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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Incredible Hulk
as Harlem Bystander
2008
Gone Baby Gone
as Devin
2007
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
as Tone
2008
A Day in the Life
as Killer Mike
2009
The Road
as The Thief
2009
Lackawanna Blues
as Jimmy
2005
Brooklyn's Finest
as Red
2010
Doing Hard Time
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
2004
Tell-Tale
as Acherton
2009
Killa Season
as Mike
2006
Wonderful World
as Ibu
2009
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
2014
I Think I Love My Wife
as Teddy
2007
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as (segment "Secret")
1999
Life During Wartime
as Allen
2010
12 Years a Slave
as Robert
2013
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
as Ad
2012
They Die by Dawn
as Nat Love
2013
Snitch
as Malik
2013
The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo
2014
TV Appearances
The Wire
as Omar Little
2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Double-D Gamble
1999
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Ronnie
2000
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
Community
as Professor Marshall Kane
2009
The Philanthropist
2009
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Laurent / Paul
2000
Detroit 1-8-7
as Clarence Warrenton
2010
Boston Legal
as Randall Kirk
2004
The Spoils Before Dying
as Rock Banyon
2015
Law & Order
as Charles Cole
1990