Tray Chaney is an American actor. He appeared on the HBO program ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...

'' as

Poot Carr Malik "Poot" Carr is a fictional character on the HBO drama ''The Wire'', played by actor Tray Chaney. Poot starts out as a drug dealer in the Barksdale Organization who slowly rises through the ranks. He eventually ends up leaving the drug t ...

, which became his most successful acting role. He also appears in the Bounce TV soap opera Saints & Sinners as Kendrick.

Career

Chaney began his entertainment career as a dancer at the age of four winning competitions at the Apollo Theater. He appeared in the 2003 music video " My Baby" by rap artist Bow Wow. He later appeared in ''The Wire'' BET Promo Shoot commercial in 2006. He has also appeared on '' America's Most Wanted'', playing a fugitive named "Jerry Robinson." He released his self-published book entitled ''The Truth You Can't beTray'' in January 2007.

Personal life

Chaney grew up in Forestville,

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and lives with his wife in

Clinton, Maryland Clinton is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Clinton was formerly known as Surrattsville until after the time of the Civil War. The population of Clinton was 38,760 at the 2020 cen ...

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

"After The Wire"
Christopher Seneca, '' Washingtonian'', May 31, 2010 * Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male television actors African-American male actors People from Forestville, Maryland Male actors from Maryland 21st-century American male actors People from Clinton, Maryland Place of birth missing (living people) {{US-tv-actor-stub