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