
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.
Acting · 98
The Brown Dog
2024
Surrounded
2023
Breaking
2022
Body Brokers
2021
Lines
2021
Arkansas
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
When They See Us
2019
Rematch
2019
The Public
2019
SuperFly
2018
Drop the Mic
2017
When We Rise
2017
Assassin's Creed
2016
The Land
2016
Ghostbusters
2016
The Night Of
2016
Black Market
2016
Hap and Leonard
2016
Triple 9
2016
Anesthesia
2016
Captive
2015
Time Out of Mind
2015
Bessie
2015
The Gambler
2014
Inherent Vice
2014
Rand University
2014
RoboCop
2014
12 Years a Slave
2013
They Die by Dawn
2013
VICE
2013
Snitch
2013
LUV
2013
The Cookout 2
2011
Detroit 1-8-7
2010
Boardwalk Empire
2010
The Road
2009
Community
2009
Tell-Tale
2009
Wonderful World
2009
The Wire Odyssey
2007
Gone Baby Gone
2007
Six Degrees
2006
Killa Season
2006
The Bondage
2006
Lackawanna Blues
2005
Doing Hard Time
2004
Boston Legal
2004
The Wire
2002
Alias
2001
Broke Even
2000
Third Watch
1999
The Sopranos
1999
Bullet
1996
Law & Order
1990
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