Acting
Michael Kenneth Williams
EN cinema · 74 credits
Born
22 November 1966
Died
6 September 2021 (aged 54)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Michael K. Williams · 마이클 K. 윌리엄스 · مایکل کنت ویلیامز · Майкл К. Уильямс
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
as Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog
as Nobody
Surrounded
as Will Clay
Breaking
as Eli Bernard
Body Brokers
as Wood
Lines
Actor
Arkansas
as Almond
Critical Thinking
as Mr. Roundtree
The Public
as Jackson
The Red Sea Diving Resort
as Kabede Bimro
Motherless Brooklyn
as Trumpet Man
Rematch
as Failure
SuperFly
as Scatter
Shelter
Executive Producer
Anesthesia
as Jeffrey
Assassin's Creed
as Moussa
Ghostbusters
as Agent Hawkins
The Land
as Pops
Triple 9
as Sweet Pea
When the Bough Breaks
as Roland White
Bessie
as Jack Gee
Captive
as Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind
as Mike
The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo
RoboCop
as Jack Lewis
Inherent Vice
as Tariq Khalil
Kill the Messenger
as Ricky Ross
The Gambler
as Neville Baraka
Rand University
as Narrator
That Awkward Moment
as Omar Little
Bro
Executive Producer
12 Years a Slave
as Robert
They Die by Dawn
as Nat Love
Snitch
as Malik
The Devil Goes Down
as The Devil
LUV
as Detective Holloway
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Sgt. James
Snow on tha Bluff
Executive Producer
The Cookout 2
as Cable Guy Mike
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Sonnyboy
Life During Wartime
as Allen
A Day in the Life
as Killer Mike
The Road
as The Thief
Tell-Tale
as Acherton
The Incredible Hulk
as Harlem Bystander
Miracle at St. Anna
as Tucker
Gone Baby Gone
as Devin
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Sgt. James
Killa Season
as Mike
Mercenary for Justice
as Samuel Kay
The Bondage
as Willie
Lackawanna Blues
as Jimmy
Doing Hard Time
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
Broke Even
as Kenny
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as (segment "Secret")
Bringing Out the Dead
as Drug Dealer
The Substitute 2: School's Out
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
Bullet
as High Top
MugShot
1996
MugShot
as Rumor