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Michael Kenneth Williams

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
106

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 22, 1966 (59 years old)

Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Michael Kenneth Williams

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.

Known For

Acting

2025Fame and Fentanylas Self (archive footage)
2024The Brown Dogas Nobody
2023Surroundedas Will Clay
2022Breakingas Eli Bernard
2021Dark Side of the 90'sas Self
2021Body Brokersas Wood
2021Linesas
2020Critical Thinkingas Mr. Roundtree
2020Lovecraft Countryas Montrose Freeman
2020Arkansasas Almond
2020Beastie Boys Storyas Self
2019Motherless Brooklynas Trumpet Man
2019Tamron Hallas Self - Guest
2019The Red Sea Diving Resortas Kabede Bimro
2019When They See Usas Bobby McCray
2019Rematchas Failure
2019The Publicas Jackson
2018SuperFlyas Scatter
2018La route de la soifas Self
2017Drop the Micas Self
2017When We Riseas Ken Jones
2016Assassin's Creedas Moussa
2016When the Bough Breaksas Roland White
2016Black Market: Dispatchesas Himself - Host
2016The Landas Pops
2016Ghostbustersas Agent Hawkins
2016The Night Ofas Freddy Knight
2016Black Marketas Self - Host
2016Hap and Leonardas Leonard Pine
2016Triple 9as Sweet Pea
2016Anesthesiaas Jeffrey
2015Captiveas Detective John Chestnut
2015Time Out of Mindas Mike
2015The Spoils Before Dyingas Rock Banyon
2015Bessieas Jack Gee
2014The Gambleras Neville Baraka
2014Inherent Viceas Tariq Khalil
2014Rand Universityas Narrator
2014The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empireas Self
2014Kill the Messengeras Ricky Ross
2014The Purge: Anarchyas Carmelo
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras Richard Sackler
2014RoboCopas Jack Lewis
2014That Awkward Momentas Omar Little
2013Lucas Bros. Moving Co.as Satan
2013The Devil Goes Downas The Devil
201312 Years a Slaveas Robert
2013They Die by Dawnas Nat Love
2013Jim Norton: American Degenerateas Himself
2013Picasso Babyas Self
2013VICEas Self - Correspondent
2013Snitchas Malik
2013LUVas Detective Holloway
2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33as Sgt. James
2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33as Sgt. James
2012You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills Youas Ad
2012The Wire: The Musicalas Omar Little
2012Finding Your Rootsas Self
2011The Cookout 2as Cable Guy Mike
2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Rollas Sonnyboy
2010Detroit 1-8-7as Clarence Warrenton
2010Boardwalk Empireas Albert 'Chalky' White
2010Life During Wartimeas Allen
2010Brooklyn's Finestas Red
2009The Roadas The Thief
2009Communityas Professor Marshall Kane
2009A Day in the Lifeas Killer Mike
2009The Philanthropistas
2009Tell-Taleas Acherton
2009Wonderful Worldas Ibu
2008Miracle at St. Annaas Tucker
2008Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Clubas Tone
2008The Incredible Hulkas Harlem Bystander
2007The Wire: The Last Wordas Self
2007The Wire Odysseyas Self
2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22as James
2007Gone Baby Goneas Devin
2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22as Sgt. James
2007I Think I Love My Wifeas Teddy
2006Six Degreesas Michael
2006Killa Seasonas Mike
2006Mercenary for Justiceas Samuel Kay
2006The Bondageas Willie
2005Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12as James
2005Trapped in the Closetas
2005Lackawanna Bluesas Jimmy
2004Doing Hard Timeas Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
2004Boston Legalas Randall Kirk
2004Barbershops Uncut: East Coastas Self
2002The Wireas Omar Little
2001Aliasas Roberts
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Laurent / Paul
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Ronnie
2000Broke Evenas Kenny
1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99as (segment "Secret")
1999Bringing Out the Deadas Drug Dealer
1999Third Watchas Cop One
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Double-D Gamble
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas John Victor Bodine
1999The Sopranosas Ray Ray
1998The Substitute 2: School's Outas Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
1996MugShotas Rumor
1996Bulletas High Top
1990Law & Orderas Charles Cole
1990Law & Orderas Delmore Walton
1990Law & Orderas Marcus Cole

Production

2017Shelter...Executive Producer
2016Black Market...Executive Producer
2014Bro...Executive Producer
2012Snow on tha Bluff...Executive Producer