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Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams rose to fame in 2002 through his critically acclaimed role as Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire and as co-star in HBO's series Boardwalk Empire (20100 in which he played Chalky White.


Aliases
  • Michael K. Williams
English עברית

Surrounded

2023
as The Stranger

Breaking

2022
as Eli Bernard

Body Brokers

2021
as Wood

Arkansas

2020
as Almond

Lovecraft Country

2020
as Montrose Freeman

Critical Thinking

2020
as Mr. Roundtree

The Public

2019
as Jackson

Motherless Brooklyn

2019
as Trumpet Man

When They See Us

2019
as Bobby McCray

SuperFly

2018
as Scatter

When We Rise

2017
as Ken Jones

Hap and Leonard

2016
as Leonard Pine

The Land

2016
as Pops

Black Market

2016
as Himself - Host

Ghostbusters

2016
as Agent Hawkins

Anesthesia

2016
as Jeffrey

Triple 9

2016
as Sweet Pea

When the Bough Breaks

2016
as Roland White

Bessie

2015
as Jack Gee

Captive

2015
as Detective John Chestnut

The Spoils Before Dying

2015
as Jazzpianist - Rock Banyon

Inherent Vice

2014
as Tariq Khalil

RoboCop

2014
as Jack Lewis

Kill the Messenger

2014
as Ricky Ross

The Gambler

2014
as Neville Baraka

The Purge: Anarchy

2014
as Carmelo Johns

Snitch

2013
as Malik

The Devil Goes Down

2013
as The Devil

You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You

2012
as Ad (as Michael K. Williams)

The Wire: The Musical

2012
as Omar Little

Boardwalk Empire

2010
as Chalky White

A Day In The Life

2009
as Killer Mike

The Road

2009
as The Thief

The Philanthropist

2009
as Dax Vahagn

Tell-Tale

2009
as Acherton

Addicts

2009
as Lil J

The Incredible Hulk

2008
as Harlem Bystande

The Wire Odyssey

2007
as Himself

Gone Baby Gone

2007
as Devin

Mercenary for Justice

2006
as Samuel Kay

Trapped in the Closet

2005
as Sgt. James

Doing Hard Time

2004
as Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit

The Wire

2002
as Omar Little

Bringing Out the Dead

1999
as Shooting Victim

Bullet

1996
as High Top

Guest Star

Episode Finding Your Roots
Mystery Men
2019
Episode Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Episode 157
2019
Episode Drop the Mic
Michael K. Williams vs. Trevor Jackson & James Corden vs. Dr. Phil McGraw
2018
Episode The Daily Show
Michael K. Williams
2016
Episode Detroit 1-8-7
Legacy/Drag City
2011
Episode Community
Biology 101
2011
Episode Community
Competitive Ecology
2011
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Molly Shannon, Michael K. Williams
2011
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
World's End
2010
Episode CSI: NY
The Box
2008
Episode Six Degrees
Pilot
2006
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Underbelly
2006
Episode Six Degrees
What Are the Odds?
2006
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hollywood Brass
2005
Episode Boston Legal
Gone
2005
Episode The Wire
Bad Dreams
2003
Episode Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Escape
2003
Episode The Wire
Port in a Storm
2003
Episode The Wire
All Prologue
2003
Episode The Wire
Undertow
2003
Episode The Wire
Hard Cases
2003
Episode The Wire
Hot Shots
2003
Episode Third Watch
Superheroes (2)
2002
Episode The Wire
Sentencing
2002
Episode The Wire
The Cost
2002
Episode Law & Order
A Losing Season
2001
Episode The Sopranos
The Army of One
2001