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