Michael Kenneth Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1966
- Died
- September 6, 2021 (aged 54)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Fame and Fentanyl
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog
Movie · as Nobody
Surrounded
Movie · as Will Clay
Breaking
Movie · as Eli Bernard
Body Brokers
Movie · as Wood
Lines
Movie
Dark Side of the 90's
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Beastie Boys Story
Movie · as Self
Arkansas
Movie · as Almond
Critical Thinking
Movie · as Mr. Roundtree
Lovecraft Country
TV · as Montrose Freeman · 10 eps
The Public
Movie · as Jackson
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Movie · as Kabede Bimro
Motherless Brooklyn
Movie · as Trumpet Man
Rematch
Movie · as Failure
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
When They See Us
TV · as Bobby McCray · 4 eps
SuperFly
Movie · as Scatter
La route de la soif
TV · as Self · 2 eps
When We Rise
TV · as Ken Jones · 4 eps
Drop the Mic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Anesthesia
Movie · as Jeffrey
Assassin's Creed
Movie · as Moussa
Ghostbusters
Movie · as Agent Hawkins
The Land
Movie · as Pops
Triple 9
Movie · as Sweet Pea
When the Bough Breaks
Movie · as Roland White
Hap and Leonard
TV · as Leonard Pine · 18 eps
Black Market
TV · as Self - Host · 12 eps
Black Market: Dispatches
TV · as Himself - Host · 10 eps
The Night Of
TV · as Freddy Knight · 6 eps
Bessie
Movie · as Jack Gee
Captive
Movie · as Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind
Movie · as Mike
The Spoils Before Dying
TV · as Rock Banyon · 6 eps
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Movie · as Self
The Purge: Anarchy
Movie · as Carmelo
RoboCop
Movie · as Jack Lewis
Inherent Vice
Movie · as Tariq Khalil
Kill the Messenger
Movie · as Ricky Ross
The Gambler
Movie · as Neville Baraka
Rand University
Movie · as Narrator
That Awkward Moment
Movie · as Omar Little
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Richard Sackler · 1 ep
12 Years a Slave
Movie · as Robert
They Die by Dawn
Movie · as Nat Love
Snitch
Movie · as Malik
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
Movie · as Himself
The Devil Goes Down
Movie · as The Devil
Picasso Baby
Movie · as Self
LUV
Movie · as Detective Holloway
VICE
TV · as Self - Correspondent · 1 ep
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
TV · as Satan · 1 ep
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
Movie · as Ad
The Wire: The Musical
Movie · as Omar Little
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Movie · as Sgt. James
Finding Your Roots
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Cookout 2
Movie · as Cable Guy Mike
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie · as Sonnyboy
Brooklyn's Finest
Movie · as Red
Life During Wartime
Movie · as Allen
Detroit 1-8-7
TV · as Clarence Warrenton · 1 ep
Boardwalk Empire
TV · as Albert 'Chalky' White · 56 eps
A Day in the Life
Movie · as Killer Mike
The Road
Movie · as The Thief
Tell-Tale
Movie · as Acherton
Wonderful World
Movie · as Ibu
Community
TV · as Professor Marshall Kane · 3 eps
The Philanthropist
TV · 8 eps
The Incredible Hulk
Movie · as Harlem Bystander
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Movie · as Tone
Miracle at St. Anna
Movie · as Tucker
Gone Baby Gone
Movie · as Devin
I Think I Love My Wife
Movie · as Teddy
The Wire: The Last Word
Movie · as Self
The Wire Odyssey
Movie · as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Movie · as James
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Movie · as Sgt. James
Killa Season
Movie · as Mike
Mercenary for Justice
Movie · as Samuel Kay
The Bondage
Movie · as Willie
Six Degrees
TV · as Michael · 1 ep
Lackawanna Blues
Movie · as Jimmy
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Movie · as James
Trapped in the Closet
TV · 33 eps
Doing Hard Time
Movie · as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Movie · as Self
Boston Legal
TV · as Randall Kirk · 1 ep
The Wire
TV · as Omar Little · 50 eps
Alias
TV · as Roberts · 3 eps
Broke Even
Movie · as Kenny
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Ronnie, Laurent / Paul · 1 ep
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Movie · as (segment "Secret")
Bringing Out the Dead
Movie · as Drug Dealer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Double-D Gamble, John Victor Bodine · 1 ep
The Sopranos
TV · as Ray Ray · 1 ep
Third Watch
TV · as Cop One · 1 ep
The Substitute 2: School's Out
Movie · as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
Bullet
Movie · as High Top
MugShot
Movie · as Rumor
Law & Order
TV · as Charles Cole, Delmore Walton, Marcus Cole · 1 ep