Michael K Williams, star of HBO series The Wire and Boardwalk Empire, has been found dead in his New York apartment, aged 54.
According to the New York Post, the actor was found by law enforcement on Monday afternoon at his penthouse in Williamsburg.
Williams rose to fame on HBO’s The Wire, playing fearsome stick-up robber Omar Little.
A representative for the actor confirmed his passing to The Hollywood Reporter and said that it was “with deep sorrow that the family announces the passing of Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams.