| 1 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michael_k_williams_pic_5.jpg]] |
| 2 | ->''"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."'' |
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| 4 | Michael Kenneth Williams (November 22, 1966 – September 6, 2021) was an American actor from Brooklyn, New York. |
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| 6 | He was best known for his roles as Omar Little on ''Series/TheWire'' and Albert "Chalky" White on ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire''. 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. |
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| 8 | 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. |
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| 11 | !!Filmography on TV Tropes: |
| 12 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 13 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 14 | * ''Film/{{Bullet}}'' (1996): High Top |
| 15 | * ''Film/BringingOutTheDead'' (1999): Drug Dealer |
| 16 | * ''Film/IThinkILoveMyWife'' (2007): Teddy |
| 17 | * ''Literature/GoneBabyGone'' (2007): Devin |
| 18 | * ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' (2008): Harlem Bystander |
| 19 | * ''Literature/TheRoad'' (2009): Thief |
| 20 | * ''Film/BrooklynsFinest'' (2010): Red |
| 21 | * ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' (2013): Robert |
| 22 | * ''Film/{{Snitch}}'' (2013): Malik |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{RoboCop|2014}}'' (2014): Jack Lewis |
| 24 | * ''Film/ThePurgeAnarchy'' (2014): Carmelo Johns |
| 25 | * ''Film/KillTheMessenger'' (2014): Ricky Ross |
| 26 | * ''Film/InherentVice'' (2014): Tariq Khalil |
| 27 | * ''Film/Triple9'' (2016): Sweet Pea |
| 28 | * ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|2016}}'' (2016): Agent Hawkins |
| 29 | * ''Film/WhenTheBoughBreaks'' (2016): Roland |
| 30 | * ''[[Film/AssassinsCreed2016 Assassin's Creed]]'' (2016): Moussa |
| 31 | * ''Film/{{Superfly}}'' (2018): Scatter |
| 32 | * ''Film/MotherlessBrooklyn'' (2019): Trumpet Man |
| 33 | * ''Film/{{Surrounded}}'' (2023): BountyHunter Clay |
| 34 | [[/folder]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 37 | * ''Series/TheWire'' (2002–08): Omar Little |
| 38 | * ''Series/TheKillPoint'' (2007): Quincy |
| 39 | * ''Series/ThePhilanthropist'' (2009): Dax Vahagn |
| 40 | * ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' (2010–14): Chalky White |
| 41 | * ''Series/{{Community}}'' (2011–12): Dr. Marshall Kane |
| 42 | * ''Series/TheNightOf'' (2016): Freddy Knight |
| 43 | * ''Series/HapAndLeonard'' (2016–18): Leonard Pine |
| 44 | * ''Series/WhenWeRise'' (2017): Ken Jones |
| 45 | * ''WesternAnimation/FIsForFamily'' (2017–21): Smokey Greenwood (voice) |
| 46 | * ''Series/WhenTheySeeUs'' (2019): Bobby [=McCray=] |
| 47 | * ''Series/LovecraftCountry'' (2020): Montrose Freeman |
| 48 | [[/folder]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | |
| 51 | [[folder:Video game roles]] |
| 52 | * ''VideoGame/Battlefield4'' (2013): [=SSgt=]. Kimble "Irish" Graves |
| 53 | * ''[[VideoGame/NBA2K NBA 2K21]]'' (2020): Archie Baldwin |
| 54 | * ''VideoGame/Battlefield2042'' (2021): Capt. Kimble "Irish" Graves |
| 55 | [[/folder]] |
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