Michael Kenneth Williams
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
![Surrounded](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iVVvlosgMU6aePXavihV3L3V3D6.jpg)
Surrounded
![Breaking](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rKbgbzJbVM7MLjN7EwdO1QcIXCz.jpg)
Breaking
![Dark Side of the 90's](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7YFC9nVN5vMuG8VOuwIW7VpRc7e.jpg)
Dark Side of the 90's
![Body Brokers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fNQUUrtlN79pDIMAPigX8NUvNW2.jpg)
Body Brokers
![Lines](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iSZbej29t97YF2plgfp8UXM1PDr.jpg)
Lines
![Critical Thinking](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l1OR2xTnOOX95KGrS3dm5YQopy5.jpg)
Critical Thinking
![Lovecraft Country](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fz7bdjxPColvEWCGr5Kiclzc86d.jpg)
Lovecraft Country
![Arkansas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ieNGttYsxunAANK9LRZa4LdkEqi.jpg)
Arkansas
![Beastie Boys Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3ND0NgYAwktnXfNhA6dPwU8YbT7.jpg)
Beastie Boys Story
![Motherless Brooklyn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jjMJy5OxJHpFIaboCklDIYdcfpD.jpg)
Motherless Brooklyn
![Tamron Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pOqHc6Q47uGqnCps1DGVMaWyd9v.jpg)
Tamron Hall
![The Red Sea Diving Resort](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bTgd1QQFTKdxESevtffAvIvCnz2.jpg)
The Red Sea Diving Resort
![When They See Us](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oPv3nNtkuc6EPEql5lgdOuQNHuG.jpg)
When They See Us
![Rematch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c7PZYy12unlWDAc9onrTjzHipz3.jpg)
Rematch
![The Public](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uJeNI0jc2VKd3L2JswUhijNvs0.jpg)
The Public
![SuperFly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gGk9H5PVpWzbsYkmnBeKevQkwwf.jpg)
SuperFly
![La route de la soif](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nlVVyuL5BrC3xsnUJzn8FIIqJxi.jpg)
La route de la soif
![Drop the Mic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iOgPg0GVMcx8CPdc1NlUoWg5mtC.jpg)
Drop the Mic
![Shelter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lgfHtadFNUtdZqjku49ZtgNXXlj.jpg)
Shelter
![When We Rise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gVv55e6QpYrNg6phVkTDefJYFL6.jpg)
When We Rise
![Assassin's Creed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lso7y9jXFiVHMcW4nSAudU5vq7i.jpg)
Assassin's Creed
![When the Bough Breaks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mHNAzwNJmEllFa5Lt1RjyyXoGMS.jpg)
When the Bough Breaks
![Black Market: Dispatches](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rKO0hT4e3ZnGHtwp9PP488MGJlv.jpg)
Black Market: Dispatches
![The Land](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oKcPcffgFfEDsEGVUq2eVqvEQnb.jpg)
The Land
![Ghostbusters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wJmWliwXIgZOCCVOcGRBhce7xPS.jpg)
Ghostbusters
![The Night Of](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q13XJHdnsmxQL9rXRcnNDrZGHjO.jpg)
The Night Of
![Black Market](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dV2OzMsr1uVBflp23kXJynr0JOL.jpg)
Black Market
![Hap and Leonard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6v3o7UF5SbkbkMFPR0lJo9GyR53.jpg)
Hap and Leonard
![Triple 9](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hMW4p1CBF8Q94PqQk8b2EyT4IJk.jpg)
Triple 9
![Anesthesia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ydJYMqO7hk8jL9dMt2W0FjWO0M2.jpg)
Anesthesia
![Captive](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xTKqLPsKLDep3QQmwPGPfJNMNVF.jpg)
Captive
![The Spoils Before Dying](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AhIFPJBUge7H8gAO1JMyZZLg3tt.jpg)
The Spoils Before Dying
![Bessie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kanAZsL3kZwFWRuR6tqLvNrEFco.jpg)
Bessie
![The Gambler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kL7DfJIje1srf8yliRiMjFEqLtM.jpg)
The Gambler
![Inherent Vice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hyan5Uc0lGpPuad94DM1pLxneiP.jpg)
Inherent Vice
![Rand University](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/TvE4rhJ0IFZXXBu1ZVGsd7PT85.jpg)
Rand University
![The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mEg4LAURbDKE9MRQUXB5DIRML3K.jpg)
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
![Kill the Messenger](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8gaNZiKZHvKCqMDByY00dUIV0YC.jpg)
Kill the Messenger
![Time Out of Mind](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AfgneoYNdZFINSL58zht6SFMUfX.jpg)
Time Out of Mind
![The Purge: Anarchy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qwqHHZLZSUvMkAMQ47ymtfjEifY.jpg)
The Purge: Anarchy
![Last Week Tonight with John Oliver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b12eM3FXNjN7yM7XYTIdmeQRud9.jpg)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
![Bro](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zxyKE56rMWc2cesA3GEcXtZDygN.jpg)
Bro
![RoboCop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gM5ql3BKYmHG3WtZ0buKXN7xY8O.jpg)
RoboCop
![That Awkward Moment](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uOm6ryZg4GhYRPQZ2ID2TkTdpY.jpg)
That Awkward Moment
![12 Years a Slave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xdANQijuNrJaw1HA61rDccME4Tm.jpg)
12 Years a Slave
![They Die by Dawn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8POr8rTyxkGeXfTJsUxtJGfF4Mb.jpg)
They Die by Dawn
![Jim Norton: American Degenerate](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nwRE4yenVnThmFPtOdy7nJza7sq.jpg)
Jim Norton: American Degenerate
![VICE](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iyUbcAWYcCt6qoKNiqNQkrnUrwF.jpg)
VICE
![Snitch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/unjVtbWDWIQvVUeiPUTzyykQiVF.jpg)
Snitch
![LUV](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6LdEUiWabM1ixVKISsqDZ8jPbFv.jpg)
LUV
![Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3jQ4fHEig64lcXCPJDwddr79g1n.jpg)
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
![You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4yyTMU4GSM2L5MADbbJji9eUpoZ.jpg)
You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
![Finding Your Roots](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4CSYByEefe43AXMlMyKEihEPGU.jpg)
Finding Your Roots
![The Cookout 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oTeJ5qiqWdUgtylIUxyRZ9BaWyX.jpg)
The Cookout 2
![The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wff36XAWkQWNRD9pJaU9ob0zGdr.jpg)
The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll
![Snow on tha Bluff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vXGArJcQG14TcLVsmFO8BEEI7Ar.jpg)
Snow on tha Bluff
![Detroit 1-8-7](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Pr1PiKJadiJld8pB5ZQ4gGCE3m.jpg)
Detroit 1-8-7
![Boardwalk Empire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3IKbPI1uQFcT7gNHi3la7uwOnsN.jpg)
Boardwalk Empire
![Life During Wartime](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qXCuzXPqd21orMT59JbGV01VRMT.jpg)
Life During Wartime
![Brooklyn's Finest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9ZyJJpMsc3bF8gduDaxo0zo1gwK.jpg)
Brooklyn's Finest
![The Road](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qLaXnLzqleBWQtjvZ6JGVSaKoC3.jpg)
The Road
![Community](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3KUjDt8XY7w2Ku70UE0SECmv1zP.jpg)
Community
![A Day in the Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mG8lVmSPUAVrJhWsNtLtUGCwWb.jpg)
A Day in the Life
![The Philanthropist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9dst96oiFfoWvBhaXm7MkZ7plDZ.jpg)
The Philanthropist
![Tell-Tale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4j37Dnkl4LD47O0rYUdOTRHWWF1.jpg)
Tell-Tale
![Wonderful World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jGVAwlwTg6AuVjd5qChqEKxy7uG.jpg)
Wonderful World
![Miracle at St. Anna](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7PqmgaQBuD0Zp9pDIkkEjkhCJUj.jpg)
Miracle at St. Anna
![Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hQvGkD8TKc5Q8bqNjMnxoorgQxE.jpg)
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club
![The Incredible Hulk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gKzYx79y0AQTL4UAk1cBQJ3nvrm.jpg)
The Incredible Hulk
![The Wire: The Last Word](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cNJkN5wX1WqxI7TrOL1RWNK5sXR.jpg)
The Wire: The Last Word
![The Wire Odyssey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uJHr4F6lJvEKT2oMjEwgtG5sryy.jpg)
The Wire Odyssey
![Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rgoGJlKu6OjrIk8aCx5wKPOQIIa.jpg)
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
![Gone Baby Gone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rm3Dl8DWYGO3UQ3w2kju62L9rkn.jpg)
Gone Baby Gone
![Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tY0ugS325KzSLGaXQmlq66NwGdr.jpg)
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
![I Think I Love My Wife](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rLX37G7q54NuZrZHA09Yx0uyFd.jpg)
I Think I Love My Wife
![Six Degrees](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dAx7Ox4CXrmKXpzTyqoiowfJgPr.jpg)
Six Degrees
![Killa Season](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5DLE2PHDfuyXOny0axmVZuDRZbP.jpg)
Killa Season
![Mercenary for Justice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7oV5BkxFv7jpLiwu8q2YEMr8uVa.jpg)
Mercenary for Justice
![Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lTRRtNdxDONqIpCqYcTFCOtL3ED.jpg)
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
![Lackawanna Blues](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r96EgKcTtNUzwH5mZp7I6yYlppW.jpg)
Lackawanna Blues
![Doing Hard Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mve5trCxXB63Se3xb4uxKf3g0CG.jpg)
Doing Hard Time
![Boston Legal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eQyJoKFGUTlytx9f2zNjqmMOR82.jpg)
Boston Legal
![Barbershops Uncut: East Coast](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4Wh7QaWnki9Jc8UdKSwJHmbPNi.jpg)
Barbershops Uncut: East Coast
![The Wire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4lbclFySvugI51fwsyxBTOm4DqK.jpg)
The Wire
![CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i5hmoRjHNWady4AtAGICTUXknKH.jpg)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
![Broke Even](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/68SEbXVLUb0QgX1d0GYrinz9Q9H.jpg)
Broke Even
![Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dB1FfXUvLtiECENIOHDaKHNJQQw.jpg)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
![Bringing Out the Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jqwhUOOBORqpwp0KPwULGpGXhaj.jpg)
Bringing Out the Dead
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![The Sopranos](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rTc7ZXdroqjkKivFPvCPX0Ru7uw.jpg)
The Sopranos
![Bullet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/plsSRQwRfF2FIvoLmVsjo1ELqbl.jpg)
Bullet
![Law & Order](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars