Personal Info
Known ForActing
Born1966-11-22
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (72)
2025
Fame and Fentanylas Self (archive footage)
2024
The Brown Dogas Nobody
8.0
2023
Surroundedas Will Clay
6.2
2022
Breakingas Eli Bernard
6.5
2021
Body Brokersas Wood
6.2
2021
2.0
2020
Critical Thinkingas Mr. Roundtree
6.5
2020
Arkansasas Almond
5.8
2020
Beastie Boys Storyas Self
7.5
2019
Motherless Brooklynas Trumpet Man
6.7
2019
The Red Sea Diving Resortas Kabede Bimro
6.8
2019
Rematchas Failure
1.0
2019
The Publicas Jackson
6.5
2018
SuperFlyas Scatter
6.7
2016
Assassin's Creedas Moussa
5.4
2016
When the Bough Breaksas Roland White
5.8
2016
The Landas Pops
6.0
2016
Ghostbustersas Agent Hawkins
5.3
2016
Triple 9as Sweet Pea
6.0
2016
Anesthesiaas Jeffrey
5.7
2015
Captiveas Detective John Chestnut
5.6
2015
Time Out of Mindas Mike
5.6
2015
Bessieas Jack Gee
6.4
2014
The Gambleras Neville Baraka
6.0
2014
Inherent Viceas Tariq Khalil
6.5
2014
Rand Universityas Narrator
7.2
2014
Kill the Messengeras Ricky Ross
6.6
2014
The Purge: Anarchyas Carmelo
6.6
2014
RoboCopas Jack Lewis
5.9
2014
That Awkward Momentas Omar Little
6.1
2013
The Devil Goes Downas The Devil
2013
12 Years a Slaveas Robert
7.9
2013
They Die by Dawnas Nat Love
2.7
2013
Jim Norton: American Degenerateas Himself
6.1
2013
Picasso Babyas Self
9.0
2013
Snitchas Malik
6.1
2013
LUVas Detective Holloway
5.8
2012
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33as Sgt. James
2012
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33as Sgt. James
6.1
4.0
2012
The Wire: The Musicalas Omar Little
5.0
2011
The Cookout 2as Cable Guy Mike
3.8
2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Rollas Sonnyboy
5.5
2010
Life During Wartimeas Allen
5.9
2010
Brooklyn's Finestas Red
6.3
2009
The Roadas The Thief
7.0
2009
A Day in the Lifeas Killer Mike
5.8
2009
Tell-Taleas Acherton
5.3
2009
Wonderful Worldas Ibu
5.2
2008
Miracle at St. Annaas Tucker
6.1
2008
5.0
2008
The Incredible Hulkas Harlem Bystander
6.3
2007
The Wire: The Last Wordas Self
1.5
2007
The Wire Odysseyas Self
7.1
2007
8.0
2007
Gone Baby Goneas Devin
7.3
2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22as Sgt. James
6.4
2007
I Think I Love My Wifeas Teddy
5.3
2006
Killa Seasonas Mike
4.6
2006
Mercenary for Justiceas Samuel Kay
4.4
2006
The Bondageas Willie
9.3
2005
6.8
2005
Lackawanna Bluesas Jimmy
5.9
2004
Doing Hard Timeas Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
5.0
2004
2000
Broke Evenas Kenny
4.1
1999
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99as (segment "Secret")
7.7
1999
Bringing Out the Deadas Drug Dealer
6.6
1998
The Substitute 2: School's Outas Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
6.4
1996
MugShotas Rumor
7.0
1996
Bulletas High Top
6.2