Michael Kenneth Williams

Actor

Born November 22, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died September 6, 2021.

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.

Acting

The Brown Dog
Film, 2024
as Nobody
Surrounded
Film, 2023
as Will Clay
Breaking
Film, 2022
as Eli Bernard
Body Brokers
Film, 2021
as Wood
Lines
Film, 2021
Critical Thinking
Film, 2020
as Mr. Roundtree
Lovecraft Country
TV series, 2020
as Montrose Freeman
Arkansas
Film, 2020
as Almond
Motherless Brooklyn
Film, 2019
as Trumpet Man
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Film, 2019
as Kabede Bimro
When They See Us
TV series, 2019
as Bobby McCray
Rematch
Film, 2019
as Failure
The Public
Film, 2019
as Jackson
SuperFly
Film, 2018
as Scatter
When We Rise
TV series, 2017
as Ken Jones
Assassin's Creed
Film, 2016
as Moussa
When the Bough Breaks
Film, 2016
as Roland White
The Land
Film, 2016
as Pops
Ghostbusters
Film, 2016
as Agent Hawkins
The Night Of
TV series, 2016
as Freddy Knight
Hap and Leonard
TV series, 2016
as Leonard Pine
Triple 9
Film, 2016
as Sweet Pea
Anesthesia
Film, 2016
as Jeffrey
Captive
Film, 2015
as Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind
Film, 2015
as Mike
The Spoils Before Dying
TV series, 2015
as Rock Banyon
Bessie
Film, 2015
as Jack Gee
The Gambler
Film, 2014
as Neville Baraka
Inherent Vice
Film, 2014
as Tariq Khalil
Rand University
Film, 2014
as Narrator