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.
Filmography
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Fame and Fentanyl
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog
2024
as Nobody
Surrounded
2023
as Will Clay
Breaking
2022
as Eli Bernard
Body Brokers
2021
as Wood
Lines
2021
Critical Thinking
2020
as Mr. Roundtree
Arkansas
2020
as Almond
Beastie Boys Story
2020
as Self
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Trumpet Man
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
as Kabede Bimro
Rematch
2019
as Failure
The Public
2019
as Jackson
SuperFly
2018
as Scatter
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Moussa
When the Bough Breaks
2016
as Roland White
The Land
2016
as Pops
Ghostbusters
2016
as Agent Hawkins
Triple 9
2016
as Sweet Pea
Anesthesia
2016
as Jeffrey
Captive
2015
as Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind
2015
as Mike
Bessie
2015
as Jack Gee
The Gambler
2014
as Neville Baraka