Michael Kenneth Williams
Known for Acting
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
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Harlem Bystander
Arkansas
2020
as Almond
12 Years a Slave
2013
as Robert
The Purge: Anarchy
2014
as Carmelo
Ghostbusters
2016
as Agent Hawkins
RoboCop
2014
as Jack Lewis
The Road
2009
as The Thief
Inherent Vice
2014
as Tariq Khalil
Snitch
2013
as Malik
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
as Trumpet Man
The Gambler
2014
as Neville Baraka
Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Devin
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Moussa
Bringing Out the Dead
1999
as Drug Dealer
Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as Red
SuperFly
2018
as Scatter
Kill the Messenger
2014
as Ricky Ross
That Awkward Moment
2014
as Omar Little
The Red Sea Diving Resort
2019
as Kabede Bimro
Surrounded
2023
as Will Clay