Michael K. Williams
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Williams at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012
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Michael Kenneth Williams November 22, 1966 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, dancer, reporter |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Website | michaelkennethwilliams |
Michael Kenneth Williams (born November 22, 1966) is an American actor, dancer, and reporter. He is best known for his portrayal of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire and Albert "Chalky" White on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. He was also acclaimed for his role as Jack Gee, husband of Bessie Smith, in the HBO telefilm biopic, Bessie. He has acted in supporting roles in a number of films and television shows, including The Road, Inherent Vice, The Night Of, Gone Baby Gone, and 12 Years a Slave.
Born in Brooklyn, to an African American father from South Carolina and a Bahamian mother from Nassau, Williams was raised in the Vanderveer Apartments in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, and attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School. According to a DNA analysis, he is descended partly from the Mende people of Sierra Leone.
After getting in some trouble as a youth, he enrolled at the National Black Theatre in New York City.
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