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.
Awards & recognition
- Critics' Choice Television Award · 2021
- Actor Awards · 2012
Filmography50+ titles
The Sopranos
The Wire
When They See Us
The Night Of
Boardwalk Empire
Community
12 Years a Slave
Boston Legal
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Third Watch
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Beastie Boys Story
Gone Baby Gone
Law & Order
Dark Side of the '90s
Lovecraft Country
Vice
The Road
Hap and Leonard
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Alias
Motherless Brooklyn
SuperFly
Kill the Messenger
The Purge: Anarchy
Bringing Out the Dead
Breaking
Critical Thinking
The Public
Inherent Vice
Detroit 1-8-7
Bessie
Finding Your Roots
Brooklyn's Finest
The Substitute 2: School's Out
Body Brokers
When We Rise
The Incredible Hulk
Surrounded
That Awkward Moment
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
Snitch
Miracle at St. Anna
Black Market
Triple 9
The Land
The Gambler
The Spoils Before Dying
RoboCop