Michael Kenneth Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-11-22

Day of death

2021-09-06 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Michael Kenneth Williams

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

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • The Wire

    The Wire

  • Community

    Community

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Inherent Vice

    Inherent Vice

  • 12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave

  • The Night Of

    The Night Of

  • The Night Of

    The Night Of

  • RoboCop

    RoboCop

  • The Purge: Anarchy

    The Purge: Anarchy

  • Assassin's Creed

    Assassin's Creed

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • When They See Us

    When They See Us

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • The Road

    The Road

  • Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Brooklyn's Finest

    Brooklyn's Finest

  • The Land

    The Land

  • VICE

    VICE

  • Miracle at St. Anna

    Miracle at St. Anna

  • Gone Baby Gone

    Gone Baby Gone

  • The Bondage

    The Bondage

  • Triple 9

    Triple 9

  • Kill the Messenger

    Kill the Messenger

  • Bullet

    Bullet

  • Bessie

    Bessie

  • Snitch

    Snitch

  • Hap and Leonard

    Hap and Leonard

  • The Wire: The Last Word

    The Wire: The Last Word

  • Tell-Tale

    Tell-Tale

  • Doing Hard Time

    Doing Hard Time

  • The Wire Odyssey

    The Wire Odyssey

  • The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

    The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas

  • That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment

  • They Die by Dawn

    They Die by Dawn

  • When the Bough Breaks

    When the Bough Breaks

  • Beastie Boys Story

    Beastie Boys Story

  • Life During Wartime

    Life During Wartime

  • Detroit 1-8-7

    Detroit 1-8-7

  • Captive

    Captive

  • SuperFly

    SuperFly

  • When We Rise

    When We Rise

  • The Cookout 2

    The Cookout 2

  • Mercenary for Justice

    Mercenary for Justice

  • Breaking

    Breaking

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

    The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

  • Dark Side of the 90's

    Dark Side of the 90's

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Lines

    Lines

  • The Spoils Before Dying

    The Spoils Before Dying

  • The Public

    The Public

  • A Day in the Life

    A Day in the Life

  • The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist

  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • Body Brokers

    Body Brokers

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

  • MugShot

    MugShot

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

  • Bringing Out the Dead

    Bringing Out the Dead

  • Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

    Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

  • The Brown Dog

    The Brown Dog

  • I Think I Love My Wife

    I Think I Love My Wife

  • Surrounded

    Surrounded

  • The Red Sea Diving Resort

    The Red Sea Diving Resort

  • Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

    Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

  • Critical Thinking

    Critical Thinking

  • Killa Season

    Killa Season

  • Wonderful World

    Wonderful World

  • Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

  • LUV

    LUV

  • Black Market

    Black Market

  • Fame and Fentanyl

    Fame and Fentanyl

  • Picasso Baby

    Picasso Baby

  • La route de la soif

    La route de la soif

  • You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

    You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

  • Black Market: Dispatches

    Black Market: Dispatches

  • Jim Norton: American Degenerate

    Jim Norton: American Degenerate

  • Rand University

    Rand University

  • The Wire: The Musical

    The Wire: The Musical

  • The Devil Goes Down

    The Devil Goes Down

  • Broke Even

    Broke Even

  • Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

    Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

  • Rematch

    Rematch