Tray Chaney is an American actor. He appeared on the

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program ''

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'' 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

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soap opera Saints & Sinners as Kendrick.

Career

Chaney began his entertainment career as a dancer at the age of four winning competitions at the

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. 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 ''

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'', 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

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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