Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/22/1966
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Michael K. Williams마이클 K. 윌리엄스مایکل کنت ویلیامز
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
12 Years a Slave
as Robert
The Incredible Hulk
as Harlem Bystander
Bringing Out the Dead
as Drug Dealer
The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo
Kill the Messenger
as Ricky Ross
The Wire Odyssey
as Self
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as James
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Sgt. James
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as (segment "Secret")
Mercenary for Justice
as Samuel Kay
Life During Wartime
as Allen
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Sgt. James
Ghostbusters
as Agent Hawkins
Inherent Vice
as Tariq Khalil
Gone Baby Gone
as Devin
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as James
The Cookout 2
as Cable Guy Mike
RoboCop
as Jack Lewis
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
Breaking
as Eli Bernard
Career Timeline
2020
2019
2016
Assassin's Creed
as Moussa
When the Bough Breaks
as Roland White
Black Market: Dispatches
as Himself - Host
The Land
as Pops
Ghostbusters
as Agent Hawkins
The Night Of
as Freddy Knight
The Night Of
as Freddy
Black Market
as Self - Host
Hap and Leonard
as Leonard Pine
Triple 9
as Sweet Pea
Anesthesia
as Jeffrey
2015
2014
The Gambler
as Neville Baraka
Inherent Vice
as Tariq Khalil
Rand University
as Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
Kill the Messenger
as Ricky Ross
Time Out of Mind
as Mike
The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Richard Sackler
RoboCop
as Jack Lewis
That Awkward Moment
as Omar Little