
Michael Kenneth Williams
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1966-11-22
- Died
- 2021-09-06
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Michael K. Williams · 마이클 K. 윌리엄스 · مایکل کنت ویلیامز · Майкл К. Уильямс
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
TV Shows (30)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Double-D Gamble / John Victor Bodine

Law & Order
1990
as Charles Cole / Delmore Walton / Marcus Cole

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Ronnie / Laurent / Paul

The Sopranos
1999
as Ray Ray

The Wire
2002
as Omar Little

Boston Legal
2004
as Randall Kirk

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Richard Sackler

Third Watch
1999
as Cop One

Community
2009
as Professor Marshall Kane

Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Albert 'Chalky' White

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self

The Night Of
2016
as Freddy Knight

Drop the Mic
2017
as Self

Lovecraft Country
2020
as Montrose Freeman

When They See Us
2019
as Bobby McCray

Alias
2001
as Roberts

Detroit 1-8-7
2010
as Clarence Warrenton

Six Degrees
2006
as Michael

VICE
2013
as Self - Correspondent

When We Rise
2017
as Ken Jones

The Philanthropist
2009

The Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Rock Banyon

Hap and Leonard
2016
as Leonard Pine

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
as Satan

Dark Side of the 90's
2021
as Self

Trapped in the Closet
2005

Black Market
2016
as Self - Host

La route de la soif
2018
as Self

Black Market: Dispatches
2016
as Himself - Host
Movies (72)

The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Harlem Bystander

12 Years a Slave
2013
as Robert

RoboCop
2014
as Jack Lewis

Ghostbusters
2016
as Agent Hawkins

The Gambler
2014
as Neville Baraka

The Purge: Anarchy
2014
as Carmelo

The Road
2009
as The Thief

Inherent Vice
2014
as Tariq Khalil

Snitch
2013
as Malik

Bullet
1996
as High Top

Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Devin

SuperFly
2018
as Scatter

Triple 9
2016
as Sweet Pea

Assassin's Creed
2016
as Moussa

Bringing Out the Dead
1999
as Drug Dealer

Breaking
2022
as Eli Bernard

The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)

Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Trumpet Man

Kill the Messenger
2014
as Ricky Ross

That Awkward Moment
2014
as Omar Little

The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
as Kabede Bimro

Body Brokers
2021
as Wood

Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Red

Arkansas
2020
as Almond

Bessie
2015
as Jack Gee

Captive
2015
as Detective John Chestnut

Mercenary for Justice
2006
as Samuel Kay

Anesthesia
2016
as Jeffrey

Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self

When the Bough Breaks
2016
as Roland White

Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Tucker

Time Out of Mind
2015
as Mike

Surrounded
2023
as Will Clay

The Land
2016
as Pops

Tell-Tale
2009
as Acherton

The Bondage
2006
as Willie

They Die by Dawn
2013
as Nat Love

The Public
2019
as Jackson

Critical Thinking
2020
as Mr. Roundtree

Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Jimmy

Doing Hard Time
2004
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit

I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Teddy

LUV
2013
as Detective Holloway

Wonderful World
2009
as Ibu

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as (segment "Secret")

Rematch
2019
as Failure
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
as Self

Rand University
2014
as Narrator

The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self

A Day in the Life
2009
as Killer Mike

Life During Wartime
2010
as Allen

The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
2012
as Ad

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
2008
as Tone

Broke Even
2000
as Kenny

The Brown Dog
2024
as Nobody

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Sonnyboy
Fame and Fentanyl
2025
as Self (archive footage)

The Cookout 2
2011
as Cable Guy Mike

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007
as James
MugShot
1996
as Rumor

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
2005
as James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012
as Sgt. James

Killa Season
2006
as Mike
The Wire: The Musical
2012
as Omar Little

Jim Norton: American Degenerate
2013
as Himself

Lines
2021

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007
as Sgt. James

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
2004
as Self

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33
2012
as Sgt. James

The Devil Goes Down
2013
as The Devil
About Michael Kenneth Williams
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. With 102 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Michael Kenneth Williams has appeared in 72 films and 30 TV shows.
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- 12 Years a Slave (2013) — as Robert
- RoboCop (2014) — as Jack Lewis
- Ghostbusters (2016) — as Agent Hawkins
- The Gambler (2014) — as Neville Baraka
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