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Michael Kenneth Williams Wiki Biography

Michael Kenneth Williams was born on the 22nd November 1966, in Brooklyn, New York City USA, of Bahamian and Afro-American descent. He is an actor well known for the roles of Omar Little in the television series “The Wire” (2002 – 2008), and Albert White in the series “Boardwalk Empire” (2010 – 2014). Williams is also known as a dancer. Michael K. has been active in the entertainment industry since 1995.

How much is the net worth of Michael K. Williams? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is equal to $1.5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Acting is the main source of Williams net worth, although he also receives income from dancing.

Michael K. Williams Net Worth $1.5 Million

To begin with, he was raised in Brooklyn. Williams is known for having the large scar on his face, which is the result of being slashed with razor blades in a fight in a bar during his 25th birthday celebration. The scar has become his signature feature, and because of that Michael has been photographed by famous photographers like David LaChapelle. He is a graduate from National Black Theatre in New York City.

Concerning his professional career, Williams began landing appearances in films and on television during the late 1990s. His breakthrough came in 2002, after he landed a role in the drama series aired on HBO, “The Wire” (2002 – 2008). The series were critically acclaimed, and the character of Omar Little emerged as a major figure in all the seasons of the above mentioned series. When the series was closed in 2008, the face of the actor was known in all Hollywood. Thus, he managed to appear in a number of blockbusters like “The Incredible Hulk” (2008) by Louis Leterrier, “Life During Wartime” (2009) written and directed by Todd Solondz and others. It should be noted that he continued creating really developed roles on television too; he starred in the only season of the action series “Kill Point: In the Line of Fire” (2008), then in 2009 he appeared in the short-lived legal series “The Philanthropist”. From 2010 to 2014, Williams appeared in the main cast of the historical series “Boardwalk Empire” produced by Martin Scorsese – the series lasted five seasons allowing the actor to embody the protagonist Albert White nicknamed Chalky. Meanwhile, he tried comedy also: he lent his features to a biology teacher in three episodes of the third season of “Community” in 2011. Michael then embodied a reverend in the ephemeral “Walk This Way” in 2013. He participated in the parodic mini-series “The Spoils Before Dying” in 2015, and starred in the crime drama thriller “Captive” (2015) directed by Jerry Jameson. All these ventures steadily contributed to his net worth.

Recently, he was cast as a main in the drama film “The Land” (2016) by Steven Caple Jr., crime thriller film “Triple 9” (2016) by John Hillcoat and comedy film “Ghostbusters” (2016) by Paul Feig. Currently, he is working on the set of the upcoming film “Assassin’s Creed” and upcoming miniseries “When We Rise” as well as starring in the television series “Hap and Leonard” (2016 – present) and “Black Market with Michael K. Williams” (2016 – present). To summarise, all the above mentioned roles have added sums to the total size of Michael K. Williams’ net worth.

Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he is single but has a son, details of any relationship have not been made public.



Full Name Michael K. Williams
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth November 22, 1966
Place Of Birth Brooklyn, New York City USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.8 m)
Profession Actor, Choreographer, Dancer, Model, Voice Actor
Education National Black Theatre in New York City
Nationality American
Children Elijah Williams
Nicknames Michael Kenneth Williams
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MKWFanpage
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/bkbmg
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bkbmg/
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0931324
Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Nominations Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast (2009), NAACP Image Award, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2013), Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (2014), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor (2015), Satel…
Movies “The Incredible Hulk” (2008), “Kill Point: In the Line of Fire” (2008), “The Philanthropist” (2009), “Life During Wartime” (2009), “Walk This Way” (2013), “The Spoils Before Dying” (2015), “Captive” (2015), “The Land” (2016), “Triple 9” (2016), “Ghostbusters” …
TV Shows “The Wire” (2002-2008), “Boardwalk Empire” (2010-2014), “Community” (2011), “Hap and Leonard” (2016-), “Black Market with Michael K. Williams” (2016-)
Trademark
1 Deep gravelly voice
2 Facial scar
Quote
1 [on ‘The NIght Of] In my perspective, the show has very little to do with the subject of race, and everything to do with class. I’ve come to realize that the race thing is a smoke screen. The real war is a war on class. It’s about how much green you have in your pocket. In this country, you can unfortunately literally get away with murder if you have enough political background behind you. You are innocent until you are proven poor.
2 Everybody is entitled to their own opinion and I respect them but I do my work and I go home. If they only see Omar as a one-dimensional character then they don’t understand The Wire (2002) as a whole. What I will say about Omar is he helped the Black community by breaking this stereotype we have about homosexuals. I’m actually proud about that.
3 The first season was great. I was at an all-time high, getting more money than I ever seen. But I was careless. I blew all my money. See, I am from Brooklyn and when we get money we love to spread it around. I even bought me a crib on Baltimore Hill. I was out in the streets getting into a lot of trouble. I ended up getting evicted from my crib and having to stay with my baby mother until the next season. You only got paid for the episodes you were in and there wasn’t any Omar in season two, so I was basically broke until season three. But I loved playing Omar.
4 [on how he got his facial scar] It happened on my 25th birthday. I was acting immaturely because I was on that “liquid courage” [alcohol], and some words were exchanged between me and a group of gentlemen. I was drunk so I fought and ended up getting jumped. They cut me with a razor from the top of my head to my neck. I nearly lost my life that night. That was my first wake-up call.
5 I love my characters. I play them with 100% honesty; there’s no holding back. I understand where they are coming from.
6 [on how similar he is to his character Omar Little in The Wire (2002)] – I was never a thug. I never even liked to fight.
Fact
1 He has established Making Kids Win, a charitable organization whose primary objective is to build community centres in urban neighborhoods that are in need of safe spaces for children to learn and play.
2 He got the part of Omar Little after one audition.
3 Williams was featured modelling for GAP’s 2014 fall collection.
4 He serves as the American Civil Liberties Union celebrity ambassador to the Campaign for Smart Justice.
5 He discovered Felicia Pearson in a Baltimore club, invited her to come to the set of The Wire (2002) one day, introduced her to the writers and the producers, and after subsequent auditions, she was offered the role of Snoop in the series.
6 He turned down the lead role in Django Unchained (2012) because of his commitment to Boardwalk Empire (2010).
7 In 2013, he starred in MGMT’s music video for Cool Song No. 2.
8 Williams suffered from an identity crisis during his portrayal of Omar Little, going by his character’s name, and developed a habit of smoking cannabis and an addiction to cocaine in 2004.
9 Edward Norton wrote a cameo for him in The Incredible Hulk (2008) because he was a fan of The Wire (2002).
10 He got one of his first major acting roles in Bullet (1996) after being discovered by Tupac Shakur.
11 During his Sept. 19, 2008 interview with XM radio’s Opie & Anthony, he mentions that he is not ashamed of anything he’s done as an actor. But, there is footage of him in Hammer pants and a half shirt from his dancing days that makes him cringe.
12 His large facial scar is the result of a bar fight he got involved in on his 25th birthday. His assailants sliced him with razor blades.
13 Used be a dancer and then a choreographer, doing routines for music videos and tours.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
When We Rise 2017 TV Mini-Series completed Ken Jones
The Public filming
Hap and Leonard 2016-2017 TV Series Leonard Pine
Assassin’s Creed 2016 Moussa (as Michael K. Williams)
When the Bough Breaks 2016 Roland White (as Michael K. Williams)
The Night Of 2016 TV Mini-Series Freddy Knight
Ghostbusters 2016 Agent Hawkins
Triple 9 2016 Sweet Pea (as Michael K. Williams)
The Land 2016 Pops
Vital Signs 2016 TV Series Negativity
Captive 2015/II Lt. John Chestnut (as Michael K. Williams)
The Spoils Before Dying 2015 TV Mini-Series Rock Banyon
Bessie 2015 TV Movie Jack Gee
Marilyn Manson: The Mephistopheles of Los Angeles 2015 Short
Anesthesia 2015 Jeffrey (as Michael K. Williams)
The Gambler 2014/III Neville Baraka
Boardwalk Empire 2010-2014 TV Series Chalky White
Inherent Vice 2014 Tariq Khalil
Kill the Messenger 2014 Ricky Ross
Time Out of Mind 2014 Mike
The Purge: Anarchy 2014 Carmelo (as Michael K. Williams)
RoboCop 2014 Jack Lewis (as Michael K. Williams)
Lucas Bros Moving Co 2014 TV Series Satan / Nigerian Dude
Fairfield County 2013 Short Leonard
The Devil Goes Down 2013 Short The Devil
Battlefield 4 2013 Video Game Sgt. Kimble ‘Irish’ Graves (voice)
They Die by Dawn 2013
Plant Hunter 2013 Short Plant Hunter (as Michael K. Williams)
12 Years a Slave 2013 Robert
High School USA! 2013 TV Series Lucius
Walk This Way 2013 TV Series Rev. Daniels
Snitch 2013/I Malik (as Michael K. Williams)
MGMT: Cool Song No. 2 2013 Video short as Michael K. Williams
Nobody’s Nobody’s 2012 Short Emeka
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 2012 TV Movie James
You’re Nobody ’til Somebody Kills You 2012 Ad (as Michael K. Williams)
The Wire: The Musical 2012 Short
W8 (Weight) 2012 Short Derrick Jones / Dee
Community 2011-2012 TV Series Professor Marshall Kane
Crispus Attucks: Today Was a Good Day 2012 Video short uncredited
LUV 2012 Detective Holloway
Bayou Black 2011 Short Willy Jones (as Michael K. Williams)
The Cookout 2 2011 TV Movie Cable Guy Mike
Aqua Teen Hunger Force 2011 TV Series
Taking on Tyson 2011 TV Series Narrator
Detroit 1-8-7 2011 TV Series Clarence Warrenton
Behind the Steve 2010 TV Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2005-2010 TV Series Laurent / Paul / Ronnie
Law & Order 1997-2009 TV Series Charles Cole / Marcus Cole / Delmore Walton
Life During Wartime 2009 Allen
The Road 2009/I Thief
The Philanthropist 2009 TV Series Dax Vahagn
A Day in the Life 2009/II Killer Mike (as Michael K. Williams)
Wonderful World 2009 Ibu
Addicts 2009 Lil J (as Michael K. Williams)
A Kiss of Chaos 2009 Demetrius (as Michael K. Williams)
Tell Tale 2009 Acherton
The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll 2009 Sonnyboy
Brooklyn’s Finest 2009 Red
CSI: NY 2008 TV Series Reggie Dunham
Miracle at St. Anna 2008 Tucker (Scared Soldier) (as Michael K. Williams)
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club 2008 Video Tone (as Michael K. Williams, credit only)
KeAnthony: A Hustlaz Story 2008 Short Shawn (as Michael K. Williams)
The Incredible Hulk 2008 Harlem Bystander
Human Giant 2008 TV Series Chris Barksdale
The Wire 2002-2008 TV Series Omar Little
Gone Baby Gone 2007 Devin
The Kill Point 2007 TV Series Quincy
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 2007 Video Sgt. James
Six Degrees 2006-2007 TV Series Michael
I Think I Love My Wife 2007 Teddy (as Michael K. Williams)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2003-2006 TV Series Victor Bodine / Double-D Gamble
5up 2down 2006 Terance (as Michael K. Williams)
Mercenary for Justice 2006 Video Samuel Kay
The Bondage 2006 Willie (as Michael K. Williams)
Boston Legal 2005 TV Series Randall Kirk
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 2005 Video short James
Alias 2005 TV Series Roberts
Lackawanna Blues 2005 TV Movie Jimmy
Guile 2005 Short Ken
Doing Hard Time 2004 Video Curtis Craig aka: Durty Curt From Detroit (as Michael K. Williams)
Third Watch 2002 TV Series Cop #1
The Sopranos 2001 TV Series Ray Ray
Deadline 2001 TV Series Darin
Broke Even 2000 Kenny
Bringing Out the Dead 1999 Drug Dealer
Bullet 1996 High Top
MugShot 1996 Rumor (as Michael K. Williams)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Grace After Midnight Pain 2016 producer
Black Market with Michael K. Williams 2016 TV Series documentary executive producer – 6 episodes
Shelter 2015/IX Documentary executive producer
Bro 2014/I Short executive producer – as Michael K. Williams
The Wire: The Musical 2012 Short executive producer / producer
Snow on Tha Bluff 2011 executive producer

Miscellaneous

Title Year Status Character
Taking on Tyson 2011 TV Series narrator – 2 episodes

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Django Unchained 2012 special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Daily Show 2016-2017 TV Series Himself
Grace After Midnight Pain 2016 Himself – Interviewee / Actor
The Wendy Williams Show 2012-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest
Black Market with Michael K. Williams 2016 TV Series documentary Himself – Host / Himself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore 2016 TV Series Himself – Panelist
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 TV Special Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Crack in America 2015 Video documentary short Herself
Kill the Messenger: The All-Star Cast 2015 Video documentary short Himself (as Michael K. Williams)
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi 2014 TV Series Himself
I Love the 2000s 2014 TV Mini-Series Himself
The Queen Latifah Show 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Arsenio Hall Show 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Presenter (uncredited)
Larry King Now 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
Jim Norton: American Degenerate 2013 TV Special documentary Himself (as Michael K. Williams)
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself – Actor
HBO Boxing 2013 TV Series documentary Himself – Audience Member
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 2012 TV Series documentary Himself
America in Primetime 2011 TV Series documentary Himself / Omar Little
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2011 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Hour 2011 TV Series Himself
Rocco’s Dinner Party 2011 TV Series Himself
Brooklyn’s Finest: Three Cops and a Dealer 2010 Video short Himself
The Rotten Tomatoes Show 2009-2010 TV Series Himself – Actor
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf 2010 TV Series Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan 2009 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Wire: The Last Word 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Wire Odyssey 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself
Bring That Year Back 2006: Laugh Now, Cry Later 2006 TV Movie Himself (as Michael K. Williams)
The Wire: It’s All Connected 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself (as Michael K. Williams)
The Game: Documentary 2005 Video documentary Himself (segment “How We Do”) (as Michael K. Williams)
The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards 2004 TV Special Himself
Tavis Smiley 2004 TV Series Himself – Guest
Freeway: What We Do 2003 Video short Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2006 TV Special James (uncredited)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 1999 Video segment “Secret” as Michael K. Williams

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2015 Robert Altman Award Independent Spirit Awards Inherent Vice (2014)
2015 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Performance – Drama Boardwalk Empire (2010)
2014 Festival Prize San Diego Black Film Festival Best Short Film The Devil Goes Down (2013)
2014 Festival Prize San Diego Black Film Festival Best Short Film The Devil Goes Down (2013)
2013 BFCC Award Black Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble 12 Years a Slave (2013)
2013 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Performance – Drama Boardwalk Empire (2010)
2012 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series The Spoils Before Dying (2015)
2016 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series Bessie (2015)
2016 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Bessie (2015)
2016 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Performance – Drama Bessie (2015)
2015 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Bessie (2015)
2015 Black Reel Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture The Gambler (2014)
2015 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Bessie (2015)
2014 Gold Derby Award Gold Derby Awards Ensemble Cast 12 Years a Slave (2013)
2014 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire (2010)
2014 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Performance – Drama Boardwalk Empire (2010)
2014 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave (2013)
2014 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Boardwalk Empire (2010)
2014 Seattle Film Critics Award Seattle Film Critics Awards Best Ensemble Cast 12 Years a Slave (2013)
2013 PFCS Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Acting Ensemble 12 Years a Slave (2013)
2010 Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Performance Life During Wartime (2009)
2009 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Wire (2002)
2007 Image Award Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series The Wire (2002)

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