Michael K. Williams

Michael K. Williams

Acting

November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021 (aged 54)

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

Fame and Fentanyl
Movie
Fame and Fentanyl2025 · Self (archive footage)
The Brown Dog
Movie
The Brown Dog2024 · Nobody
Surrounded
Movie
Surrounded2023 · Will Clay
Breaking
Movie
Breaking2022 · Eli Bernard
Dark Side of the 90's
Series
Dark Side of the 90's2021 · Self
Body Brokers
Movie
Body Brokers2021 · Wood
Lines
Movie
Lines2021
Critical Thinking
Movie
Critical Thinking2020 · Mr. Roundtree
Lovecraft Country
Series
Lovecraft Country2020 · Montrose Freeman
Arkansas
Movie
Arkansas2020 · Almond
Beastie Boys Story
Movie
Beastie Boys Story2020 · Self
Motherless Brooklyn
Movie
Motherless Brooklyn2019 · Trumpet Man
Tamron Hall
Series
Tamron Hall2019 · Self - Guest
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Movie
The Red Sea Diving Resort2019 · Kabede Bimro
When They See Us
Series
When They See Us2019 · Bobby McCray
Rematch
Movie
Rematch2019 · Failure
The Public
Movie
The Public2019 · Jackson
SuperFly
Movie
SuperFly2018 · Scatter
La route de la soif
Series
La route de la soif2018 · Self
Drop the Mic
Series
Drop the Mic2017 · Self
When We Rise
Series
When We Rise2017 · Ken Jones
Assassin's Creed
Movie
Assassin's Creed2016 · Moussa
When the Bough Breaks
Movie
When the Bough Breaks2016 · Roland White
Black Market: Dispatches
Series
Black Market: Dispatches2016 · Himself - Host
The Land
Movie
The Land2016 · Pops
Ghostbusters
Movie
Ghostbusters2016 · Agent Hawkins
The Night Of
Series
The Night Of2016 · Freddy Knight
Black Market
Series
Black Market2016 · Self - Host
Hap and Leonard
Series
Hap and Leonard2016 · Leonard Pine
Triple 9
Movie
Triple 92016 · Sweet Pea
Anesthesia
Movie
Anesthesia2016 · Jeffrey
Captive
Movie
Captive2015 · Detective John Chestnut
Time Out of Mind
Movie
Time Out of Mind2015 · Mike
The Spoils Before Dying
Series
The Spoils Before Dying2015 · Rock Banyon
Bessie
Movie
Bessie2015 · Jack Gee
The Gambler
Movie
The Gambler2014 · Neville Baraka
Inherent Vice
Movie
Inherent Vice2014 · Tariq Khalil
Rand University
Movie
Rand University2014 · Narrator
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Movie
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire2014 · Self
Kill the Messenger
Movie
Kill the Messenger2014 · Ricky Ross