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