Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-11-22

Day of Death

2021-09-06 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Michael K. Williams

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Michael Kenneth Williams

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.

Known For

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

The Road

The Road

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

Rand University

Rand University

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby

The Bondage

The Bondage

Acting

The Incredible Hulk

2008

The Incredible Hulk

as

Harlem Bystander

Gone Baby Gone

2007

Gone Baby Gone

as

Devin

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

2008

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

as

Tone

A Day in the Life

2009

A Day in the Life

as

Killer Mike

The Road

2009

The Road

as

The Thief

Lackawanna Blues

2005

Lackawanna Blues

as

Jimmy

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

Brooklyn's Finest

as

Red

Doing Hard Time

2004

Doing Hard Time

as

Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit

Tell-Tale

2009

Tell-Tale

as

Acherton

Killa Season

2006

Killa Season

as

Mike

Wonderful World

2009

Wonderful World

as

Ibu

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

as

Self

I Think I Love My Wife

2007

I Think I Love My Wife

as

Teddy

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

as

(segment "Secret")

Life During Wartime

2010

Life During Wartime

as

Allen

12 Years a Slave

2013

12 Years a Slave

as

Robert

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

2012

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

as

Ad

They Die by Dawn

2013

They Die by Dawn

as

Nat Love

Snitch

2013

Snitch

as

Malik

The Purge: Anarchy

2014

The Purge: Anarchy

as

Carmelo

The Wire: The Last Word

2007

The Wire: The Last Word

as

Self

The Wire Odyssey

2007

The Wire Odyssey

as

Self

RoboCop

2014

RoboCop

as

Jack Lewis

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

2013

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

as

Himself

Beastie Boys Story

2020

Beastie Boys Story

as

Self

Inherent Vice

2014

Inherent Vice

as

Tariq Khalil

Anesthesia

2016

Anesthesia

as

Jeffrey

Kill the Messenger

2014

Kill the Messenger

as

Ricky Ross

The Gambler

2014

The Gambler

as

Neville Baraka

Rand University

2014

Rand University

as

Narrator

The Cookout 2

2011

The Cookout 2

as

Cable Guy Mike

Bessie

2015

Bessie

as

Jack Gee

Captive

2015

Captive

as

Detective John Chestnut

1996

Bullet

as

High Top

Assassin's Creed

2016

Assassin's Creed

as

Moussa

Ghostbusters

2016

Ghostbusters

as

Agent Hawkins

Bringing Out the Dead

1999

Bringing Out the Dead

as

Drug Dealer

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

2005

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

as

James

The Land

2016

The Land

as

Pops

The Devil Goes Down

2013

The Devil Goes Down

as

The Devil

The Wire: The Musical

2012

The Wire: The Musical

as

Omar Little

Triple 9

2016

Triple 9

as

Sweet Pea

When the Bough Breaks

2016

When the Bough Breaks

as

Roland White

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

2012

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

as

Sgt. James

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

Miracle at St. Anna

as

Tucker

The Public

2019

The Public

as

Jackson

Mercenary for Justice

2006

Mercenary for Justice

as

Samuel Kay

The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019

The Red Sea Diving Resort

as

Kabede Bimro

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

2011

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

as

Sonnyboy

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

Motherless Brooklyn

as

Trumpet Man

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

2007

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

as

James

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

2007

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

as

Sgt. James

SuperFly

2018

SuperFly

as

Scatter

Arkansas

2020

Arkansas

as

Almond

Body Brokers

2021

Body Brokers

as

Wood

Rematch

2019

Rematch

as

Failure

Critical Thinking

2020

Critical Thinking

as

Mr. Roundtree

Picasso Baby

2013

Picasso Baby

as

Self

That Awkward Moment

2014

That Awkward Moment

as

Omar Little

LUV

2013

LUV

as

Detective Holloway

Surrounded

2023

Surrounded

as

Will Clay

Time Out of Mind

2014

Time Out of Mind

as

Mike

Broke Even

2000

Broke Even

as

Kenny

Lines

2021

Lines

as

Breaking

2022

Breaking

as

Eli Bernard

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

2004

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

as

Self

The Brown Dog

2024

The Brown Dog

as

Nobody

Trapped In The Closet: Chapters 1-33

2012

Trapped In The Closet: Chapters 1-33

as

James

MugShot

1996

MugShot

as

Rumor

The Bondage

2006

The Bondage

as

Willie

The Wire

The Wire

as

Omar Little

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Double-D Gamble

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Ronnie

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

as

Self

Community

Community

as

Professor Marshall Kane

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

as

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as

Laurent / Paul

Detroit 1-8-7

Detroit 1-8-7

as

Clarence Warrenton

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

as

Randall Kirk

The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

as

Rock Banyon

Hap and Leonard

Hap and Leonard

as

Leonard Pine

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Charles Cole

Black Market

Black Market

as

Self - Host

Black Market: Dispatches

Black Market: Dispatches

as

Himself - Host

When We Rise

When We Rise

as

Ken Jones

Dark Side of the 90's

Dark Side of the 90's

as

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Delmore Walton

Drop the Mic

Drop the Mic

as

Self

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

as

Ray Ray

When They See Us

When They See Us

as

Bobby McCray

VICE

VICE

as

Self - Correspondent

Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country

as

Montrose Freeman

La route de la soif

La route de la soif

as

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Marcus Cole

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as

Richard Sackler

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

John Victor Bodine

The Night Of

The Night Of

as

Freddy Knight

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

as

Albert "Chalky" White

Six Degrees

Six Degrees

as

Michael

Third Watch

Third Watch

as

Cop One

Alias

Alias

as

Roberts

The Night Of

The Night Of

as

Freddy

Production

Bro

2014

Bro

as

Shelter

2017

Shelter

as

Snow on tha Bluff

2011

Snow on tha Bluff

as

Black Market

Black Market

as

Crew

Directing