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

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Surrounded

2023 ⭐ 6.1

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Breaking

2022 ⭐ 6.5

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Body Brokers

2021 ⭐ 6.2

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Critical Thinking

2020 ⭐ 6.5

Career timeline

2024

The Brown Dog

Nobody · 2024

2023

Surrounded

Will Clay · 2023

⭐ 6.1

2022

Breaking

Eli Bernard · 2022

⭐ 6.5

2021

Body Brokers

Wood · 2021

⭐ 6.2

Lines

2021

⭐ 2.0

2020

Critical Thinking

Mr. Roundtree · 2020

⭐ 6.5

Arkansas

Almond · 2020

⭐ 5.8

Beastie Boys Story Notable

Self · 2020

⭐ 7.5

2019

Motherless Brooklyn Notable

Trumpet Man · 2019

⭐ 6.7

The Red Sea Diving Resort

Kabede Bimro · 2019

⭐ 6.8

Rematch

Failure · 2019

⭐ 1.0

2018

SuperFly

Scatter · 2018

⭐ 6.7

2016

Assassin's Creed Notable

Moussa · 2016

⭐ 5.4

When the Bough Breaks

Roland White · 2016

⭐ 5.8

The Land

Pops · 2016

⭐ 6.0

2015

Captive

Detective John Chestnut · 2015

⭐ 5.6

Time Out of Mind

Mike · 2015

⭐ 5.5

Bessie

Jack Gee · 2015

⭐ 6.4

2014

The Gambler Notable

Neville Baraka · 2014

⭐ 6.0

Inherent Vice Notable

Tariq Khalil · 2014

⭐ 6.5

Rand University Notable

Narrator · 2014

⭐ 7.2

2013

The Devil Goes Down

The Devil · 2013

12 Years a Slave Notable

Robert · 2013

⭐ 7.9

They Die by Dawn

Nat Love · 2013

⭐ 2.7

2012

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33

Sgt. James · 2012

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33

Sgt. James · 2012

⭐ 6.1

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

Ad · 2012

⭐ 4.6

2011

The Cookout 2

Cable Guy Mike · 2011

⭐ 3.8

The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll

Sonnyboy · 2011

⭐ 5.5

2010

Life During Wartime

Allen · 2010

⭐ 5.9

Brooklyn's Finest

Red · 2010

⭐ 6.3

2009

The Road Notable

The Thief · 2009

⭐ 7.0

A Day in the Life

Killer Mike · 2009

⭐ 5.8

Tell-Tale

Acherton · 2009

⭐ 5.3

2008

Miracle at St. Anna

Tucker · 2008

⭐ 6.1

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club

Tone · 2008

⭐ 5.2

The Incredible Hulk Notable

Harlem Bystander · 2008

⭐ 6.2

2007

The Wire: The Last Word

Self · 2007

⭐ 1.5

The Wire Odyssey

Self · 2007

⭐ 6.6

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 Notable

James · 2007

⭐ 8.0

2006

Killa Season

Mike · 2006

⭐ 4.6

Mercenary for Justice

Samuel Kay · 2006

⭐ 4.4

The Bondage Notable

Willie · 2006

⭐ 9.3

2005

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12

James · 2005

⭐ 6.8

Lackawanna Blues

Jimmy · 2005

⭐ 5.9

2004

Doing Hard Time

Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt F · 2004

⭐ 5.0

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Self · 2004

Frequently appears with

Letitia Wright

Mo Washington

Jamie Bell

Tommy Walsh

Jeffrey Donovan

Wheeler

Kevin Wiggins

Curly

John Boyega

Brian Brown-Easley

Nicole Beharie

Estel Valerie

Connie Britton

Lisa Larson

Selenis Leyva

Rosa Diaz

Full filmography

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The Brown Dog

2024

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Surrounded

2023 ⭐ 6.1

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Breaking

2022 ⭐ 6.5

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Body Brokers

2021 ⭐ 6.2

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Lines

2021 ⭐ 2.0

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Critical Thinking

2020 ⭐ 6.5

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Arkansas

2020 ⭐ 5.8

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Beastie Boys Story

2020 ⭐ 7.5

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Motherless Brooklyn

2019 ⭐ 6.7

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The Red Sea Diving Resort

2019 ⭐ 6.8

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Rematch

2019 ⭐ 1.0

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The Public

2019 ⭐ 6.5

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SuperFly

2018 ⭐ 6.7

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Assassin's Creed

2016 ⭐ 5.4

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When the Bough Breaks

2016 ⭐ 5.8

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The Land

2016 ⭐ 6.0

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Ghostbusters

2016 ⭐ 5.3

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Triple 9

2016 ⭐ 6.0

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Anesthesia

2016 ⭐ 5.7

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Captive

2015 ⭐ 5.6