Michael Kenneth Williams
66 movies · 21 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 22, 1966
- Died
- Sep 6, 2021 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Michael K. Williams · 마이클 K. 윌리엄스 · مایکل کنت ویلیامز · Майкл К. Уильямс
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
Michael Kenneth Williams: movies and TV shows
Acting (84)
- 2024 The Brown Dog
as Nobody
- 2023 Surrounded
as Will Clay
- 2022 Breaking
as Eli Bernard
- 2021 Body Brokers
as Wood
- 2021
- 2020 Critical Thinking
as Mr. Roundtree
- 2020
- 2020 Arkansas
as Almond
- 2019 Motherless Brooklyn
as Trumpet Man
- 2019 The Red Sea Diving Resort
as Kabede Bimro
- 2019
- 2019 Rematch
as Failure
- 2019 The Public
as Jackson
- 2018 SuperFly
as Scatter
- 2017
- 2016 Assassin's Creed
as Moussa
- 2016 When the Bough Breaks
as Roland White
- 2016 The Land
as Pops
- 2016 Ghostbusters
as Agent Hawkins
- 2016
- 2016
- 2016 Triple 9
as Sweet Pea
- 2016 Anesthesia
as Jeffrey
- 2015 Captive
as Detective John Chestnut
- 2015 Time Out of Mind
as Mike
- 2015
- 2015 Bessie
as Jack Gee
- 2014 The Gambler
as Neville Baraka
- 2014 Inherent Vice
as Tariq Khalil
- 2014 Rand University
as Narrator
- 2014 Kill the Messenger
as Ricky Ross
- 2014 The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo
- 2014 RoboCop
as Jack Lewis
- 2014 That Awkward Moment
as Omar Little
- 2013
- 2013 The Devil Goes Down
as The Devil
- 2013 12 Years a Slave
as Robert
- 2013 They Die by Dawn
as Nat Love
- 2013 Snitch
as Malik
- 2013 LUV
as Detective Holloway
- 2012 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Sgt. James
- 2012
- 2012 The Wire: The Musical
as Omar Little
- 2011 The Cookout 2
as Cable Guy Mike
- 2011 The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
as Sonnyboy
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Life During Wartime
as Allen
- 2010 Brooklyn's Finest
as Red
- 2009 The Road
as The Thief
- 2009
- 2009 A Day in the Life
as Killer Mike
- 2009
- 2009 Tell-Tale
as Acherton
- 2009 Wonderful World
as Ibu
- 2008 Miracle at St. Anna
as Tucker
- 2008 Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
as Tone
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk
as Harlem Bystander
- 2007 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as James
- 2007 Gone Baby Gone
as Devin
- 2007 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Sgt. James
- 2007 I Think I Love My Wife
as Teddy
- 2006
- 2006 Killa Season
as Mike
- 2006 Mercenary for Justice
as Samuel Kay
- 2006 The Bondage
as Willie
- 2005 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as James
- 2005
- 2005 Lackawanna Blues
as Jimmy
- 2004 Doing Hard Time
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 2000 Broke Even
as Kenny
- 1999 Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as (segment "Secret")
- 1999 Bringing Out the Dead
as Drug Dealer
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1998 The Substitute 2: School's Out
as Gang Member #2 (uncredited)
- 1996 MugShot
as Rumor
- 1996 Bullet
as High Top
- 1990
Behind the camera (4)
- 2017 Shelter
Executive Producer
- 2016
- 2014 Bro
Executive Producer
- 2012 Snow on tha Bluff
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2025
- 2021 Dark Side of the 90's
10 episodes
- 2020
- 2019 The Tamron Hall Show
1 episode
- 2018 La route de la soif
2 episodes
- 2017 Drop the Mic
1 episode
- 2016 Black Market: Dispatches
10 episodes
- 2014
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 episode
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 VICE
1 episode
- 2012 Finding Your Roots
1 episode
- 2007
- 2007
- 2004