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

Law & Order

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Sopranos

All Movies (72)

Fame and Fentanyl2025 · as Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog2024 · as Nobody
Surrounded2023 · as Will Clay
Breaking2022 · as Eli Bernard
Body Brokers2021 · as Wood
Lines2021
Critical Thinking2020 · as Mr. Roundtree
Arkansas2020 · as Almond
Beastie Boys Story2020 · as Self
Motherless Brooklyn2019 · as Trumpet Man
The Red Sea Diving Resort2019 · as Kabede Bimro
Rematch2019 · as Failure
The Public2019 · as Jackson
SuperFly2018 · as Scatter
Assassin's Creed2016 · as Moussa
When the Bough Breaks2016 · as Roland White
The Land2016 · as Pops
Ghostbusters2016 · as Agent Hawkins
Triple 92016 · as Sweet Pea
Anesthesia2016 · as Jeffrey
Captive2015 · as Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind2015 · as Mike
Bessie2015 · as Jack Gee
The Gambler2014 · as Neville Baraka
Inherent Vice2014 · as Tariq Khalil
Rand University2014 · as Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire2014 · as Self
Kill the Messenger2014 · as Ricky Ross
The Purge: Anarchy2014 · as Carmelo
RoboCop2014 · as Jack Lewis
That Awkward Moment2014 · as Omar Little
The Devil Goes Down2013 · as The Devil
12 Years a Slave2013 · as Robert
They Die by Dawn2013 · as Nat Love
Jim Norton: American Degenerate2013 · as Himself
Picasso Baby2013 · as Self
Snitch2013 · as Malik
LUV2013 · as Detective Holloway
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-332012 · as Sgt. James
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-332012 · as Sgt. James
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You2012 · as Ad
The Wire: The Musical2012 · as Omar Little
The Cookout 22011 · as Cable Guy Mike
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll2011 · as Sonnyboy
Life During Wartime2010 · as Allen
Brooklyn's Finest2010 · as Red
The Road2009 · as The Thief
A Day in the Life2009 · as Killer Mike
Tell-Tale2009 · as Acherton
Wonderful World2009 · as Ibu
Miracle at St. Anna2008 · as Tucker
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club2008 · as Tone
The Incredible Hulk2008 · as Harlem Bystander
The Wire: The Last Word2007 · as Self
The Wire Odyssey2007 · as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-222007 · as James
Gone Baby Gone2007 · as Devin
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-222007 · as Sgt. James
I Think I Love My Wife2007 · as Teddy
Killa Season2006 · as Mike
Mercenary for Justice2006 · as Samuel Kay
The Bondage2006 · as Willie
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-122005 · as James
Lackawanna Blues2005 · as Jimmy
Doing Hard Time2004 · as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast2004 · as Self
Broke Even2000 · as Kenny
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:991999 · as (segment "Secret")
Bringing Out the Dead1999 · as Drug Dealer
The Substitute 2: School's Out1998 · as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
MugShot1996 · as Rumor
Bullet1996 · as High Top

All TV Shows (34)

Dark Side of the 90's2021 · as Self
Lovecraft Country2020 · as Montrose Freeman
Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
When They See Us2019 · as Bobby McCray
La route de la soif2018 · as Self
Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
When We Rise2017 · as Ken Jones
Black Market: Dispatches2016 · as Himself - Host
The Night Of2016 · as Freddy Knight
Black Market2016 · as Self - Host
Hap and Leonard2016 · as Leonard Pine
The Spoils Before Dying2015 · as Rock Banyon
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Richard Sackler
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.2013 · as Satan
VICE2013 · as Self - Correspondent
Finding Your Roots2012 · as Self
Detroit 1-8-72010 · as Clarence Warrenton
Boardwalk Empire2010 · as Albert 'Chalky' White
Community2009 · as Professor Marshall Kane
The Philanthropist2009
Six Degrees2006 · as Michael
Trapped in the Closet2005
Boston Legal2004 · as Randall Kirk
The Wire2002 · as Omar Little
Alias2001 · as Roberts
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Ronnie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Laurent / Paul
Third Watch1999 · as Cop One
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Double-D Gamble
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as John Victor Bodine
The Sopranos1999 · as Ray Ray
Law & Order1990 · as Charles Cole
Law & Order1990 · as Delmore Walton
Law & Order1990 · as Marcus Cole