Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting·November 22, 1966·† September 6, 2021 — 54 years old·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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2025Fame and FentanylSelf (archive footage)2024The Brown DogNobody2023SurroundedWill Clay2022BreakingEli Bernard2021Dark Side of the 90'sTVSelf2021Body BrokersWood2021Lines2020Critical ThinkingMr. Roundtree2020Lovecraft CountryTVMontrose Freeman2020ArkansasAlmond2020Beastie Boys StorySelf2019Motherless BrooklynTrumpet Man2019Tamron HallTVSelf - Guest2019The Red Sea Diving ResortKabede Bimro2019When They See UsTVBobby McCray2019RematchFailure2019The PublicJackson2018SuperFlyScatter2018La route de la soifTVSelf2017Drop the MicTVSelf2017ShelterExecutive Producer2017When We RiseTVKen Jones2016Assassin's CreedMoussa2016When the Bough BreaksRoland White2016Black Market: DispatchesTVHimself - Host2016The LandPops2016GhostbustersAgent Hawkins2016The Night OfTVFreddy Knight2016Black MarketTVSelf - Host · Executive Producer2016Hap and LeonardTVLeonard Pine2016Triple 9Sweet Pea2016AnesthesiaJeffrey2015CaptiveDetective John Chestnut2015Time Out of MindMike2015The Spoils Before DyingTVRock Banyon2015BessieJack Gee2014The GamblerNeville Baraka2014Inherent ViceTariq Khalil2014Rand UniversityNarrator2014The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk EmpireSelf2014Kill the MessengerRicky Ross2014The Purge: AnarchyCarmelo2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverTVRichard Sackler2014BroExecutive Producer2014RoboCopJack Lewis2014That Awkward MomentOmar Little2013Lucas Bros. Moving Co.TVSatan2013The Devil Goes DownThe Devil201312 Years a SlaveRobert2013They Die by DawnNat Love2013Jim Norton: American DegenerateHimself2013Picasso BabySelf2013VICETVSelf - Correspondent2013SnitchMalik2013LUVDetective Holloway2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33Sgt. James2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33Sgt. James2012You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills YouAd2012Snow on tha BluffExecutive Producer2012The Wire: The MusicalOmar Little2012Finding Your RootsTVSelf2011The Cookout 2Cable Guy Mike2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollSonnyboy2010Detroit 1-8-7TVClarence Warrenton2010Boardwalk EmpireTVAlbert 'Chalky' White2010Life During WartimeAllen2010Brooklyn's FinestRed2009The RoadThe Thief2009CommunityTVProfessor Marshall Kane2009A Day in the LifeKiller Mike2009The PhilanthropistTV2009Tell-TaleAcherton2009Wonderful WorldIbu2008Miracle at St. AnnaTucker2008Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz ClubTone2008The Incredible HulkHarlem Bystander2007The Wire: The Last WordSelf2007The Wire OdysseySelf2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22James2007Gone Baby GoneDevin2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22Sgt. James2007I Think I Love My WifeTeddy2006Six DegreesTVMichael2006Killa SeasonMike2006Mercenary for JusticeSamuel Kay2006The BondageWillie2005Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12James2005Trapped in the ClosetTV2005Lackawanna BluesJimmy2004Doing Hard TimeCurtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit2004Boston LegalTVRandall Kirk2004Barbershops Uncut: East CoastSelf2002The WireTVOmar Little2001AliasTVRoberts2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTVRonnie · Laurent / Paul2000Broke EvenKenny1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99(segment "Secret")1999Bringing Out the DeadDrug Dealer1999Third WatchTVCop One1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTVDouble-D Gamble · John Victor Bodine1999The SopranosTVRay Ray1998The Substitute 2: School's OutGang Member #2 (uncredited)1996MugShotRumor1996BulletHigh Top1990Law & OrderTVCharles Cole · Delmore Walton · Marcus Cole