Michael Kenneth Williams

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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Road

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Purge: Anarchy

As Carmelo

Inherent Vice

As Tariq Khalil

When They See Us

As Bobby McCray

Gone Baby Gone

As Devin

12 Years a Slave

As Robert

Assassin's Creed

As Moussa

The Gambler

As Neville Baraka

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Collaborators & neighbours

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  Michael Fassbender

  Shared 2 credits

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  Garret Dillahunt

  Shared 2 credits

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  Frank Grillo

  Shared 2 credits

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  John Goodman

  Shared 2 credits

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  Richard Schiff

  Shared 2 credits

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  Michael Sheen

  Shared 2 credits

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  Tim Blake Nelson

  Shared 2 credits

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  Yul Vazquez

  Shared 2 credits

Acted

Body Brokers

2021 · Wood

Arkansas

2020 · Almond

When They See Us

2019 · Bobby McCray

Assassin's Creed

2016 · Moussa

Anesthesia

2016 · Jeffrey

The Spoils Before Dying

2015 · Rock Banyon

The Gambler

2014 · Neville Baraka

Inherent Vice

2014 · Tariq Khalil

Kill the Messenger

2014 · Ricky Ross

The Purge: Anarchy

2014 · Carmelo

12 Years a Slave

2013 · Robert

The Road

2009 · The Thief

Gone Baby Gone

2007 · Devin

Mercenary for Justice

2006 · Samuel Kay

Bringing Out the Dead

1999 · Drug Dealer