Person
Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting · 1966–2021 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Double-D Gamble
Law & Order
Charles Cole
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ronnie
The Sopranos
Ray Ray
Community
Professor Marshall Kane
The Wire
Omar Little
Boston Legal
Randall Kirk
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Richard Sackler
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Boardwalk Empire
Albert 'Chalky' White
Filmography
- 2025Fame and FentanylSelf (archive footage)
- 2024The Brown DogNobody
- 2023SurroundedWill Clay
- 2022BreakingEli Bernard
- 2021Dark Side of the 90'sSelf
- 2021Body BrokersWood
- 2021Lines
- 2020Critical ThinkingMr. Roundtree
- 2020Lovecraft CountryMontrose Freeman
- 2020ArkansasAlmond
- 2020Beastie Boys StorySelf
- 2019Motherless BrooklynTrumpet Man
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Red Sea Diving ResortKabede Bimro
- 2019When They See UsBobby McCray
- 2019RematchFailure
- 2019The PublicJackson
- 2018SuperFlyScatter
- 2018La route de la soifSelf
- 2017Drop the MicSelf
- 2017ShelterExecutive Producer
- 2017When We RiseKen Jones
- 2016Assassin's CreedMoussa
- 2016When the Bough BreaksRoland White
- 2016Black Market: DispatchesHimself - Host
- 2016The LandPops
- 2016GhostbustersAgent Hawkins
- 2016The Night OfFreddy Knight
- 2016Black MarketSelf - Host
- 2016Hap and LeonardLeonard Pine
- 2016Triple 9Sweet Pea
- 2016AnesthesiaJeffrey
- 2015CaptiveDetective John Chestnut
- 2015Time Out of MindMike
- 2015The Spoils Before DyingRock Banyon
- 2015BessieJack Gee
- 2014The GamblerNeville Baraka
- 2014Inherent ViceTariq Khalil
- 2014Rand UniversityNarrator
- 2014The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk EmpireSelf
- 2014Kill the MessengerRicky Ross
- 2014The Purge: AnarchyCarmelo
- 2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverRichard Sackler
- 2014BroExecutive Producer
- 2014RoboCopJack Lewis
- 2014That Awkward MomentOmar Little
- 2013Lucas Bros. Moving Co.Satan
- 2013The Devil Goes DownThe Devil
- 201312 Years a SlaveRobert
- 2013They Die by DawnNat Love
- 2013Jim Norton: American DegenerateHimself
- 2013Picasso BabySelf
- 2013VICESelf - Correspondent
- 2013SnitchMalik
- 2013LUVDetective Holloway
- 2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33Sgt. James
- 2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33Sgt. James
- 2012You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills YouAd
- 2012Snow on tha BluffExecutive Producer
- 2012The Wire: The MusicalOmar Little
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf
- 2011The Cookout 2Cable Guy Mike
- 2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollSonnyboy
- 2010Detroit 1-8-7Clarence Warrenton
- 2010Boardwalk EmpireAlbert 'Chalky' White
- 2010Life During WartimeAllen
- 2010Brooklyn's FinestRed
- 2009The RoadThe Thief
- 2009CommunityProfessor Marshall Kane
- 2009A Day in the LifeKiller Mike
- 2009The Philanthropist
- 2009Tell-TaleAcherton
- 2009Wonderful WorldIbu
- 2008Miracle at St. AnnaTucker
- 2008Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz ClubTone
- 2008The Incredible HulkHarlem Bystander
- 2007The Wire: The Last WordSelf
- 2007The Wire OdysseySelf
- 2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22James
- 2007Gone Baby GoneDevin
- 2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22Sgt. James
- 2007I Think I Love My WifeTeddy
- 2006Six DegreesMichael
- 2006Killa SeasonMike
- 2006Mercenary for JusticeSamuel Kay
- 2006The BondageWillie
- 2005Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12James
- 2005Trapped in the Closet
- 2005Lackawanna BluesJimmy
- 2004Doing Hard TimeCurtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
- 2004Boston LegalRandall Kirk
- 2004Barbershops Uncut: East CoastSelf
- 2002The WireOmar Little
- 2001AliasRoberts
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationRonnie
- 2000Broke EvenKenny
- 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99(segment "Secret")
- 1999Bringing Out the DeadDrug Dealer
- 1999Third WatchCop One
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDouble-D Gamble
- 1999The SopranosRay Ray
- 1998The Substitute 2: School's OutGang Member #2 (uncredited)
- 1996MugShotRumor
- 1996BulletHigh Top
- 1990Law & OrderCharles Cole
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