"My only goal is to stay focused on my craft and make sure my life is as sharp as it can be to attack any character that is given to me."
Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor from Brooklyn, New York.
He was best known for his roles as Omar Little on The Wire and Albert "Chalky" White on Boardwalk Empire. His most recognizable feature was his large facial scar, which he got from having been slashed with a razor blade during a bar fight on Jamaica Avenue, New York City, on his 25th birthday.
He was found dead in his Williamsburg, Brooklyn penthouse on September 6, 2021. He was 54. The cause of his death was later determined to have been a drug overdose.
Filmography on TV Tropes:
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Film roles
- Bullet (1996): High Top
- Bringing Out the Dead (1999): Drug Dealer
- I Think I Love My Wife (2007): Teddy
- Gone Baby Gone (2007): Devin
- The Incredible Hulk (2008): Harlem Bystander
- The Road (2009): Thief
- Brooklyn's Finest (2010): Red
- 12 Years a Slave (2013): Robert
- Snitch (2013): Malik
- RoboCop (2014): Jack Lewis
- The Purge: Anarchy (2014): Carmelo Johns
- Kill the Messenger (2014): Ricky Ross
- Inherent Vice (2014): Tariq Khalil
- Triple 9 (2016): Sweet Pea
- Ghostbusters (2016): Agent Hawkins
- When the Bough Breaks (2016): Roland
- Assassin's Creed (2016): Moussa
- Superfly (2018): Scatter
- Motherless Brooklyn (2019): Trumpet Man
- Surrounded (2023): Bounty Hunter Clay
Television roles
- The Wire (2002–08): Omar Little
- The Kill Point (2007): Quincy
- The Philanthropist (2009): Dax Vahagn
- Boardwalk Empire (2010–14): Chalky White
- Community (2011–12): Dr. Marshall Kane
- The Night Of (2016): Freddy Knight
- Hap and Leonard (2016–18): Leonard Pine
- When We Rise (2017): Ken Jones
- F is for Family (2017–21): Smokey Greenwood (voice)
- When They See Us (2019): Bobby McCray
- Lovecraft Country (2020): Montrose Freeman
Video game roles
- Battlefield 4 (2013): SSgt. Kimble "Irish" Graves
- NBA 2K21 (2020): Archie Baldwin
- Battlefield 2042 (2021): Capt. Kimble "Irish" Graves
