Michael Kenneth Williams

Known for: Acting

Born: 1966-11-22 – 2021-09-06 (aged 54)

From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 (102)

MOVIE
Fame and Fentanyl
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
The Brown Dog
2024
as Nobody
MOVIE★ 6.2
Surrounded
2023
as Will Clay
MOVIE★ 6.5
Breaking
2022
as Eli Bernard
TV★ 7.1
Dark Side of the 90's
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Body Brokers
2021
as Wood
MOVIE★ 2.0
Lines
2021
MOVIE★ 6.5
Critical Thinking
2020
as Mr. Roundtree
TV★ 7.1
Lovecraft Country
2020
as Montrose Freeman
MOVIE★ 5.8
Arkansas
2020
as Almond
MOVIE★ 7.5
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Trumpet Man
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
as Kabede Bimro
TV★ 8.2
When They See Us
2019
as Bobby McCray
MOVIE★ 1.0
Rematch
2019
as Failure
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Public
2019
as Jackson
MOVIE★ 6.7
SuperFly
2018
as Scatter
TV★ 9.0
La route de la soif
2018
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
TV★ 6.2
When We Rise
2017
as Ken Jones
MOVIE★ 5.4
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Moussa
MOVIE★ 5.8
When the Bough Breaks
2016
as Roland White
TV
Black Market: Dispatches
2016
as Himself - Host
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Land
2016
as Pops
MOVIE★ 5.3
Ghostbusters
2016
as Agent Hawkins
TV★ 8.0
The Night Of
2016
as Freddy Knight
TV★ 6.1
Black Market
2016
as Self - Host
TV★ 6.9
Hap and Leonard
2016
as Leonard Pine
MOVIE★ 6.0
Triple 9
2016
as Sweet Pea
MOVIE★ 5.7
Anesthesia
2016
as Jeffrey
MOVIE★ 5.6
Captive
2015
as Detective John Chestnut
MOVIE★ 5.5
Time Out of Mind
2015
as Mike
TV★ 6.0
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
as Rock Banyon
MOVIE★ 6.4
Bessie
2015
as Jack Gee
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Gambler
2014
as Neville Baraka
MOVIE★ 6.5
Inherent Vice
2014
as Tariq Khalil
MOVIE★ 7.2
Rand University
2014
as Narrator
MOVIE
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Kill the Messenger
2014
as Ricky Ross
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Purge: Anarchy
2014
as Carmelo
TV★ 7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Richard Sackler
MOVIE★ 5.9
RoboCop
2014
as Jack Lewis
MOVIE★ 6.1
That Awkward Moment
2014
as Omar Little
TV★ 6.0
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
as Satan
MOVIE
The Devil Goes Down
2013
as The Devil
MOVIE★ 7.9
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Robert
MOVIE★ 2.7
They Die by Dawn
2013
as Nat Love
MOVIE★ 6.1
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
2013
as Himself
MOVIE★ 9.0
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
TV★ 7.0
VICE
2013
as Self - Correspondent
MOVIE★ 6.1
Snitch
2013
as Malik
MOVIE★ 5.8
LUV
2013
as Detective Holloway
MOVIE
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33
2012
as Sgt. James
MOVIE★ 6.1
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012
as Sgt. James
MOVIE★ 4.0
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
2012
as Ad
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Wire: The Musical
2012
as Omar Little
TV★ 6.5
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.8
The Cookout 2
2011
as Cable Guy Mike
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
2011
as Sonnyboy
TV★ 6.5
Detroit 1-8-7
2010
as Clarence Warrenton
TV★ 8.0
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Albert 'Chalky' White
MOVIE★ 5.9
Life During Wartime
2010
as Allen
MOVIE★ 6.3
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Red
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Road
2009
as The Thief
TV★ 8.0
Community
2009
as Professor Marshall Kane
MOVIE★ 5.8
A Day in the Life
2009
as Killer Mike
TV★ 7.1
The Philanthropist
2009
MOVIE★ 5.3
Tell-Tale
2009
as Acherton
MOVIE★ 5.2
Wonderful World
2009
as Ibu
MOVIE★ 6.1
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Tucker
MOVIE★ 5.2
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
2008
as Tone
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Harlem Bystander
MOVIE★ 1.5
The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007
as James
MOVIE★ 7.3
Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Devin
MOVIE★ 6.4
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007
as Sgt. James
MOVIE★ 5.3
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
as Teddy
TV★ 5.8
Six Degrees
2006
as Michael
MOVIE★ 4.6
Killa Season
2006
as Mike
MOVIE★ 4.4
Mercenary for Justice
2006
as Samuel Kay
MOVIE★ 9.3
The Bondage
2006
as Willie
MOVIE★ 6.8
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
2005
as James
TV
Trapped in the Closet
2005
MOVIE★ 5.9
Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Jimmy
MOVIE★ 5.0
Doing Hard Time
2004
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
TV★ 7.9
Boston Legal
2004
as Randall Kirk
MOVIE
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
2004
as Self
TV★ 8.6
The Wire
2002
as Omar Little
TV★ 6.8
Alias
2001
as Roberts
TV★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Ronnie
MOVIE★ 4.1
Broke Even
2000
as Kenny
MOVIE★ 7.7
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as (segment "Secret")
MOVIE★ 6.6
Bringing Out the Dead
1999
as Drug Dealer
TV★ 7.9
Third Watch
1999
as Cop One
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Double-D Gamble
TV★ 8.7
The Sopranos
1999
as Ray Ray
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Substitute 2: School's Out
1998
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
MugShot
1996
as Rumor
MOVIE★ 6.2
Bullet
1996
as High Top
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Charles Cole