Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 22, 1966
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dark Side of the 90's | Self |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Montrose Freeman |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Bobby McCray |
| 2018 | La route de la soif | Self |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Ken Jones |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic | Self |
| 2016 | Hap and Leonard | Leonard Pine |
| 2016 | Black Market | Self - Host |
| 2016 | Black Market: Dispatches | Himself - Host |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Freddy Knight |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Rock Banyon |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Richard Sackler |
| 2013 | VICE | Self - Correspondent |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Clarence Warrenton |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Albert "Chalky" White |
| 2009 | Community | Professor Marshall Kane |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | |
| 2006 | Six Degrees | Michael |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Randall Kirk |
| 2002 | The Wire | Omar Little |
| 2001 | Alias | Roberts |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ronnie |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Laurent / Paul |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Double-D Gamble |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Ray Ray |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | John Victor Bodine |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Cop One |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Charles Cole |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Delmore Walton |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Marcus Cole |