Michael Kenneth Williams

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

Harlem Bystander

The Incredible Hulk

Devin

Gone Baby Gone

Tone

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

Killer Mike

A Day in the Life

The Thief

The Road

Jimmy

Lackawanna Blues

Red

Brooklyn's Finest

Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit

Doing Hard Time

Acherton

Tell-Tale

Mike

Killa Season

Ibu

Wonderful World

Self

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

Teddy

I Think I Love My Wife

(segment "Secret")

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Allen

Life During Wartime

Robert

12 Years a Slave

Ad

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

Nat Love

They Die by Dawn

Malik

Snitch

Carmelo

The Purge: Anarchy

Self

The Wire: The Last Word

Self

The Wire Odyssey

Jack Lewis

RoboCop

Himself

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

Self

Beastie Boys Story

Tariq Khalil

Inherent Vice

Jeffrey

Anesthesia

Ricky Ross

Kill the Messenger

Neville Baraka

The Gambler

Narrator

Rand University

Cable Guy Mike

The Cookout 2

Jack Gee

Bessie

Detective John Chestnut

Captive

High Top

Bullet

Moussa

Assassin's Creed

Agent Hawkins

Ghostbusters

Drug Dealer

Bringing Out the Dead

James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

Pops

The Land

The Devil

The Devil Goes Down

Omar Little

The Wire: The Musical

Sweet Pea

Triple 9

Roland White

When the Bough Breaks

Sgt. James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

Tucker

Miracle at St. Anna

Jackson

The Public

Samuel Kay

Mercenary for Justice

Kabede Bimro

The Red Sea Diving Resort

Sonnyboy

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Trumpet Man

Motherless Brooklyn

James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

Sgt. James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

Scatter

SuperFly

Almond

Arkansas

Wood

Body Brokers

Failure

Rematch

Mr. Roundtree

Critical Thinking

Self

Picasso Baby

Omar Little

That Awkward Moment

Detective Holloway

LUV

Will Clay

Surrounded

Mike

Time Out of Mind

Kenny

Broke Even

Lines

Eli Bernard

Breaking

Self

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Nobody

The Brown Dog

Rumor

MugShot

Willie

The Bondage

Self (archive footage)

Fame and Fentanyl

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-11-22

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Michael K. Williams