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Michael Kenneth Williams

Actor

Michael Kenneth Williams

Born November 22, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied September 6, 202163 films

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.

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12 Years a Slave posterFirst watch12 Years a Slave20137.9as RobertIn the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.View film

Essential films

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Gone Baby Gone poster7.3Gone Baby Gone2007The Incredible Hulk poster6.3The Incredible Hulk2008The Road poster7.0The Road2009The Purge: Anarchy poster6.6The Purge: Anarchy2014Inherent Vice poster6.5Inherent Vice2014RoboCop poster5.9RoboCop2014Motherless Brooklyn poster6.7Motherless Brooklyn2019Assassin's Creed poster5.4Assassin's Creed2016

Filmography

63 films as actor
  1. 2024The Brown DogNobody
  2. 2023SurroundedWill Clay
  3. 2022BreakingEli Bernard
  4. 2021Body BrokersWood
  5. 2021Lines
  6. 2020Critical ThinkingMr. Roundtree
  7. 2020ArkansasAlmond
  8. 2019Motherless BrooklynTrumpet Man
  9. 2019The Red Sea Diving ResortKabede Bimro
  10. 2019RematchFailure
  11. 2019The PublicJackson
  12. 2018SuperFlyScatter
  13. 2016Assassin's CreedMoussa
  14. 2016When the Bough BreaksRoland White
  15. 2016The LandPops
  16. 2016GhostbustersAgent Hawkins
  17. 2016Triple 9Sweet Pea
  18. 2016AnesthesiaJeffrey
  19. 2015CaptiveDetective John Chestnut
  20. 2015Time Out of MindMike
  21. 2015BessieJack Gee
  22. 2014The GamblerNeville Baraka
  23. 2014Inherent ViceTariq Khalil
  24. 2014Kill the MessengerRicky Ross
  25. 2014The Purge: AnarchyCarmelo
  26. 2014RoboCopJack Lewis
  27. 2014That Awkward MomentOmar Little
  28. 2013The Devil Goes DownThe Devil
  29. 201312 Years a SlaveRobert
  30. 2013They Die by DawnNat Love
  31. 2013SnitchMalik
  32. 2013LUVDetective Holloway
  33. 2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33Sgt. James
  34. 2012Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33Sgt. James
  35. 2012You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills YouAd
  36. 2012The Wire: The MusicalOmar Little
  37. 2011The Cookout 2Cable Guy Mike
  38. 2011The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' RollSonnyboy
  39. 2010Life During WartimeAllen
  40. 2010Brooklyn's FinestRed
  41. 2009The RoadThe Thief
  42. 2009A Day in the LifeKiller Mike
  43. 2009Tell-TaleAcherton
  44. 2009Wonderful WorldIbu
  45. 2008Miracle at St. AnnaTucker
  46. 2008Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz ClubTone
  47. 2008The Incredible HulkHarlem Bystander
  48. 2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22James
  49. 2007Gone Baby GoneDevin
  50. 2007Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22Sgt. James
  51. 2007I Think I Love My WifeTeddy
  52. 2006Killa SeasonMike
  53. 2006Mercenary for JusticeSamuel Kay
  54. 2006The BondageWillie
  55. 2005Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12James
  56. 2005Lackawanna BluesJimmy
  57. 2004Doing Hard TimeCurtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
  58. 2000Broke EvenKenny
  59. 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99(segment "Secret")
  60. 1999Bringing Out the DeadDrug Dealer
  61. 1998The Substitute 2: School's OutGang Member #2 (uncredited)
  62. 1996MugShotRumor
  63. 1996BulletHigh Top