Actor

Michael Kenneth Williams

Contemporary1966–2021DramaCrimeThrillerAction

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

71 acting credits

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Filmography

2025Fame and FentanylSelf (archive footage)2024The Brown DogNobody 2023SurroundedWill Clay6.1 2022BreakingEli Bernard6.5 2021Body BrokersWood6.2 2021Lines2.0 2020Beastie Boys Story

About

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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