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
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Sopranos
1999
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Third Watch
1999
The Tamron Hall Show
2019
The Wire
2002
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Double-D Gamble · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as John Victor Bodine · 1999
Law & Order
as Charles Cole · 1990
Law & Order
as Delmore Walton · 1990
Law & Order
as Marcus Cole · 1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Ronnie · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Laurent / Paul · 2000
The Sopranos
as Ray Ray · 1999
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Richard Sackler · 2014
Third Watch
as Cop One · 1999
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
The Wire
as Omar Little · 2002
Boston Legal
as Randall Kirk · 2004
Community
as Professor Marshall Kane · 2009
Boardwalk Empire
as Albert 'Chalky' White · 2010
Finding Your Roots
as Self · 2012
The Incredible Hulk
as Harlem Bystander · 2008
Drop the Mic
as Self · 2017
The Night Of
as Freddy Knight · 2016
12 Years a Slave
as Robert · 2013
VICE
as Self - Correspondent · 2013
The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo · 2014
Alias
as Roberts · 2001
Lovecraft Country
as Montrose Freeman · 2020
When They See Us
as Bobby McCray · 2019
Ghostbusters
as Agent Hawkins · 2016
Gone Baby Gone
as Devin · 2007
Snitch
as Malik · 2013
RoboCop
as Jack Lewis · 2014
Inherent Vice
as Tariq Khalil · 2014
The Road
as The Thief · 2009
Detroit 1-8-7
as Clarence Warrenton · 2010
Triple 9
as Sweet Pea · 2016
Beastie Boys Story
as Self · 2020
Assassin's Creed
as Moussa · 2016
Six Degrees
as Michael · 2006
The Gambler
as Neville Baraka · 2014
The Philanthropist
· 2009
The Spoils Before Dying
as Rock Banyon · 2015
Kill the Messenger
as Ricky Ross · 2014
Bringing Out the Dead
as Drug Dealer · 1999
Motherless Brooklyn
as Trumpet Man · 2019
When We Rise
as Ken Jones · 2017
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
as Satan · 2013
When the Bough Breaks
as Roland White · 2016
Brooklyn's Finest
as Red · 2010
The Substitute 2: School's Out
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited) · 1998
Hap and Leonard
as Leonard Pine · 2016
That Awkward Moment
as Omar Little · 2014
The Red Sea Diving Resort
as Kabede Bimro · 2019
Dark Side of the 90's
as Self · 2021
Doing Hard Time
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit · 2004
Body Brokers
as Wood · 2021
SuperFly
as Scatter · 2018
I Think I Love My Wife
as Teddy · 2007
Time Out of Mind
as Mike · 2015
Wonderful World
as Ibu · 2009
Trapped in the Closet
· 2005
Arkansas
as Almond · 2020
Miracle at St. Anna
as Tucker · 2008
Breaking
as Eli Bernard · 2022
Life During Wartime
as Allen · 2010
Anesthesia
as Jeffrey · 2016
Black Market
as Self - Host · 2016
Mercenary for Justice
as Samuel Kay · 2006
Surrounded
as Will Clay · 2023
Captive
as Detective John Chestnut · 2015
The Public
as Jackson · 2019
Lackawanna Blues
as Jimmy · 2005
Critical Thinking
as Mr. Roundtree · 2020
The Wire Odyssey
as Self · 2007
Tell-Tale
as Acherton · 2009
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
as Tone · 2008
A Day in the Life
as Killer Mike · 2009
Bullet
as High Top · 1996
La route de la soif
as Self · 2018
They Die by Dawn
as Nat Love · 2013
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Sonnyboy · 2011
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self · 2007
Rematch
as Failure · 2019
The Land
as Pops · 2016
LUV
as Detective Holloway · 2013
Picasso Baby
as Self · 2013
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as James · 2007
Broke Even
as Kenny · 2000
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
as Ad · 2012
Bessie
as Jack Gee · 2015
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as (segment "Secret") · 1999
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self · 2014
The Brown Dog
as Nobody · 2024
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
as Himself · 2013
Rand University
as Narrator · 2014
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Sgt. James · 2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as James · 2005
The Cookout 2
as Cable Guy Mike · 2011
MugShot
as Rumor · 1996
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
as Self · 2004
The Wire: The Musical
as Omar Little · 2012
The Bondage
as Willie · 2006
Black Market: Dispatches
as Himself - Host · 2016
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Sgt. James · 2012
Fame and Fentanyl
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Killa Season
as Mike · 2006
The Devil Goes Down
as The Devil · 2013
Lines
· 2021