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Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Department: Acting

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

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

2008

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

2008

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

2009

The Road

The Road

2009

Lackawanna Blues

Lackawanna Blues

2005

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

Doing Hard Time

Doing Hard Time

2004

Tell-Tale

Tell-Tale

2009

Killa Season

Killa Season

2006

Wonderful World

Wonderful World

2009

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

2014

I Think I Love My Wife

I Think I Love My Wife

2007

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

1999

Life During Wartime

Life During Wartime

2010

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

2012

They Die by Dawn

They Die by Dawn

2013

Snitch

Snitch

2013

The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy

2014

The Wire: The Last Word

The Wire: The Last Word

2007

The Wire Odyssey

The Wire Odyssey

2007

RoboCop

RoboCop

2014

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

Jim Norton: American Degenerate

2013

Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

2020

Inherent Vice

Inherent Vice

2014

Anesthesia

Anesthesia

2016

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

2014

The Gambler

The Gambler

2014

Rand University

Rand University

2014

The Cookout 2

The Cookout 2

2011

Bessie

Bessie

2015

Captive

Captive

2015

Bullet

Bullet

1996

Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed

2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

2016

Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

1999

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

2005

The Land

The Land

2016

The Devil Goes Down

The Devil Goes Down

2013

The Wire: The Musical

The Wire: The Musical

2012

Triple 9

Triple 9

2016

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

2016

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

2012

Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

The Public

The Public

2019

Mercenary for Justice

Mercenary for Justice

2006

The Red Sea Diving Resort

The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

2011

Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22

2007

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22

2007

SuperFly

SuperFly

2018

Arkansas

Arkansas

2020

Body Brokers

Body Brokers

2021

Rematch

Rematch

2019

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

2020

Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby

2013

That Awkward Moment

That Awkward Moment

2014

LUV

LUV

2013

Surrounded

Surrounded

2023

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

2015

Broke Even

Broke Even

2000

Lines

Lines

2021

Breaking

Breaking

2022

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

2004

The Brown Dog

The Brown Dog

2024

MugShot

MugShot

1996

The Bondage

The Bondage

2006

Fame and Fentanyl

Fame and Fentanyl

2025

The Wire

The Wire

2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012

Community

Community

2009

The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

2009

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Detroit 1-8-7

Detroit 1-8-7

2010

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

2004

The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

2015

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Hap and Leonard

Hap and Leonard

2016

Black Market

Black Market

2016

Black Market: Dispatches

Black Market: Dispatches

2016

When We Rise

When We Rise

2017

Dark Side of the 90's

Dark Side of the 90's

2021

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Drop the Mic

Drop the Mic

2017

The Sopranos

The Sopranos

1999

When They See Us

When They See Us

2019

VICE

VICE

2013

Lovecraft Country

Lovecraft Country

2020

La route de la soif

La route de la soif

2018

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Night Of

The Night Of

2016

Boardwalk Empire

Boardwalk Empire

2010

Six Degrees

Six Degrees

2006

Third Watch

Third Watch

1999

Alias

Alias

2001

The Night Of

The Night Of

2016

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

2013

Trapped in the Closet

Trapped in the Closet

2005