ACTING
Michael Kenneth Williams
- Born
- Nov 22, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- Sep 6, 2021
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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
The Incredible Hulk
Movie · 2008
Harlem Bystander
12 Years a Slave
Movie · 2013
Robert
Assassin's Creed
Movie · 2016
Moussa
Ghostbusters
Movie · 2016
Agent Hawkins
The Purge: Anarchy
Movie · 2014
Carmelo
RoboCop
Movie · 2014
Jack Lewis
The Road
Movie · 2009
The Thief
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · 1999
Double-D Gamble · John Victor Bodine
Gone Baby Gone
Movie · 2007
Devin
The Sopranos
TV · 1999
Ray Ray
The Wire
TV · 2002
Omar Little
Inherent Vice
Movie · 2014
Tariq Khalil
FILMOGRAPHY
104 movie & TV credits
- 2025Fame and FentanylMovie · Self (archive footage)
- 2024The Brown DogMovie · Nobody
- 2023SurroundedMovie · Will Clay
- 2022BreakingMovie · Eli Bernard
- 2021Dark Side of the 90'sTV · Self
- 2021Body BrokersMovie · Wood
- 2021LinesMovie
- 2020Critical ThinkingMovie · Mr. Roundtree
- 2020Lovecraft CountryTV · Montrose Freeman
- 2020ArkansasMovie · Almond
- 2020Beastie Boys StoryMovie · Self
- 2019Motherless BrooklynMovie · Trumpet Man
- 2019The Tamron Hall ShowTV · Self - Guest
- 2019The Red Sea Diving ResortMovie · Kabede Bimro
- 2019When They See UsTV · Bobby McCray
- 2019RematchMovie · Failure
- 2019The PublicMovie · Jackson
- 2018
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