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Michael Kenneth Williams

Acting · Born November 22, 1966 · 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.

Michael Kenneth Williams movies and shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
  • Law & Order1990
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000
  • The Sopranos1999
  • The Tamron Hall Show2019
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014
  • The Wire2002
  • Boston Legal2004
  • Community2009
  • Third Watch1999
  • Boardwalk Empire2010
  • Finding Your Roots2012
  • The Incredible Hulk2008
  • The Night Of2016
  • Lovecraft Country2020
  • Alias2001
  • 12 Years a Slave2013
  • Drop the Mic2017
  • The Purge: Anarchy2014
  • Ghostbusters2016
  • VICE2013
  • RoboCop2014
  • When They See Us2019
  • The Road2009