John Chestnut
Movie
Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

5.62015Mike
Movie
The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

6.12015Rock Banyon
TV
Bessie

Bessie

6.42015Jack Gee
Movie
The Gambler

The Gambler

6.12014Neville Baraka
Movie
Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

6.52014Tariq Khalil
Movie
Rand University

Rand University

7.22014Narrator
Movie
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014Self
Movie
Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

6.62014Ricky Ross
Movie
The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy

6.62014Carmelo
Movie
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.72014Richard Sackler
TV
Bro

Bro

2014Executive Producer
Movie
RoboCop

RoboCop

5.92014Jack Lewis
Movie
That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

6.12014Omar Little
Movie
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

6.02013Satan
TV
The Devil Goes Down

The Devil Goes Down

2013The Devil
Movie
12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

7.92013Robert
Movie
They Die by Dawn

They Die by Dawn

2.72013Nat Love
Movie
Jim Norton: American Degenerate

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

6.12013Himself
Movie
Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby

9.02013Self
Movie
VICE

VICE

7.12013Self - Correspondent
TV
Snitch

Snitch

6.12013Malik
Movie
LUV

LUV

5.82013Detective Holloway
Movie
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

6.12012Sgt. James
Movie
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

4.02012Ad
Movie
Snow on tha Bluff

Snow on tha Bluff

6.32012Executive Producer
Movie
The Wire: The Musical

The Wire: The Musical

5.02012Omar Little
Movie
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

6.22012Self
TV