Acting
Michael Kenneth Williams
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
Fame and Fentanyl
Film · 2025
The Brown Dog
Film · 2024
Surrounded
Film · 2023
Breaking
Film · 2022
Body Brokers
Film · 2021
Lines
Film · 2021
Dark Side of the 90's
Series · 2021
Beastie Boys Story
Film · 2020
Arkansas
Film · 2020
Critical Thinking
Film · 2020
Lovecraft Country
Series · 2020
The Public
Film · 2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Film · 2019
Motherless Brooklyn
Film · 2019
Rematch
Film · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
When They See Us
Series · 2019
SuperFly
Film · 2018
La route de la soif
Series · 2018
When We Rise
Series · 2017
Drop the Mic
Series · 2017
Anesthesia
Film · 2016
Assassin's Creed
Film · 2016
Ghostbusters
Film · 2016
The Land
Film · 2016
Triple 9
Film · 2016
When the Bough Breaks
Film · 2016
Hap and Leonard
Series · 2016
Black Market
Series · 2016
Black Market: Dispatches
Series · 2016
The Night Of
Series · 2016
Bessie
Film · 2015
Captive
Film · 2015
Time Out of Mind
Film · 2015
The Spoils Before Dying
Series · 2015
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Film · 2014
The Purge: Anarchy
Film · 2014
RoboCop
Film · 2014
Inherent Vice
Film · 2014
Kill the Messenger
Film · 2014
The Gambler
Film · 2014
Rand University
Film · 2014
That Awkward Moment
Film · 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Series · 2014
12 Years a Slave
Film · 2013
They Die by Dawn
Film · 2013
Snitch
Film · 2013
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
Film · 2013
The Devil Goes Down
Film · 2013
Picasso Baby
Film · 2013
LUV
Film · 2013
VICE
Series · 2013
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
Series · 2013
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
Film · 2012
The Wire: The Musical
Film · 2012
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Film · 2012
Finding Your Roots
Series · 2012
The Cookout 2
Film · 2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Film · 2011
Brooklyn's Finest
Film · 2010
Life During Wartime
Film · 2010
Detroit 1-8-7
Series · 2010
Boardwalk Empire
Series · 2010
A Day in the Life
Film · 2009
The Road
Film · 2009
Tell-Tale
Film · 2009
Wonderful World
Film · 2009
Community
Series · 2009
The Philanthropist
Series · 2009
The Incredible Hulk
Film · 2008
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Film · 2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Film · 2008
Gone Baby Gone
Film · 2007
I Think I Love My Wife
Film · 2007
The Wire: The Last Word
Film · 2007
The Wire Odyssey
Film · 2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Film · 2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Film · 2007
Killa Season
Film · 2006
Mercenary for Justice
Film · 2006
The Bondage
Film · 2006
Six Degrees
Series · 2006
Lackawanna Blues
Film · 2005
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Film · 2005
Trapped in the Closet
Series · 2005
Doing Hard Time
Film · 2004
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Film · 2004
Boston Legal
Series · 2004
The Wire
Series · 2002
Alias
Series · 2001
Broke Even
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Film · 1999
Bringing Out the Dead
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
The Sopranos
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Third Watch
Series · 1999
The Substitute 2: School's Out
Film · 1998
Bullet
Film · 1996
MugShot
Film · 1996
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990