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Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 22, 1966
Died Sep 06, 2021 (54)
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Apr 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Flat ... bush, Brooklyn and attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School. Later, Williams enrolled at the National Black Theatre in New York City.

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Surrounded

Surrounded

2023

as Will Clay

Breaking

Breaking

2022

as Eli Bernard

Body Brokers

Body Brokers

2021

as Wood

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

2020

as Mr. Roundtree

Arkansas

Arkansas

2020

as Almond

The Red Sea Diving Resort

The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019

as Kabede Bimro

The Public

The Public

2019

as Jackson

Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

as Trumpet Man

SuperFly

SuperFly

2018

as Scatter

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

2016

as Roland White

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016

as Moussa

The Land

The Land

2016

as Pops

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016

as Jeffrey

Triple 9

Triple 9

2016

as Sweet Pea

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

2016

as Agent Hawkins

Captive

Captive

2015

as Detective John Chestnut

Bessie

Bessie

2015

as Jack Gee

The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy

2014

as Carmelo

The Gambler

The Gambler

2014

as Neville Baraka

RoboCop

RoboCop

2014

as Jack Lewis

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

2014

as Ricky Ross

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014

as Tariq Khalil

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2014

as Mike

That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

2014

as Omar Little

The Devil Goes Down

The Devil Goes Down

2013

as The Devil

Snitch

Snitch

2013

as Malik

They Die by Dawn

They Die by Dawn

2013

as Nat Love

LUV

LUV

2013

as Detective Holloway

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013

as Robert

The Wire: The Musical

The Wire: The Musical

2012

as Omar Little

The Cookout 2

The Cookout 2

2011

as Cable Guy Mike

Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

2010

as Allen

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

as Red

Wonderful World

Wonderful World

2009

as Ibu

The Road

The Road

2009

as The Thief

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

2009

as Killer Mike

Tell-Tale

Tell-Tale

2009

as Acherton

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

as Tucker

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

2008

as Harlem Bystander

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007

as Devin

I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife

2007

as Teddy

Killa Season

Killa Season

2006

as Mike

Mercenary for Justice

Mercenary for Justice

2006

as Samuel Kay

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

2005

as Jimmy

Doing Hard Time

Doing Hard Time

2004

as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit

Broke Even

Broke Even

2000

as Kenny

Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

1999

as Drug Dealer

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

as (segment "Secret")

Bullet

Bullet

1996

as High Top

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Shelter

Shelter

2017

Executive Producer

Bro

Bro

2014

Executive Producer

Snow on tha Bluff

Snow on tha Bluff

2011

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Boardwalk Empire

as Albert "Chalky" White

Episodes: 56

First Aired: Sep 19, 2010

The Wire

as Omar Little

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Jun 02, 2002

Hap and Leonard

as Leonard Pine

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Mar 02, 2016

Lovecraft Country

as Montrose Freeman

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Aug 16, 2020

The Spoils Before Dying

as Rock Banyon

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 08, 2015

The Night Of

as Freddy Knight

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 10, 2016

When We Rise

as Ken Jones

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 27, 2017

When They See Us

as Bobby McCray

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 31, 2019

Community

as Professor Marshall Kane

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 17, 2009

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Double-D Gamble

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Ronnie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Laurent / Paul

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

Detroit 1-8-7

as Clarence Warrenton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2010

Boston Legal

as Randall Kirk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Law & Order

as Charles Cole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order

as Delmore Walton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

The Sopranos

as Ray Ray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Law & Order

as Marcus Cole

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Richard Sackler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as John Victor Bodine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Six Degrees

as Michael

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2006

Third Watch

as Cop One

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

Wonderland

as Washington

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 2000

Black Market

as Self - Host

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jul 05, 2016

Black Market: Dispatches

as Himself - Host

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Aug 16, 2016

Dark Side of the 90's

as Self

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 15, 2021

The Philanthropist

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 24, 2009

La route de la soif

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 2018

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Finding Your Roots

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 2012

Drop the Mic

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2017

VICE

as Self - Correspondent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2013

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