Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting
Born: 1966-11-22 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2021-09-06
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
Fame and Fentanyl
2025
Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog
2024
Nobody
Surrounded
2023
Will Clay
Breaking
2022
Eli Bernard
Body Brokers
2021
Wood
Lines
2021
Critical Thinking
2020
Mr. Roundtree
Arkansas
2020
Almond
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Self
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
Trumpet Man
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
Kabede Bimro
Rematch
2019
Failure
The Public
2019
Jackson
SuperFly
2018
Scatter
Assassin's Creed
2016
Moussa
When the Bough Breaks
2016
Roland White
The Land
2016
Pops
Ghostbusters
2016
Agent Hawkins
Triple 9
2016
Sweet Pea
Anesthesia
2016
Jeffrey
📺 TV Shows (20)
Dark Side of the 90's
2021
Self
Lovecraft Country
2020
Montrose Freeman
Tamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
When They See Us
2019
Bobby McCray
La route de la soif
2018
Self
Drop the Mic
2017
Self
When We Rise
2017
Ken Jones
Black Market: Dispatches
2016
Himself - Host
The Night Of
2016
Freddy Knight
Black Market
2016
Self - Host
Hap and Leonard
2016
Leonard Pine
The Spoils Before Dying
2015
Rock Banyon
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Richard Sackler
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013
Satan
VICE
2013
Self - Correspondent
Finding Your Roots
2012
Self
Detroit 1-8-7
2010
Clarence Warrenton
Boardwalk Empire
2010
Albert 'Chalky' White
Community
2009
Professor Marshall Kane
The Philanthropist
2009