Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Fame and Fentanyl
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog
2024
as Nobody
Surrounded
2023
as Will Clay
Breaking
2022
as Eli Bernard
Body Brokers
2021
as Wood
Lines
2021
Dark Side of the 90's
2021
as Self
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self
Arkansas
2020
as Almond
Critical Thinking
2020
as Mr. Roundtree
Lovecraft Country
2020
as Montrose Freeman
The Public
2019
as Jackson
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
as Kabede Bimro
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Trumpet Man
Rematch
2019
as Failure
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
When They See Us
2019
as Bobby McCray
SuperFly
2018
as Scatter
La route de la soif
2018
as Self
When We Rise
2017
as Ken Jones
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Anesthesia
2016
as Jeffrey
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Moussa
Ghostbusters
2016
as Agent Hawkins
The Land
2016
as Pops
Triple 9
2016
as Sweet Pea
When the Bough Breaks
2016
as Roland White
Hap and Leonard
2016
as Leonard Pine
Black Market
2016
as Self - Host
Black Market: Dispatches
2016
as Himself - Host
The Night Of
2016
as Freddy Knight
Bessie
2015
as Jack Gee
Captive
2015
as Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind
2015
as Mike
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Rock Banyon
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
as Self
The Purge: Anarchy
2014
as Carmelo
RoboCop
2014
as Jack Lewis
Inherent Vice
2014
as Tariq Khalil
Kill the Messenger
2014
as Ricky Ross
The Gambler
2014
as Neville Baraka
Rand University
2014
as Narrator
That Awkward Moment
2014
as Omar Little
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Richard Sackler
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Robert
They Die by Dawn
2013
as Nat Love
Snitch
2013
as Malik
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
2013
as Himself
The Devil Goes Down
2013
as The Devil
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
LUV
2013
as Detective Holloway
VICE
2013
as Self - Correspondent
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
as Satan
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
2012
as Ad
The Wire: The Musical
2012
as Omar Little
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012
as Sgt. James
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33
2012
as Sgt. James
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
The Cookout 2
2011
as Cable Guy Mike
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Sonnyboy
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Red
Life During Wartime
2010
as Allen
Detroit 1-8-7
2010
as Clarence Warrenton
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Albert 'Chalky' White
A Day in the Life
2009
as Killer Mike
The Road
2009
as The Thief
Tell-Tale
2009
as Acherton
Wonderful World
2009
as Ibu
Community
2009
as Professor Marshall Kane
The Philanthropist
2009
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Harlem Bystander
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
2008
as Tone
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Tucker
Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Devin
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Teddy
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007
as James
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007
as Sgt. James
Killa Season
2006
as Mike
Mercenary for Justice
2006
as Samuel Kay
The Bondage
2006
as Willie
Six Degrees
2006
as Michael
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Jimmy
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
2005
as James
Trapped in the Closet
2005
Doing Hard Time
2004
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
2004
as Self
Boston Legal
2004
as Randall Kirk
The Wire
2002
as Omar Little
Alias
2001
as Roberts
Broke Even
2000
as Kenny
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Ronnie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Laurent / Paul
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as (segment "Secret")
Bringing Out the Dead
1999
as Drug Dealer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Double-D Gamble
The Sopranos
1999
as Ray Ray
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as John Victor Bodine
Third Watch
1999
as Cop One
The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
Bullet
1996
as High Top
MugShot
1996
as Rumor
Law & Order
1990
as Charles Cole
Law & Order
1990
as Delmore Walton
Law & Order
1990
as Marcus Cole