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
Cast Credits
Fame and Fentanyl
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2025
The Brown Dog
Character: Nobody
MOVIE • 2024
Surrounded
Character: Will Clay
MOVIE • 2023
Breaking
Character: Eli Bernard
MOVIE • 2022
Dark Side of the 90's
Character: Self
TV • 2021
Body Brokers
Character: Wood
MOVIE • 2021
Lines
Character:
MOVIE • 2021
Critical Thinking
Character: Mr. Roundtree
MOVIE • 2020
Lovecraft Country
Character: Montrose Freeman
TV • 2020
Arkansas
Character: Almond
MOVIE • 2020
Beastie Boys Story
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
Motherless Brooklyn
Character: Trumpet Man
MOVIE • 2019
Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Character: Kabede Bimro
MOVIE • 2019
When They See Us
Character: Bobby McCray
TV • 2019
Rematch
Character: Failure
MOVIE • 2019
The Public
Character: Jackson
MOVIE • 2019
SuperFly
Character: Scatter
MOVIE • 2018
La route de la soif
Character: Self
TV • 2018
Drop the Mic
Character: Self
TV • 2017
Crew
