Michael Kenneth Williams

Actor

Born: November 22, 1966 (54 years old)

Died: September 6, 2021

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 (78)

• The Wire (2002, ★ 8.6)
• The Sopranos (1999, ★ 8.7)
• Gone Baby Gone (2007, ★ 7.3)
• Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999, ★ 7.5)
• 12 Years a Slave (2013, ★ 7.9)
• Beastie Boys Story (2020, ★ 7.5)
• Rand University (2014, ★ 7.2)
• Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 (2007, ★ 8)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000, ★ 7.6)
• Community (2009, ★ 8)
• Boston Legal (2004, ★ 7.9)
• When They See Us (2019, ★ 8.2)
• The Night Of (2016, ★ 8)
• Boardwalk Empire (2010, ★ 8)
• Third Watch (1999, ★ 7.9)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008, ★ 6.2)
• The Road (2009, ★ 7)
• A Day in the Life (2009, ★ 5.8)
• Lackawanna Blues (2005, ★ 5.8)
• Brooklyn's Finest (2010, ★ 6.3)
• Life During Wartime (2010, ★ 5.9)
• Snitch (2013, ★ 6.1)
• The Purge: Anarchy (2014, ★ 6.6)
• RoboCop (2014, ★ 5.9)
• Jim Norton: American Degenerate (2013, ★ 6.1)
• Inherent Vice (2014, ★ 6.5)
• Anesthesia (2016, ★ 5.7)
• Kill the Messenger (2014, ★ 6.6)
• The Gambler (2014, ★ 6)