MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS
November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021
Brooklyn, New York
54 years old
“Just because all my characters may come from the other side of the tracks doesn’t mean they are all the same.”
—Michael K. Williams in Esquire interview
FAVORITE PERFORMANCE
Montrose Freeman in “Lovecraft Country” (2020)LAST PERFORMANCE SEEN
Trumpet Man in “Motherless Brooklyn” (2019)BEST TELEVISION PERFORMANCE
Chalky White in “Boardwalk Empire” (2010-2014)MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS’ FILMOGRAPHY
| 1996 | Bullet | High Top |
| 1996 | MugShot | Rumor |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Drug Dealer |
| 2000 | Broke Even | Kenny |
| 2006 | The Bondage | Willie |
| 2006 | 5up 2down | Terance |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | Teddy |
| 2007 | Gone Baby Gone | Devin |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Harlem Bystander |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Tucker (Scared Soldier) |
| 2009 | Brooklyn’s Finest | Red |
| 2009 | Tell Tale | Acherton |
| 2009 | Wonderful World | Ibu |
| 2009 | The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll | Sonnyboy |
| 2009 | A Kiss of Chaos | Demetrius |
| 2009 | Addicts | Lil J |
| 2009 | A Day in the Life | Killer Mike |
| 2009 | The Road | Thief |
| 2009 | Life During Wartime | Allen |
| 2012 | LUV | Detective Holloway |
| 2012 | You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Kills You | Ad |
| 2013 | Snitch | Malik |
| 2013 | 12 Years A Slave | Robert |
| 2013 | They Die by Dawn | Nat Love |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Jack Lewis |
| 2014 | The Purge: Anarchy | Carmelo |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | Mike |
| 2014 | Kill the Messenger | Ricky Ross |
| 2014 | Inherent Vice | Tariq Khalil |
| 2014 | The Gambler | Neville Baraka |
| 2015 | Anesthesia | Jeffrey |
| 2016 | Captive | Lt. John Chestnut |
| 2016 | The Land | Pops |
| 2016 | Triple 9 | Sweet Pea |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Agent Hawkins |
| 2016 | When the Bough Breaks | Roland White |
| 2016 | Assassin’s Creed | Moussa |
| 2018 | The Public | Jackson |
| 2018 | SuperFly | Scatter |
| 2019 | The Red Sea Diving Resort | Kabede Bimro |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Trumpet Man |
| 2020 | Arkansas | Almond |
| 2020 | Critical Thinking | Mr. Roundtree |
| 2021 | Body Brokers | Wood |
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS‘ TELEVISION
| 1997-2009 | Law & Order | Charles Cole / Marcus Cole / Delmore Walton | 3 Episodes |
| 2001 | Deadline | Darin | Episode: “The Undesirables” |
| 2001 | The Sopranos | Ray Ray | Episode: “Army of One” |
| 2002 | Third Watch | Cop #1 | Episode: “Superheroes: Part 2” |
| 2002-2008 | The Wire | Omar Little | 51 Episodes |
| 2003-2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Victor Bodine / Double-D Gamble | 2 Episodes |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Jimmy | Television movie |
| 2005 | Alias | Roberts | 3 Episodes |
| 2005 | Boston Legal | Randall Kirk | Episode: “Gone” |
| 2005-2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Laurent / Paul / Ronnie | 2 Episodes |
| 2006-2007 | Six Degrees | Michael | 3 Episodes |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | Quincy | 8 Episodes |
| 2008 | Human Giant | Chris Barksdale | Episode: “Respect. Honor. Discipline.” |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | Reggie Dunham | Episode: “The Box” |
| 2009 | The Philanthropist | Dax Vahagn | 8 Episodes |
| 2010 | Behind the Steve | — | 2 Episodes |
| 2010-2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Chalky White | 56 Episodes |
| 2011 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Clarence Warrenton | Episode: “Legacy/Drag City” |
| 2011 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | — (voice) | Episode: “Allen: Part Two” |
| 2011 | The Cookout 2 | Cable Guy Mike | Television movie |
| 2011-2012 | Community | Professor Marshall Kane | 3 Episodes |
| 2012 | Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 | James | Television movie |
| 2013 | Walk This Way | Rev. Daniels | 7 Episodes |
| 2013 | High School USA! | Lucius | Episode: “Adderall” |
| 2014 | Lucas Bros Moving Co | Satan / Nigerian Dude | Episode: “A/C Tundra” |
| 2015 | Bessie | Jack Gee | Television movie |
| 2015 | The Spoils Before Dying | Rock Banyon | Television mini-series; 6 Episodes |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Freddy Knight | Television mini-series; 6 Episodes |
| 2016-2018 | Hap and Leonard | Leonard Pine | 18 Episodes |
| 2017 | When We Rise | Ken Jones | 4 Episodes |
| 2017-2020 | F Is for Family | Smokey Greenwood (voice) | 11 Episodes |
| 2018 | The Guest Book | Gabe | Episode: “Someplace Other Than Here” |
| 2019 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Richard Sackler | Episode: “Opioids II” |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Bobby McCray | 4 Episodes |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Montrose Freeman | 10 Episodes |
MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS‘ SHORT FILMS
| 1994 | Madonna: Secret | Shirtless Man | Music video |
| 2003 | Freeway: What We Do | — | Video short |
| 2004 | Doing Hard Time | Curtis Craig | Video |
| 2005 | Gulie | Ken | Short |
| 2005 | Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 | James | Video short |
| 2006 | Mercenary for Justice | Samuel Kay | Video |
| 2007 | Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 | Sgt. James | Video |
| 2008 | KeAnthony: A Hustlaz Story | Shawn | Short |
| 2008 | Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club | Tone | Video |
| 2011 | Bayou Black | Willy Jones | Short |
| 2012 | Crispus Attucks: Today Was a Good Day | — | Video short |
| 2012 | W8 (Weight) | Derrick Jones / Dee | Short |
| 2012 | The Wire: The Musical | — | Short |
| 2012 | Nobody’s Nobody’s | Emeka | Short |
| 2013 | Plant Hunter | Plant Hunter | Short |
| 2013 | MGMT: Cool Song No. 2 | Plant Hunter | Video short |
| 2013 | The Devil Goes Down | The Devil | Short |
| 2013 | Fairfield County | Leonard | Short |
| 2014 | Ghostface Killah: Love Don’t Live Here No More | — | Video short |
| 2015 | Marilyn Manson: The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles | — | Video short |
| 2016 | Against the Wall | Man | Short |
| 2017 | Above the Noise | — | Short |
| 2019 | Father | Grandfather | Short |
| 2019 | About The People | The Senator | Short |
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