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