
Michael Kenneth Williams
Acting
Born 1966-11-22 · 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.
Known for

The Wire
2002 · TV

Boardwalk Empire
2010 · TV

Trapped in the Closet
2005 · TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

Hap and Leonard
2016 · TV

Law & Order
1990 · TV

Black Market
2016 · TV

Lovecraft Country
2020 · TV

Dark Side of the 90's
2021 · TV

The Philanthropist
2009 · TV

Black Market: Dispatches
2016 · TV

The Night Of
2016 · TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV

The Spoils Before Dying
2015 · TV

Community
2009 · TV

When They See Us
2019 · TV

The Sopranos
1999 · TV

When We Rise
2017 · TV

Alias
2001 · TV

La route de la soif
2018 · TV

Boston Legal
2004 · TV

Third Watch
1999 · TV

Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV

Detroit 1-8-7
2010 · TV

Six Degrees
2006 · TV

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.
2013 · TV

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · TV

Tamron Hall
2019 · TV

Drop the Mic
2017 · TV

VICE
2013 · TV