Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting

Michael Kenneth Williams

Born 22 November 1966 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Died 6 September 2021

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.

Known for

The Incredible Hulk
12 Years a Slave
Assassin's Creed
Ghostbusters
The Purge: Anarchy
RoboCop
The Road
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gone Baby Gone
The Sopranos
The Wire
Inherent Vice
The Brown Dog
Surrounded
Breaking
Body Brokers
Lines
Arkansas
Critical Thinking
The Public
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Motherless Brooklyn
Rematch
SuperFly
Anesthesia
Assassin's Creed
Ghostbusters
The Land
Triple 9
When the Bough Breaks
Bessie
Captive
Time Out of Mind
The Purge: Anarchy
RoboCop
Inherent Vice
Kill the Messenger
The Gambler
Rand University
That Awkward Moment
12 Years a Slave
They Die by Dawn
Snitch
The Devil Goes Down
LUV
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
The Cookout 2
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
Brooklyn's Finest
Life During Wartime
A Day in the Life
The Road
Tell-Tale
Wonderful World
The Incredible Hulk
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Miracle at St. Anna
Gone Baby Gone
I Think I Love My Wife
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Killa Season
Mercenary for Justice
The Bondage
Lackawanna Blues
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Doing Hard Time
Broke Even
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Bringing Out the Dead
Bullet
Michael Kenneth Williams · Midrow