Michael Kenneth Williams
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.
TV Shows(30)
Dark Side of the 90's
Self
2021
Lovecraft Country
Montrose Freeman
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
When They See Us
Bobby McCray
2019
La route de la soif
Self
2018
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
When We Rise
Ken Jones
2017
Black Market: Dispatches
Himself - Host
2016
The Night Of
Freddy Knight
2016
Black Market
Self - Host
2016
Hap and Leonard
Leonard Pine
2016
The Spoils Before Dying
Rock Banyon
2015
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Richard Sackler
2014
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Satan
2013
VICE
Self - Correspondent
2013
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Detroit 1-8-7
Clarence Warrenton
2010
Boardwalk Empire
Albert 'Chalky' White
2010
Community
Professor Marshall Kane
2009
The Philanthropist
2009
Six Degrees
Michael
2006
Trapped in the Closet
2005
Boston Legal
Randall Kirk
2004
The Wire
Omar Little
2002
Alias
Roberts
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ronnie
2000
Third Watch
Cop One
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Double-D Gamble
1999
The Sopranos
Ray Ray
1999
Law & Order
Charles Cole
1990
Movies(70)
Fame and Fentanyl
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Brown Dog
Nobody
2024
Surrounded
Will Clay
2023
Breaking
Eli Bernard
2022
Body Brokers
Wood
2021
Lines
2021
Critical Thinking
Mr. Roundtree
2020
Arkansas
Almond
2020
Beastie Boys Story
Self
2020
Motherless Brooklyn
Trumpet Man
2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Kabede Bimro
2019
Rematch
Failure
2019
The Public
Jackson
2019
SuperFly
Scatter
2018
Assassin's Creed
Moussa
2016
When the Bough Breaks
Roland White
2016
The Land
Pops
2016
Ghostbusters
Agent Hawkins
2016
Triple 9
Sweet Pea
2016
Anesthesia
Jeffrey
2016
Captive
Detective John Chestnut
2015
Time Out of Mind
Mike
2015
Bessie
Jack Gee
2015
The Gambler
Neville Baraka
2014
Inherent Vice
Tariq Khalil
2014
Rand University
Narrator
2014
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
2014
Kill the Messenger
Ricky Ross
2014
The Purge: Anarchy
Carmelo
2014
RoboCop
Jack Lewis
2014
That Awkward Moment
Omar Little
2014
The Devil Goes Down
The Devil
2013
12 Years a Slave
Robert
2013
They Die by Dawn
Nat Love
2013
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
Himself
2013
Picasso Baby
Self
2013
Snitch
Malik
2013
LUV
Detective Holloway
2013
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Sgt. James
2012
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
Ad
2012
The Wire: The Musical
Omar Little
2012
The Cookout 2
Cable Guy Mike
2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Sonnyboy
2011
Life During Wartime
Allen
2010
Brooklyn's Finest
Red
2010
The Road
The Thief
2009
A Day in the Life
Killer Mike
2009
Tell-Tale
Acherton
2009
Wonderful World
Ibu
2009
Miracle at St. Anna
Tucker
2008
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Tone
2008
The Incredible Hulk
Harlem Bystander
2008
The Wire: The Last Word
Self
2007
The Wire Odyssey
Self
2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
James
2007
Gone Baby Gone
Devin
2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Sgt. James
2007
I Think I Love My Wife
Teddy
2007
Killa Season
Mike
2006
Mercenary for Justice
Samuel Kay
2006
The Bondage
Willie
2006
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
James
2005
Lackawanna Blues
Jimmy
2005
Doing Hard Time
Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
2004
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Self
2004
Broke Even
Kenny
2000
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
(segment "Secret")
1999
Bringing Out the Dead
Drug Dealer
1999
MugShot
Rumor
1996
Bullet
High Top
1996