Michael Kenneth Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

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

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Community

    Community

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

  • Captive

    Captive

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • That Awkward Moment

    That Awkward Moment

  • Anesthesia

    Anesthesia

  • 12 Years a Slave

    12 Years a Slave

  • Bessie

    Bessie

  • Body Brokers

    Body Brokers

  • The Night Of

    The Night Of

  • The Night Of

    The Night Of

  • Brooklyn's Finest

    Brooklyn's Finest

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Inherent Vice

    Inherent Vice

  • The Bondage

    The Bondage

  • The Purge: Anarchy

    The Purge: Anarchy

  • Kill the Messenger

    Kill the Messenger

  • When They See Us

    When They See Us

  • Doing Hard Time

    Doing Hard Time

  • Lines

    Lines

  • The Spoils Before Dying

    The Spoils Before Dying

  • MugShot

    MugShot

  • RoboCop

    RoboCop

  • Wonderful World

    Wonderful World

  • The Road

    The Road

  • Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Picasso Baby

    Picasso Baby

  • LUV

    LUV

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Time Out of Mind

    Time Out of Mind

  • Assassin's Creed

    Assassin's Creed

  • Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

    Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

  • They Die by Dawn

    They Die by Dawn

  • SuperFly

    SuperFly

  • VICE

    VICE

  • Gone Baby Gone

    Gone Baby Gone

  • Detroit 1-8-7

    Detroit 1-8-7

  • Triple 9

    Triple 9

  • Bringing Out the Dead

    Bringing Out the Dead

  • Snitch

    Snitch

  • Hap and Leonard

    Hap and Leonard

  • Rand University

    Rand University

  • La route de la soif

    La route de la soif

  • The Red Sea Diving Resort

    The Red Sea Diving Resort

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • The Philanthropist

    The Philanthropist

  • The Brown Dog

    The Brown Dog

  • Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

    Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

  • When We Rise

    When We Rise

  • Miracle at St. Anna

    Miracle at St. Anna

  • Breaking

    Breaking

  • When the Bough Breaks

    When the Bough Breaks

  • Surrounded

    Surrounded

  • Fame and Fentanyl

    Fame and Fentanyl

  • I Think I Love My Wife

    I Think I Love My Wife

  • Black Market: Dispatches

    Black Market: Dispatches

  • Bullet

    Bullet

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas

  • Mercenary for Justice

    Mercenary for Justice

  • Beastie Boys Story

    Beastie Boys Story

  • Tell-Tale

    Tell-Tale

  • Dark Side of the 90's

    Dark Side of the 90's

  • Life During Wartime

    Life During Wartime

  • The Wire: The Last Word

    The Wire: The Last Word

  • Broke Even

    Broke Even

  • The Wire Odyssey

    The Wire Odyssey

  • The Public

    The Public

  • A Day in the Life

    A Day in the Life

  • The Land

    The Land

  • Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

    Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

  • Black Market

    Black Market

  • Critical Thinking

    Critical Thinking

  • The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

    The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

  • Lackawanna Blues

    Lackawanna Blues

  • You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

    You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

  • The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

    The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

  • Killa Season

    Killa Season

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

  • The Cookout 2

    The Cookout 2

  • The Wire: The Musical

    The Wire: The Musical

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

  • Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

    Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

  • Rematch

    Rematch

  • Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

    Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

  • Jim Norton: American Degenerate

    Jim Norton: American Degenerate

  • The Devil Goes Down

    The Devil Goes Down