Michael Kenneth Williams
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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
Credits
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
as Harlem Bystander
RoboCop (2014)
as Jack Lewis
Ghostbusters (2016)
as Agent Hawkins
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
as Carmelo
The Road (2009)
as The Thief
12 Years a Slave (2013)
as Robert
Inherent Vice (2014)
as Tariq Khalil
The Gambler (2014)
as Neville Baraka
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
as Devin
Assassin's Creed (2016)
as Moussa
Snitch (2013)
as Malik
SuperFly (2018)
as Scatter
Triple 9 (2016)
as Sweet Pea
Beastie Boys Story (2020)
as Self
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
as Red
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
as Drug Dealer
The Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
as Trumpet Man
Kill the Messenger (2014)
as Ricky Ross
The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
as Kabede Bimro
Breaking (2022)
as Eli Bernard
Doing Hard Time (2004)
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
Body Brokers (2021)
as Wood
When the Bough Breaks (2016)
as Roland White
That Awkward Moment (2014)
as Omar Little
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
as Tucker
Bullet (1996)
as High Top
Arkansas (2020)
as Almond
Mercenary for Justice (2006)
as Samuel Kay
LUV (2013)
as Detective Holloway
The Public (2019)
as Jackson
Anesthesia (2016)
as Jeffrey
Wonderful World (2009)
as Ibu
The Land (2016)
as Pops
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
as Teddy
Tell-Tale (2009)
as Acherton
Captive (2015)
as Detective John Chestnut
Surrounded (2023)
as Will Clay
Critical Thinking (2020)
as Mr. Roundtree
Time Out of Mind (2015)
as Mike
Picasso Baby (2013)
as Self
Life During Wartime (2010)
as Allen
Bessie (2015)
as Jack Gee
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
as Jimmy
A Day in the Life (2009)
as Killer Mike
Fame and Fentanyl (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Bondage (2006)
as Willie
They Die by Dawn (2013)
as Nat Love
Broke Even (2000)
as Kenny
MugShot (1996)
as Rumor
Rand University (2014)
as Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014)
as Self
Killa Season (2006)
as Mike
The Wire Odyssey (2007)
as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 (2005)
as James
The Cookout 2 (2011)
as Cable Guy Mike
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (2008)
as Tone
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
as (segment "Secret")
Rematch (2019)
as Failure
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll (2011)
as Sonnyboy
The Wire: The Last Word (2007)
as Self
The Brown Dog (2024)
as Nobody
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 (2007)
as James
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You (2012)
as Ad
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33 (2012)
as Sgt. James
The Wire: The Musical (2012)
as Omar Little
Jim Norton: American Degenerate (2013)
as Himself
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast (2004)
as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 (2007)
as Sgt. James
Lines (2021)
Actor
The Devil Goes Down (2013)
as The Devil
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 (2012)
as Sgt. James