Michael Kenneth Williams
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1966-11-22
- Died
- 2021-09-06
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Michael K. Williams · 마이클 K. 윌리엄스 · مایکل کنت ویلیامز · Майкл К. Уильямс
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
TV Shows (30)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Double-D Gamble / John Victor Bodine
Law & Order
1990
as Charles Cole / Delmore Walton / Marcus Cole
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Ronnie / Laurent / Paul
The Sopranos
1999
as Ray Ray
The Wire
2002
as Omar Little
Boston Legal
2004
as Randall Kirk
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Richard Sackler
Third Watch
1999
as Cop One
Community
2009
as Professor Marshall Kane
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Albert 'Chalky' White
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
The Night Of
2016
as Freddy Knight
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Alias
2001
as Roberts
When They See Us
2019
as Bobby McCray
Lovecraft Country
2020
as Montrose Freeman
Detroit 1-8-7
2010
as Clarence Warrenton
Six Degrees
2006
as Michael
VICE
2013
as Self - Correspondent
Hap and Leonard
2016
as Leonard Pine
When We Rise
2017
as Ken Jones
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Rock Banyon
The Philanthropist
2009
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
as Satan
Dark Side of the 90's
2021
as Self
Trapped in the Closet
2005
Black Market
2016
as Self - Host
La route de la soif
2018
as Self
Black Market: Dispatches
2016
as Himself - Host
Movies (72)
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Harlem Bystander
The Purge: Anarchy
2014
as Carmelo
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Robert
RoboCop
2014
as Jack Lewis
The Road
2009
as The Thief
Ghostbusters
2016
as Agent Hawkins
Inherent Vice
2014
as Tariq Khalil
Snitch
2013
as Malik
The Gambler
2014
as Neville Baraka
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Moussa
Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Devin
Bullet
1996
as High Top
Triple 9
2016
as Sweet Pea
The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
Breaking
2022
as Eli Bernard
Bringing Out the Dead
1999
as Drug Dealer
Kill the Messenger
2014
as Ricky Ross
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
as Kabede Bimro
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Trumpet Man
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Red
That Awkward Moment
2014
as Omar Little
When the Bough Breaks
2016
as Roland White
SuperFly
2018
as Scatter
Mercenary for Justice
2006
as Samuel Kay
Body Brokers
2021
as Wood
Arkansas
2020
as Almond
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self
Surrounded
2023
as Will Clay
Captive
2015
as Detective John Chestnut
LUV
2013
as Detective Holloway
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Teddy
Time Out of Mind
2015
as Mike
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Tucker
Critical Thinking
2020
as Mr. Roundtree
Anesthesia
2016
as Jeffrey
Doing Hard Time
2004
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
The Public
2019
as Jackson
Bessie
2015
as Jack Gee
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as (segment "Secret")
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Jimmy
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
as Self
Tell-Tale
2009
as Acherton
The Land
2016
as Pops
The Bondage
2006
as Willie
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
They Die by Dawn
2013
as Nat Love
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
Life During Wartime
2010
as Allen
Wonderful World
2009
as Ibu
A Day in the Life
2009
as Killer Mike
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Sonnyboy
The Brown Dog
2024
as Nobody
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
2012
as Ad
Rematch
2019
as Failure
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007
as James
The Cookout 2
2011
as Cable Guy Mike
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
2008
as Tone
Fame and Fentanyl
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Broke Even
2000
as Kenny
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
2005
as James
The Wire: The Musical
2012
as Omar Little
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007
as Sgt. James
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
2004
as Self
Lines
2021
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012
as Sgt. James
Rand University
2014
as Narrator
MugShot
1996
as Rumor
Killa Season
2006
as Mike
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33
2012
as Sgt. James
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
2013
as Himself
The Devil Goes Down
2013
as The Devil
About Michael Kenneth Williams
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. With 102 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Michael Kenneth Williams has appeared in 72 films and 30 TV shows.
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- The Road (2009) — as The Thief
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