Michael Kenneth Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 22, 1966
- Died
- September 6, 2021
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog 2024
as Nobody
Surrounded 2023
as Will Clay
Breaking 2022
as Eli Bernard
Body Brokers 2021
as Wood
Lines 2021
Actor
Critical Thinking 2020
as Mr. Roundtree
Arkansas 2020
as Almond
Beastie Boys Story 2020
as Self
Motherless Brooklyn 2019
as Trumpet Man
The Red Sea Diving Resort 2019
as Kabede Bimro
Rematch 2019
as Failure
The Public 2019
as Jackson
SuperFly 2018
as Scatter
Shelter 2017
Executive Producer
Assassin's Creed 2016
as Moussa
When the Bough Breaks 2016
as Roland White
The Land 2016
as Pops
Ghostbusters 2016
as Agent Hawkins
Triple 9 2016
as Sweet Pea
Anesthesia 2016
as Jeffrey
Captive 2015
as Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind 2015
as Mike
Bessie 2015
as Jack Gee
The Gambler 2014
as Neville Baraka
Inherent Vice 2014
as Tariq Khalil
Rand University 2014
as Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire 2014
as Self
Kill the Messenger 2014
as Ricky Ross
The Purge: Anarchy 2014
as Carmelo
Bro 2014
Executive Producer
RoboCop 2014
as Jack Lewis
That Awkward Moment 2014
as Omar Little
The Devil Goes Down 2013
as The Devil
12 Years a Slave 2013
as Robert
They Die by Dawn 2013
as Nat Love
Jim Norton: American Degenerate 2013
as Himself
- Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby 2013
as Self
Snitch 2013
as Malik
LUV 2013
as Detective Holloway
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 2012
as Sgt. James
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You 2012
as Ad
Snow on tha Bluff 2012
Executive Producer
- The Wire: The Musical
The Wire: The Musical 2012
as Omar Little
The Cookout 2 2011
as Cable Guy Mike
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll 2011
as Sonnyboy
Life During Wartime 2010
as Allen
Brooklyn's Finest 2010
as Red
The Road 2009
as The Thief
A Day in the Life 2009
as Killer Mike
Tell-Tale 2009
as Acherton
Wonderful World 2009
as Ibu
Miracle at St. Anna 2008
as Tucker
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club 2008
as Tone
The Incredible Hulk 2008
as Harlem Bystander
The Wire: The Last Word 2007
as Self
The Wire Odyssey 2007
as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 2007
as James
Gone Baby Gone 2007
as Devin
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 2007
as Sgt. James
I Think I Love My Wife 2007
as Teddy
Killa Season 2006
as Mike
Mercenary for Justice 2006
as Samuel Kay
The Bondage 2006
as Willie
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 2005
as James
Lackawanna Blues 2005
as Jimmy
Doing Hard Time 2004
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast 2004
as Self
Broke Even 2000
as Kenny
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 1999
as (segment "Secret")
Bringing Out the Dead 1999
as Drug Dealer
The Substitute 2: School's Out 1998
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
- MugShot
MugShot 1996
as Rumor
Bullet 1996
as High Top
Credits from TMDB.