Michael Kenneth Williams
Born
22 November 1966 (59)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Michael K. 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.
Filmography (40)
Fame and Fentanyl
2025
The Brown Dog
2024
Surrounded
2023
Breaking
2022
Body Brokers
2021
Lines
2021
Critical Thinking
2020
Arkansas
2020
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
Rematch
2019
The Public
2019
SuperFly
2018
Assassin's Creed
2016
When the Bough Breaks
2016
The Land
2016
Ghostbusters
2016
Triple 9
2016
Anesthesia
2016
Captive
2015
Time Out of Mind
2015
Bessie
2015
The Gambler
2014
Inherent Vice
2014
Rand University
2014
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014
Kill the Messenger
2014
The Purge: Anarchy
2014
RoboCop
2014
That Awkward Moment
2014
The Devil Goes Down
2013
12 Years a Slave
2013
They Die by Dawn
2013
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
2013
Picasso Baby
2013
Snitch
2013
LUV
2013
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
2012