20 TV Acting Performances That Are Totally Flawless

20. Michael K. Williams - The Wire

If you were to ask any TV fan to name a character from The Wire - whether they've seen the show or not - chances are Omar Little would be the first one they'd name. And why wouldn't they? Within a series populated by some of pop culture's greatest characters and career-defining performances, Omar sits head and shoulders above the competition.

Omar's intense complexity and constantly intimidating presence was brought to life by the show's greatest actor, the typically dependable Michael K. Williams.

For five seasons of murder, betrayal, blackmail and tragedy, Williams was able to craft out of his remarkable performance a character for the ages. Omar was at once sinister and noble, living by a strict moral code whilst maintaining a reputation as one of Baltimore's most notorious stick-up men.

All of these traits, added together with his open homosexuality and signature whistling, were balanced to perfection by Michael K. Williams' charming, charismatic performance, which worked wonders with the writing to create one of TV's best-ever characters.