Michael Kenneth Williams

November 22, 1966 - September 6, 2021 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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.

Their titles like 12 Years a Slave, The Purge: Anarchy, and Assassin's Creed - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

55 titles
Community avg: 7.72 /10
  • 1
    1
    12 Years a Slave
    2013October 2013 by Steve McQueen
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.86 Masterpiece-
  • 2
    2
    The Purge: Anarchy
    2014July 2014 by James DeMonaco
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    Assassin's Creed
    2016December 2016 by Justin Kurzel
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    6.42 Decent++
  • 4
    4
    RoboCop
    2014January 2014 by José Padilha
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    Action, Adventure, Crime
    6.85 Good-
  • 5
    5
    The Road
    2009November 2009 by John Hillcoat
    Adventure, Drama
    Adventure, Drama
    7.95 Excellent
  • 6
    6
    Gone Baby Gone
    2007September 2007 by Ben Affleck
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.23 Excellent+
  • 7
    7
    Snitch
    2013February 2013 by Ric Roman Waugh
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    7.09 Good
  • 8
    8
    The Wire
    2002–2008 by David Simon
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    9.54 Favorite--
  • 9
    9
    The Gambler
    2014December 2014 by Rupert Wyatt
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    Thriller, Crime, Drama
    7.01 Good
  • 10
    10
    Inherent Vice
    2014December 2014 by Paul Thomas Anderson
    Drama, Mystery, Comedy
    Drama, Mystery, Comedy
    7.49 Good++
  • 11
    11
    Triple 9
    2016February 2016 by John Hillcoat
    Action, Crime, Adventure
    Action, Crime, Adventure
    6.96 Good
  • 12
    12
    Motherless Brooklyn
    2019October 2019 by Edward Norton
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 13
    13
    Boardwalk Empire
    2010–2014 by Terence Winter
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.92 Masterpiece
  • 14
    14
    The Red Sea Diving Resort
    2019July 2019 by Gideon Raff
    Drama, Thriller, History
    Drama, Thriller, History
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 15
    15
    When They See Us
    2019 by Ava DuVernay
    Drama
    Drama
    9.08 Masterpiece
  • 16
    16
    Brooklyn's Finest
    2010March 2010 by Antoine Fuqua
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.28 Good+
  • 17
    17
    Lovecraft Country
    2020 by Misha Green
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    8.06 Excellent
  • 18
    18
    Kill the Messenger
    2014October 2014 by Michael Cuesta
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 19
    19
    Bringing Out the Dead
    1999October 1999 by Martin Scorsese
    Drama
    Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 20
    20
    SuperFly
    2018June 2018 by Director X.
    Action, Crime
    Action, Crime
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 21
    21
    When the Bough Breaks
    2016September 2016 by Jon Cassar
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    6.90 Good-
  • 22
    22
    Captive
    2015September 2015 by Jerry Jameson
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    6.80 Good-
  • 23
    23
    Breaking
    2022August 2022 by Abi Damaris Corbin
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 24
    24
    Arkansas
    2020May 2020 by Clark Duke
    Crime, Thriller, Action
    Crime, Thriller, Action
    6.87 Good-
  • 25
    25
    Life During Wartime
    2010April 2010 by Todd Solondz
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.11 Good+
  • 26
    26
    Beastie Boys Story
    2020April 2020 by Spike Jonze
    Music, Documentary
    Music, Documentary
    8.30 Excellent++
  • 27
    27
    Hap and Leonard
    2016–2018 by Nick Damici
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
    Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
    7.85 Excellent-
  • 28
    28
    I Think I Love My Wife
    2007March 2007 by Chris Rock
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.61 Good--
  • 29
    29
    Body Brokers
    2021February 2021 by John Swab
    Thriller, Crime
    Thriller, Crime
    7.36 Good++
  • 30
    30
    Bessie
    2015May 2015 by Dee Rees
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    7.48 Good++
  • 31
    31
    Mercenary for Justice
    2006April 2006 by Don E. FauntLeRoy
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    Action, Adventure, Thriller
    6.24 Decent+
  • 32
    32
    Tell-Tale
    2009April 2009 by Michael Cuesta
    Drama, Horror, Mystery
    Drama, Horror, Mystery
    6.72 Good-
  • 33
    33
    Surrounded
    2023April 2023 by Anthony Mandler
    Western, Action, Drama
    Western, Action, Drama
    7.37 Good++
  • 34
    34
    Doing Hard Time
    2004November 2004 by Preston A. Whitmore II
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    6.90 Good-
  • 35
    35
    Bullet
    1996March 1996 by Julien Temple
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    7.34 Good++
  • 36
    36
    Anesthesia
    2016January 2016 by Tim Blake Nelson
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.02 Good
  • 37
    37
    Time Out of Mind
    2015September 2015 by Oren Moverman
    Drama
    Drama
    6.86 Good-
  • 38
    38
    Critical Thinking
    2020December 2020 by John Leguizamo
    Drama
    Drama
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 39
    39
    Wonderful World
    2009January 2009 by Joshua Goldin
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.06 Good
  • 40
    40
    The Public
    2019April 2019 by Emilio Estevez
    Drama
    Drama
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 41
    41
    The Spoils Before Dying
    2015 by Matt Piedmont
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 42
    42
    When We Rise
    2017 by Dustin Lance Black
    Drama
    Drama
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 43
    43
    LUV
    2013January 2013 by Sheldon Candis
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.34 Good++
  • 44
    44
    The Land
    2016July 2016 by Steven Caple Jr.
    Drama
    Drama
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 45
    45
    Black Market
    2016–2022
    Documentary, Crime
    Documentary, Crime
    7.80 Excellent-
  • 46
    46
    You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You
    2012July 2012 by Michael A. Pinckney
    Horror, Thriller
    Horror, Thriller
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 47
    47
    The Philanthropist
    2009 by Tom Fontana
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    Action & Adventure, Drama
    7.90 Excellent-
  • 48
    48
    A Day in the Life
    2009July 2009 by Sticky Fingaz
    Crime, Music
    Crime, Music
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 49
    49
    Rand University
    2014November 2014 by Marquis Daisy
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.90 Excellent-
  • 50
    50
    They Die by Dawn
    2013September 2013 by Jeymes Samuel
    Western
    Western
    7.39 Good++
  • 51
    51
    Broke Even
    2000January 2000 by David Feldman
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 52
    52
    The Bondage
    2006March 2006 by Eric Allen Bell
    Drama
    Drama
    8.01 Excellent
  • 53
    53
    Picasso Baby
    2013August 2013 by Mark Romanek
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 54
    54
    Trapped in the Closet
    2005–2013 by R. Kelly
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 55
    55
    The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
    2014October 2014
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews