Michael Kenneth Williams

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 22, 1966

died

September 6, 2021

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Michael K. Williams · 마이클 K. 윌리엄스 · مایکل کنت ویلیامز · Майкл К. Уильямс

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Incredible Hulk
6.2

The Incredible Hulk

2008as Harlem Bystander
The Purge: Anarchy
6.6

The Purge: Anarchy

2014as Carmelo
The Road
7.0

The Road

2009as The Thief
RoboCop
5.9

RoboCop

2014as Jack Lewis
Ghostbusters
5.3

Ghostbusters

2016as Agent Hawkins
12 Years a Slave
7.9

12 Years a Slave

2013as Robert
Gone Baby Gone
7.3

Gone Baby Gone

2007as Devin
Inherent Vice
6.5

Inherent Vice

2014as Tariq Khalil
Assassin's Creed
5.4

Assassin's Creed

2016as Moussa
Snitch
6.1

Snitch

2013as Malik
The Gambler
6.0

The Gambler

2014as Neville Baraka
Triple 9
6.0

Triple 9

2016as Sweet Pea
SuperFly
6.7

SuperFly

2018as Scatter
Bringing Out the Dead
6.6

Bringing Out the Dead

1999as Drug Dealer
The Substitute 2: School's Out
6.3

The Substitute 2: School's Out

1998as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
That Awkward Moment
6.1

That Awkward Moment

2014as Omar Little
Beastie Boys Story
7.5

Beastie Boys Story

2020as Self
Brooklyn's Finest
6.3

Brooklyn's Finest

2010as Red
Breaking
6.5

Breaking

2022as Eli Bernard
Kill the Messenger
6.6

Kill the Messenger

2014as Ricky Ross
The Red Sea Diving Resort
6.8

The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019as Kabede Bimro
Motherless Brooklyn
6.7

Motherless Brooklyn

2019as Trumpet Man
Bullet
6.2

Bullet

1996as High Top
Miracle at St. Anna
6.1

Miracle at St. Anna

2008as Tucker
Doing Hard Time
5.0

Doing Hard Time

2004as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
When the Bough Breaks
5.8

When the Bough Breaks

2016as Roland White
Body Brokers
6.2

Body Brokers

2021as Wood
Arkansas
5.8

Arkansas

2020as Almond
Surrounded
6.1

Surrounded

2023as Will Clay
Tell-Tale
5.3

Tell-Tale

2009as Acherton
Bessie
6.4

Bessie

2015as Jack Gee
I Think I Love My Wife
5.3

I Think I Love My Wife

2007as Teddy
Captive
5.6

Captive

2015as Detective John Chestnut
The Public
6.5

The Public

2019as Jackson
Lackawanna Blues
5.9

Lackawanna Blues

2005as Jimmy
Time Out of Mind
5.5

Time Out of Mind

2015as Mike
The Land
6.0

The Land

2016as Pops
Critical Thinking
6.5

Critical Thinking

2020as Mr. Roundtree
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
4.6

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

2012as Ad
A Day in the Life
5.8

A Day in the Life

2009as Killer Mike
Mercenary for Justice
4.4

Mercenary for Justice

2006as Samuel Kay
Life During Wartime
5.9

Life During Wartime

2010as Allen
Anesthesia
5.7

Anesthesia

2016as Jeffrey
They Die by Dawn
2.7

They Die by Dawn

2013as Nat Love
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014as Self
The Wire Odyssey
6.6

The Wire Odyssey

2007as Self
LUV
5.8

LUV

2013as Detective Holloway
Wonderful World
5.3

Wonderful World

2009as Ibu
The Wire: The Last Word
1.5

The Wire: The Last Word

2007as Self
The Bondage
9.3

The Bondage

2006as Willie