Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
22 novembro 1966
Died
6 setembro 2021
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Michael K. Williams · 마이클 K. 윌리엄스 · مایکل کنت ویلیامز · Майкл К. Уильямс
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.
Conhecido por
8.6
Series
The Wire
Omar Little
2002–2008
8.0
Series
Boardwalk Empire
Albert 'Chalky' White
2010–2014
6.0
Film
Triple 9
Sweet Pea
2016
6.3
Film
Brooklyn's Finest
Red
2010
7.9
Film
12 Years a Slave
Robert
2013
7.1
Series
Lovecraft Country
Montrose Freeman
2020
6.6
Film
The Purge: Anarchy
Carmelo
2014
8.2
Series
When They See Us
Bobby McCray
2019
7.3
Film
Gone Baby Gone
Devin
2007
5.4
Film
Assassin's Creed
Moussa
2016
6.5
Film
Inherent Vice
Tariq Khalil
2014
5.9
Film
RoboCop
Jack Lewis
2014
7.0
Film
The Road
The Thief
2009
5.0
Film
Doing Hard Time
Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
2004
6.6
Film
Kill the Messenger
Ricky Ross
2014
6.0
Film
The Gambler
Neville Baraka
2014
5.2
Film
Wonderful World
Ibu
2009
6.2
Series
When We Rise
Ken Jones
2017
6.7
Film
SuperFly
Scatter
2018
6.1
Film
Snitch
Malik
2013
6.0
Series
The Spoils Before Dying
Rock Banyon
2015
7.1
Series
The Philanthropist
2009
6.9
Series
Hap and Leonard
Leonard Pine
2016–2018
6.6
Film
Bringing Out the Dead
Drug Dealer
1999
6.7
Film
Motherless Brooklyn
Trumpet Man
2019
6.1
Series
Black Market
Self - Host
2016–2022
7.5
Film
Beastie Boys Story
Self
2020
6.8
Film
The Red Sea Diving Resort
Kabede Bimro
2019
6.2
Film
Body Brokers
Wood
2021
6.5
Film
Breaking
Eli Bernard
2022
5.8
Film
When the Bough Breaks
Roland White
2016
5.8
Film
Arkansas
Almond
2020
6.1
Film
Surrounded
Will Clay
2023
6.5
Film
Critical Thinking
Mr. Roundtree
2020
6.0
Film
The Land
Pops
2016
5.7
Film
Anesthesia
Jeffrey
2016
6.5
Film
The Public
Jackson
2019
1.0
Film
Rematch
Failure
2019
2.0
Film
Lines
2021
Acting credits 39 titles
Surrounded
as Will Clay
6.1
2023
Breaking
as Eli Bernard
6.5
2022
Lines
2.0
2021
Body Brokers
as Wood
6.2
2021
Critical Thinking
as Mr. Roundtree
6.5
2020
Lovecraft Country
as Montrose Freeman
7.1
2020
Beastie Boys Story
as Self
7.5
2020
Arkansas
as Almond
5.8
2020
Rematch
as Failure
1.0
2019
The Red Sea Diving Resort
as Kabede Bimro
6.8
2019
When They See Us
as Bobby McCray
8.2
2019
Motherless Brooklyn
as Trumpet Man
6.7
2019
The Public
as Jackson
6.5
2019
SuperFly
as Scatter
6.7
2018
When We Rise
as Ken Jones
6.2
2017
Black Market
as Self - Host
6.1
2016–2022
Hap and Leonard
as Leonard Pine
6.9
2016–2018
When the Bough Breaks
as Roland White
5.8
2016
The Land
as Pops
6.0
2016
Assassin's Creed
as Moussa
5.4
2016
Triple 9
as Sweet Pea
6.0
2016
Anesthesia
as Jeffrey
5.7
2016
The Spoils Before Dying
as Rock Banyon
6.0
2015
The Purge: Anarchy
as Carmelo
6.6
2014
The Gambler
as Neville Baraka
6.0
2014
RoboCop
as Jack Lewis
5.9
2014
Kill the Messenger
as Ricky Ross
6.6
2014
Inherent Vice
as Tariq Khalil
6.5
2014
Snitch
as Malik
6.1
2013
12 Years a Slave
as Robert
7.9
2013
Brooklyn's Finest
as Red
6.3
2010
Boardwalk Empire
as Albert 'Chalky' White
8.0
2010–2014
The Philanthropist
7.1
2009
Wonderful World
as Ibu
5.2
2009
The Road
as The Thief
7.0
2009
Gone Baby Gone
as Devin
7.3
2007
Doing Hard Time
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit
5.0
2004
The Wire
as Omar Little
8.6
2002–2008
Bringing Out the Dead
as Drug Dealer
6.6
1999