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Michael Kenneth Williams

Acting 54 (deceased) years old Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ★ 1.5
Born: November 22, 1966
Died: September 6, 2021

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (105)

Fame and Fentanyl
Fame and Fentanyl Self (archive footage) 2025
The Brown Dog
The Brown Dog Nobody 2024
Surrounded
Surrounded Will Clay 2023
Breaking
Breaking Eli Bernard 2022
Dark Side of the 90's
Dark Side of the 90's Self 2021
Body Brokers
Body Brokers Wood 2021
Lines
Lines 2021
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Mr. Roundtree 2020
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country Montrose Freeman 2020
Arkansas
Arkansas Almond 2020
Beastie Boys Story
Beastie Boys Story Self 2020
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn Trumpet Man 2019
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall Self - Guest 2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
The Red Sea Diving Resort Kabede Bimro 2019
When They See Us
When They See Us Bobby McCray 2019
Rematch
Rematch Failure 2019
The Public
The Public Jackson 2019
SuperFly
SuperFly Scatter 2018
La route de la soif
La route de la soif Self 2018
Drop the Mic
Drop the Mic Self 2017
When We Rise
When We Rise Ken Jones 2017
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Moussa 2016
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks Roland White 2016
Black Market: Dispatches
Black Market: Dispatches Himself - Host 2016
The Land
The Land Pops 2016
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters Agent Hawkins 2016
The Night Of
The Night Of Freddy Knight 2016
The Night Of
The Night Of Freddy 2016
Black Market
Black Market Self - Host 2016
Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard Leonard Pine 2016
Triple 9
Triple 9 Sweet Pea 2016
Anesthesia
Anesthesia Jeffrey 2016
Captive
Captive Detective John Chestnut 2015
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind Mike 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying Rock Banyon 2015
Bessie
Bessie Jack Gee 2015
The Gambler
The Gambler Neville Baraka 2014
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice Tariq Khalil 2014
Rand University
Rand University Narrator 2014
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire Self 2014
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger Ricky Ross 2014
The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy Carmelo 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Richard Sackler 2014
RoboCop
RoboCop Jack Lewis 2014
That Awkward Moment
That Awkward Moment Omar Little 2014
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Lucas Bros. Moving Co. Satan 2013
The Devil Goes Down
The Devil Goes Down The Devil 2013
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave Robert 2013
They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn Nat Love 2013
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
Jim Norton: American Degenerate Himself 2013
Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby Self 2013
VICE
VICE Self - Correspondent 2013
Snitch
Snitch Malik 2013
LUV
LUV Detective Holloway 2013
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 Sgt. James 2012
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You Ad 2012
The Wire: The Musical
The Wire: The Musical Omar Little 2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots Self 2012
The Cookout 2
The Cookout 2 Cable Guy Mike 2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll Sonnyboy 2011
Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7 Clarence Warrenton 2010
Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire Albert 'Chalky' White 2010
Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime Allen 2010
Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest Red 2010
The Road
The Road The Thief 2009
Community
Community Professor Marshall Kane 2009
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life Killer Mike 2009
The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist 2009
Tell-Tale
Tell-Tale Acherton 2009
Wonderful World
Wonderful World Ibu 2009
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna Tucker 2008
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club Tone 2008
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk Harlem Bystander 2008
The Wire: The Last Word
The Wire: The Last Word Self 2007
The Wire Odyssey
The Wire Odyssey Self 2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 James 2007
Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone Devin 2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 Sgt. James 2007
I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife Teddy 2007
Six Degrees
Six Degrees Michael 2006
Killa Season
Killa Season Mike 2006
Mercenary for Justice
Mercenary for Justice Samuel Kay 2006
The Bondage
The Bondage Willie 2006
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 James 2005
Trapped in the Closet
Trapped in the Closet 2005
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues Jimmy 2005
Doing Hard Time
Doing Hard Time Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit 2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal Randall Kirk 2004
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast Self 2004
The Wire
The Wire Omar Little 2002
Alias
Alias Roberts 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ronnie 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Laurent / Paul 2000
Broke Even
Broke Even Kenny 2000
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (segment "Secret") 1999
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead Drug Dealer 1999
Third Watch
Third Watch Cop One 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Double-D Gamble 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit John Victor Bodine 1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos Ray Ray 1999
MugShot
MugShot Rumor 1996
Bullet
Bullet High Top 1996
Law & Order
Law & Order Charles Cole 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Delmore Walton 1990
Law & Order
Law & Order Marcus Cole 1990

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