Changes: Michael Kenneth Williams

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Michael Kenneth Williams plays Chalky White on the HBO TV series, Boardwalk Empire. He won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Omar Little in the HBO series The Wire and also appeared in the big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

Biography

Williams was born in Brooklyn, New York. After getting in some trouble as a youth he enrolled at the National Black Theatre in New York City. He later got a job at a pharmaceutical company. Inspired by Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, he left school and quit his job against the wishes of his family to pursue a career as a dancer. During a year in which he was intermittently homeless, Williams "pounded the pavement," visiting record labels and dance studios looking for work. He eventually got a job as a background dancer on a music tour, which led to more work appearing as a dancer in videos and on tours, as well as some modeling work.

Williams is well known for his large facial scar, which he received after a confrontation between his friends and another group in Brooklyn on his 25th birthday. His assailants sliced him with razor blades. He eventually embraced the scar, citing Seal’s marred face as an inspiration. His scar became his signature and earned him photo shoots with noted photographers like David LaChapelle.

Appearances

Season one appearances
Boardwalk Empire	The Ivory Tower	Broadway Limited	Anastasia
Nights in Ballygran	Family Limitation	Home	Hold Me in Paradise
Belle Femme	The Emerald City	Paris Green	A Return to Normalcy

Season two appearances
21	Ourselves Alone	A Dangerous Maid	What Does the Bee Do?
Gimcrack & Bunkum	The Age of Reason	Peg of Old	Two Boats and a Lifeguard
Battle of the Century	Georgia Peaches	Under God's Power She Flourishes	To the Lost

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-'''Michael Kenneth Williams''' plays [[Chalky White]] on the HBO TV series, [[Boardwalk Empire]]. He won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Omar Little in the HBO series '''The Wire''' and also appeared in the big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's '''The Road'''.
+'''Michael Kenneth Williams''' plays [[Chalky White]] on the HBO TV series, [[Boardwalk Empire]]. He won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Omar Little in the HBO series ''[[The Wire]]'' and also appeared in the big screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's ''The Road''.
 ==Biography==