Michael Kenneth Williams

Acting·Nov 22, 1966·Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
FFame and Fentanyl2025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog2024 · Nobody	Nobody
Surrounded2023 · Will Clay	Will Clay
Breaking2022 · Eli Bernard	Eli Bernard
Body Brokers2021 · Wood	Wood
Lines2021 · Actor	Actor
Critical Thinking2020 · Mr. Roundtree	Mr. Roundtree
Arkansas2020 · Almond	Almond
Beastie Boys Story2020 · Self	Self
Motherless Brooklyn2019 · Trumpet Man	Trumpet Man
The Red Sea Diving Resort2019 · Kabede Bimro	Kabede Bimro
Rematch2019 · Failure	Failure
The Public2019 · Jackson	Jackson
SuperFly2018 · Scatter	Scatter
Assassin's Creed2016 · Moussa	Moussa
When the Bough Breaks2016 · Roland White	Roland White
The Land2016 · Pops	Pops
Ghostbusters2016 · Agent Hawkins	Agent Hawkins
Triple 92016 · Sweet Pea	Sweet Pea
Anesthesia2016 · Jeffrey	Jeffrey
Captive2015 · Detective John Chestnut	Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind2015 · Mike	Mike
Bessie2015 · Jack Gee	Jack Gee
The Gambler2014 · Neville Baraka	Neville Baraka
Inherent Vice2014 · Tariq Khalil	Tariq Khalil
Rand University2014 · Narrator	Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire2014 · Self	Self
Kill the Messenger2014 · Ricky Ross	Ricky Ross
The Purge: Anarchy2014 · Carmelo	Carmelo
RoboCop2014 · Jack Lewis	Jack Lewis
That Awkward Moment2014 · Omar Little	Omar Little
The Devil Goes Down2013 · The Devil	The Devil
12 Years a Slave2013 · Robert	Robert
They Die by Dawn2013 · Nat Love	Nat Love
Jim Norton: American Degenerate2013 · Himself	Himself
PPicasso Baby2013 · Self	Self
Snitch2013 · Malik	Malik
LUV2013 · Detective Holloway	Detective Holloway
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-332012 · Sgt. James	Sgt. James
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-332012 · Sgt. James	Sgt. James
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You2012 · Ad	Ad
TThe Wire: The Musical2012 · Omar Little	Omar Little
The Cookout 22011 · Cable Guy Mike	Cable Guy Mike
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll2011 · Sonnyboy	Sonnyboy
Life During Wartime2010 · Allen	Allen
Brooklyn's Finest2010 · Red	Red
The Road2009 · The Thief	The Thief
A Day in the Life2009 · Killer Mike	Killer Mike