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 City, 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

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Community

    Community

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • The Night Of

    The Night Of

  • The Night Of

    The Night Of

  • 12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • The Purge: Anarchy

    The Purge: Anarchy

  • SuperFly

    SuperFly

  • RoboCop

    RoboCop

  • When They See Us

    When They See Us

  • Assassin's Creed

    Assassin's Creed

  • The Land

    The Land

  • Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

  • Inherent Vice

    Inherent Vice

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • Tell-Tale

    Tell-Tale

  • Bullet

    Bullet

  • Breaking

    Breaking

  • Lines

    Lines

  • Detroit 1-8-7

    Detroit 1-8-7

  • Critical Thinking

    Critical Thinking

  • Bringing Out the Dead

    Bringing Out the Dead

  • Wonderful World

    Wonderful World

  • VICE

    VICE

  • Kill the Messenger

    Kill the Messenger

  • Alias

    Alias

  • The Bondage

    The Bondage

  • The Road

    The Road

  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

  • Bessie

    Bessie

  • Body Brokers

    Body Brokers

  • Gone Baby Gone

    Gone Baby Gone

  • Brooklyn's Finest

    Brooklyn's Finest

  • Captive

    Captive

  • Snitch

    Snitch

  • When the Bough Breaks

    When the Bough Breaks

  • That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment

  • Hap and Leonard

    Hap and Leonard

  • The Public

    The Public

  • Doing Hard Time

    Doing Hard Time

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Miracle at St. Anna

    Miracle at St. Anna

  • Mercenary for Justice

    Mercenary for Justice

  • Beastie Boys Story

    Beastie Boys Story

  • The Spoils Before Dying

    The Spoils Before Dying

  • Triple 9

    Triple 9

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • Picasso Baby

    Picasso Baby

  • Life During Wartime

    Life During Wartime

  • The Cookout 2

    The Cookout 2

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

  • MugShot

    MugShot

  • The Wire Odyssey

    The Wire Odyssey

  • Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

  • LUV

    LUV

  • The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist

  • They Die by Dawn

    They Die by Dawn

  • The Red Sea Diving Resort

    The Red Sea Diving Resort

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

  • The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

    The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

  • When We Rise

    When We Rise

  • Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

    Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

  • The Wire: The Last Word

    The Wire: The Last Word

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

    The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

  • A Day in the Life

    A Day in the Life

  • I Think I Love My Wife

    I Think I Love My Wife

  • Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

    Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

  • You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

    You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

  • The Brown Dog

    The Brown Dog

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas

  • Surrounded

    Surrounded

  • Dark Side of the 90's

    Dark Side of the 90's

  • La route de la soif

    La route de la soif

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • Fame and Fentanyl

    Fame and Fentanyl

  • Broke Even

    Broke Even

  • The Wire: The Musical

    The Wire: The Musical

  • Black Market: Dispatches

    Black Market: Dispatches

  • Black Market

    Black Market

  • Jim Norton: American Degenerate

    Jim Norton: American Degenerate

  • Killa Season

    Killa Season

  • Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

    Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

  • Rand University

    Rand University

  • The Devil Goes Down

    The Devil Goes Down

  • Rematch

    Rematch