Actor profile

Michael Kenneth Williams

22nd November 1966 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 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.

68 Movies 34 TV Shows 106 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Brown Dog poster

The Brown Dog 14th June 2024 as Nobody

Surrounded poster

Surrounded 2nd April 2023 as Will Clay

Breaking poster

Breaking 25th August 2022 as Eli Bernard

Body Brokers poster

Body Brokers 19th February 2021 as Wood

Lines poster

Lines 10th February 2021

Critical Thinking poster

Critical Thinking 18th December 2020 as Mr. Roundtree

Arkansas poster

Arkansas 5th May 2020 as Almond

Beastie Boys Story poster

Beastie Boys Story 24th April 2020 as Self

Motherless Brooklyn poster

Motherless Brooklyn 31st October 2019 as Trumpet Man

The Red Sea Diving Resort poster

The Red Sea Diving Resort 28th July 2019 as Kabede Bimro

Rematch poster

Rematch 17th April 2019 as Failure

The Public poster

The Public 5th April 2019 as Jackson

SuperFly poster

SuperFly 13th June 2018 as Scatter

Assassin's Creed poster

Assassin's Creed 21st December 2016 as Moussa

When the Bough Breaks poster

When the Bough Breaks 9th September 2016 as Roland White

The Land poster

The Land 29th July 2016 as Pops

Ghostbusters poster

Ghostbusters 14th July 2016 as Agent Hawkins

Triple 9 poster

Triple 9 19th February 2016 as Sweet Pea

Anesthesia poster

Anesthesia 8th January 2016 as Jeffrey

Captive poster

Captive 17th September 2015 as Detective John Chestnut

Time Out of Mind poster

Time Out of Mind 9th September 2015 as Mike

Bessie poster

Bessie 16th May 2015 as Jack Gee

The Gambler poster

The Gambler 25th December 2014 as Neville Baraka

Inherent Vice poster

Inherent Vice 12th December 2014 as Tariq Khalil

Rand University poster

Rand University 11th November 2014 as Narrator

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire poster

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire 20th October 2014 as Self

Kill the Messenger poster

Kill the Messenger 9th October 2014 as Ricky Ross

The Purge: Anarchy poster

The Purge: Anarchy 17th July 2014 as Carmelo

RoboCop poster

RoboCop 30th January 2014 as Jack Lewis

That Awkward Moment poster

That Awkward Moment 29th January 2014 as Omar Little

The Devil Goes Down poster

The Devil Goes Down 8th November 2013 as The Devil

12 Years a Slave poster

12 Years a Slave 18th October 2013 as Robert

They Die by Dawn poster

They Die by Dawn 20th September 2013 as Nat Love

Jim Norton: American Degenerate poster

Jim Norton: American Degenerate 23rd August 2013 as Himself

Snitch poster

Snitch 21st February 2013 as Malik

LUV poster

LUV 18th January 2013 as Detective Holloway

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33 poster

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33 23rd November 2012 as Sgt. James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 poster

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 19th November 2012 as Sgt. James

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You poster

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You 10th July 2012 as Ad

The Cookout 2 poster

The Cookout 2 3rd September 2011 as Cable Guy Mike

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll poster

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll 5th August 2011 as Sonnyboy

Life During Wartime poster

Life During Wartime 16th April 2010 as Allen

Brooklyn's Finest poster

Brooklyn's Finest 4th March 2010 as Red

The Road poster

The Road 25th November 2009 as The Thief

A Day in the Life poster

A Day in the Life 7th July 2009 as Killer Mike

Tell-Tale poster

Tell-Tale 24th April 2009 as Acherton

Wonderful World poster

Wonderful World 8th January 2009 as Ibu

Miracle at St. Anna poster

Miracle at St. Anna 15th September 2008 as Tucker

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club poster

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club 12th August 2008 as Tone

The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk 12th June 2008 as Harlem Bystander

The Wire: The Last Word poster

The Wire: The Last Word 27th December 2007 as Self

The Wire Odyssey poster

The Wire Odyssey 20th December 2007 as Self

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 poster

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 1st December 2007 as James

Gone Baby Gone poster

Gone Baby Gone 18th September 2007 as Devin

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 poster

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 15th August 2007 as Sgt. James

I Think I Love My Wife poster

I Think I Love My Wife 7th March 2007 as Teddy

Killa Season poster

Killa Season 26th April 2006 as Mike

Mercenary for Justice poster

Mercenary for Justice 25th April 2006 as Samuel Kay

The Bondage poster

The Bondage 11th March 2006 as Willie

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 poster

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

Lackawanna Blues poster

Lackawanna Blues 26th January 2005 as Jimmy

Doing Hard Time poster

Doing Hard Time 23rd November 2004 as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast poster

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast 1st January 2004 as Self

Broke Even poster

Broke Even 1st January 2000 as Kenny

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 poster

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 2nd November 1999 as (segment "Secret")

Bringing Out the Dead poster

Bringing Out the Dead 22nd October 1999 as Drug Dealer

The Substitute 2: School's Out poster

The Substitute 2: School's Out 1st August 1998 as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)

Bullet 1st March 1996 as High Top

Dark Side of the 90's poster

Dark Side of the 90's 15th July 2021 as Self

Lovecraft Country poster

Lovecraft Country 16th August 2020 as Montrose Freeman

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

When They See Us poster

When They See Us 31st May 2019 as Bobby McCray

La route de la soif poster

La route de la soif 23rd January 2018 as Self

Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic 24th October 2017 as Self

When We Rise poster

When We Rise 27th February 2017 as Ken Jones

Black Market: Dispatches poster

Black Market: Dispatches 16th August 2016 as Himself - Host

The Night Of poster

The Night Of 10th July 2016 as Freddy Knight

Black Market poster

Black Market 5th July 2016 as Self - Host

Hap and Leonard poster

Hap and Leonard 2nd March 2016 as Leonard Pine

The Spoils Before Dying poster

The Spoils Before Dying 8th July 2015 as Rock Banyon

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 27th April 2014 as Richard Sackler

Lucas Bros. Moving Co. poster

Lucas Bros. Moving Co. 23rd November 2013 as Satan

VICE poster

VICE 5th April 2013 as Self - Correspondent

Finding Your Roots poster

Finding Your Roots 24th March 2012 as Self

Detroit 1-8-7 poster

Detroit 1-8-7 21st September 2010 as Clarence Warrenton

Boardwalk Empire poster

Boardwalk Empire 19th September 2010 as Albert 'Chalky' White

Community poster

Community 17th September 2009 as Professor Marshall Kane

The Philanthropist poster

The Philanthropist 24th June 2009

Six Degrees poster

Six Degrees 21st September 2006 as Michael

Trapped in the Closet poster

Trapped in the Closet 1st November 2005

Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal 3rd October 2004 as Randall Kirk

The Wire poster

The Wire 2nd June 2002 as Omar Little

Alias poster

Alias 30th September 2001 as Roberts

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Ronnie

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 6th October 2000 as Laurent / Paul

Third Watch poster

Third Watch 23rd September 1999 as Cop One

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Double-D Gamble

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as John Victor Bodine

The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos 10th January 1999 as Ray Ray

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Charles Cole

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Delmore Walton

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Marcus Cole