Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Double-D Gamble

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as John Victor Bodine

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Charles Cole

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Delmore Walton

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Marcus Cole

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 • as Richard Sackler

Filmography

2024

The Brown Dog
The Brown Dog
as Nobody
Movie - Released: 6/14/2024

2023

Surrounded
Surrounded
as Will Clay
Movie - Released: 4/2/2023

2022

Breaking
Breaking
as Eli Bernard
Movie - Released: 8/25/2022

2021

Body Brokers
Body Brokers
as Wood
Movie - Released: 2/19/2021
Lines
Lines
Movie - Released: 2/10/2021
Dark Side of the 90's
Dark Side of the 90's
as Self
TV - Released: 7/15/2021

2020

Beastie Boys Story
Beastie Boys Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/24/2020
Arkansas
Arkansas
as Almond
Movie - Released: 5/5/2020
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
as Mr. Roundtree
Movie - Released: 12/18/2020
Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country
as Montrose Freeman
TV - Released: 8/16/2020

2019

The Public
The Public
as Jackson
Movie - Released: 4/5/2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
The Red Sea Diving Resort
as Kabede Bimro
Movie - Released: 7/28/2019
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
as Trumpet Man
Movie - Released: 10/31/2019
Rematch
Rematch
as Failure
Movie - Released: 4/17/2019
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/9/2019
When They See Us
When They See Us
as Bobby McCray
TV - Released: 5/31/2019

2018

SuperFly
SuperFly
as Scatter
Movie - Released: 6/13/2018
La route de la soif
La route de la soif
as Self
TV - Released: 1/23/2018

2017

When We Rise
When We Rise
as Ken Jones
TV - Released: 2/27/2017
Drop the Mic
Drop the Mic
as Self
TV - Released: 10/24/2017

2016

Anesthesia
Anesthesia
as Jeffrey
Movie - Released: 1/8/2016
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed
as Moussa
Movie - Released: 12/21/2016
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
as Agent Hawkins
Movie - Released: 7/14/2016
The Land
The Land
as Pops
Movie - Released: 7/29/2016
Triple 9
Triple 9
as Sweet Pea
Movie - Released: 2/19/2016
When the Bough Breaks
When the Bough Breaks
as Roland White
Movie - Released: 9/9/2016
Hap and Leonard
Hap and Leonard
as Leonard Pine
TV - Released: 3/2/2016
Black Market
Black Market
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 7/5/2016
Black Market: Dispatches
Black Market: Dispatches
as Himself - Host
TV - Released: 8/16/2016
The Night Of
The Night Of
as Freddy Knight
TV - Released: 7/10/2016

2015

Bessie
Bessie
as Jack Gee
Movie - Released: 5/16/2015
Captive
Captive
as Detective John Chestnut
Movie - Released: 9/17/2015
The Spoils Before Dying
The Spoils Before Dying
as Rock Banyon
TV - Released: 7/8/2015

2014

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/20/2014
The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo
Movie - Released: 7/17/2014
RoboCop
RoboCop
as Jack Lewis
Movie - Released: 1/30/2014
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
as Tariq Khalil
Movie - Released: 12/12/2014
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger
as Ricky Ross
Movie - Released: 10/9/2014
The Gambler
The Gambler
as Neville Baraka
Movie - Released: 12/25/2014
Rand University
Rand University
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/11/2014
That Awkward Moment
That Awkward Moment
as Omar Little
Movie - Released: 1/29/2014
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
as Mike
Movie - Released: 9/7/2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Richard Sackler
TV - Released: 4/27/2014

2013

12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave
as Robert
Movie - Released: 10/18/2013
They Die by Dawn
They Die by Dawn
as Nat Love
Movie - Released: 9/20/2013
Snitch
Snitch
as Malik
Movie - Released: 2/21/2013
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
as Himself
Movie - Released: 8/23/2013
Movie
The Devil Goes Down
as The Devil
Movie - Released: 11/8/2013
Movie
Picasso Baby
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/2/2013
LUV
LUV
as Detective Holloway
Movie - Released: 1/18/2013
VICE
VICE
as Self - Correspondent
TV - Released: 4/5/2013

2012

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
as Ad
Movie - Released: 7/10/2012
Movie
The Wire: The Musical
as Omar Little
Movie - Released: 6/12/2012
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Sgt. James
Movie - Released: 11/23/2012
Trapped In The Closet: Chapters 1-33
Trapped In The Closet: Chapters 1-33
as James
Movie - Released: 11/23/2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
as Self
TV - Released: 3/24/2012

2011

The Cookout 2
The Cookout 2
as Cable Guy Mike
Movie - Released: 9/3/2011
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Sonnyboy
Movie - Released: 8/5/2011

2010

Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest
as Red
Movie - Released: 3/4/2010
Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime
as Allen
Movie - Released: 4/16/2010
Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7
as Clarence Warrenton
TV - Released: 9/21/2010
Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire
as Albert "Chalky" White
TV - Released: 9/19/2010

2009

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
as Killer Mike
Movie - Released: 7/7/2009
The Road
The Road
as The Thief
Movie - Released: 11/25/2009
Tell-Tale
Tell-Tale
as Acherton
Movie - Released: 4/24/2009
Wonderful World
Wonderful World
as Ibu
Movie - Released: 1/8/2009
Community
Community
as Professor Marshall Kane
TV - Released: 9/17/2009
The Philanthropist
The Philanthropist
TV - Released: 6/24/2009

2008

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Harlem Bystander
Movie - Released: 6/12/2008
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
as Tone
Movie - Released: 8/12/2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna
as Tucker
Movie - Released: 9/15/2008

2007

Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone
as Devin
Movie - Released: 9/18/2007
I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife
as Teddy
Movie - Released: 3/7/2007
The Wire: The Last Word
The Wire: The Last Word
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/27/2007
The Wire Odyssey
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/20/2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as James
Movie - Released: 12/1/2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Sgt. James
Movie - Released: 8/21/2007

2006

Killa Season
Killa Season
as Mike
Movie - Released: 4/26/2006
Mercenary for Justice
Mercenary for Justice
as Samuel Kay
Movie - Released: 4/25/2006
Six Degrees
Six Degrees
as Michael
TV - Released: 9/21/2006

2005

Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues
as Jimmy
Movie - Released: 2/12/2005
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as James
Movie - Released: 11/1/2005

2004

Doing Hard Time
Doing Hard Time
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
Movie - Released: 11/23/2004
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
as Randall Kirk
TV - Released: 10/3/2004

2002

The Wire
The Wire
as Omar Little
TV - Released: 6/2/2002

2000

Broke Even
Broke Even
as Kenny
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Ronnie
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Laurent / Paul
TV - Released: 10/6/2000
Wonderland
Wonderland
as Washington
TV - Released: 3/30/2000

1999

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as (segment "Secret")
Movie - Released: 11/2/1999
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead
as Drug Dealer
Movie - Released: 10/22/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Double-D Gamble
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos
as Ray Ray
TV - Released: 1/10/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as John Victor Bodine
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Third Watch
Third Watch
as Cop One
TV - Released: 9/23/1999

1996

Bullet
Bullet
as High Top
Movie - Released: 3/1/1996

1990

Law & Order
Law & Order
as Charles Cole
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Delmore Walton
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Marcus Cole
TV - Released: 9/13/1990