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