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'''Tray Chaney''' is an American actor and musician. He appeared on the [[Home Box Office|HBO]] program ''[[The Wire (TV series)|The Wire]]'' as [[Poot (The Wire)|Malik "Poot" Carr]], which became his most successful acting role. He also appears in the [[Bounce TV]] soap opera [[Saints & Sinners (2016 TV series)|Saints & Sinners]] as Kendrick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307291/|title=Tray Chaney|website=IMDb|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Keeble |first1=Arin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x3WVBwAAQBAJ&dq=Tray+Chaney&pg=PA165 |title=The Wire and America's Dark Corners: Critical Essays |last2=Stacy |first2=Ivan |date=2015-04-07 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1960-6 |language=en}}</ref>

== 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 (Bow Wow song)|My Baby]]" by rap artist [[Bow Wow (rapper)|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."

Chaney initially auditioned for the role of [[Wee-Bey Brice]] in The Wire, and while he was unsuccessful, the producers of the show created the character of Poot for him;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kraft |first=Tim |date=2022-05-13 |title=Exclusive: Tray Chaney Talks The Wire Casting and HBO’s We Own This City |url=https://movieweb.com/tray-chaney-the-wire-we-own-this-city-hbo/ |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref> producer [[Robert F. Colesberry]] was responsible for coming up with the name "Poot".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=THE JOY OF THE JOURNEY: Tray Chaney |url=https://www.validatedmagazine.com/culture/2023/3/28/the-joy-of-the-journey-tray-chaney |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=VALIDATED MAGAZINE |language=en-US}}</ref> He starred in Saint & Sinners as Kendrick.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2024-07-19 |title=Tray Chaney talks iconic role as Poot from The Wire, creating ‘our own Hollywood’ |url=https://www.wjbf.com/community/black_excellence/tray-chaney-talks-iconic-role-as-poot-from-the-wire-creating-our-own-hollywood/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240720172304/https://www.wjbf.com/community/black_excellence/tray-chaney-talks-iconic-role-as-poot-from-the-wire-creating-our-own-hollywood/ |archive-date=2024-07-20 |access-date=2025-03-30 |work=WJBF |language=en-US}}</ref>

He released his self-published book entitled ''The Truth You Can't beTray'' in January 2007. He has produced a number of movies and his own line of fragrances,<ref name=":1" /> as well as being a recording artist.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2014-04-13 |title=Tray Chaney Details Roles As Poot In "The Wire" & In Mac Dre Biopic |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.28257/title.tray-chaney-details-roles-as-poot-in-the-wire-in-mac-dre-biopic |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Chaney grew up in [[Forestville, Maryland]] and lives with his wife in [[Locust Grove, Georgia]].<ref name="wash_inform">{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtoninformer.com/wi-web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2021:former-wire-star-releases-autobiography&catid=64:entertainment&Itemid=136&TheWireHBO|title=Former "Wire" Star Releases Autobiography |last=Ruffin|first=Odell|work=Washington Informer|accessdate=2009-09-10}}</ref> He has a son named Malachi.<ref name=":0" />

On May 29, 2025, an EF-2 tornado destroyed his residence in Locust Grove, Georgia and critically injured his 18-year-old son, Malachi Chaney, who was thrown approximately 300 feet from his bedroom into nearby woods.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eric |first1=Mock |title=Teen son of 'The Wire' actor Tray Chaney recovering after being thrown by tornado |url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/teen-son-the-wire-actor-tray-chaney-recovering-after-being-thrown-tornado |access-date=12 June 2025 |work=[[Fox 5 Atlanta]]}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Head of State (2003 film)|Head of State]]''
| Extra
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Something the Lord Made]]''
| College Student
| TV movie
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Salon (film)|The Salon]]''
| JJ's Homeboy
|
|-
| 2008
| ''Cash Rules''
| -
| Video
|-
| 2009
| ''What We Do''
| -
| Video
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011
| ''Streets''
| Troy
|
|-
| ''Queen of Media''
| Chris
|
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2012
| ''Dead Money''
| Tiger
|
|-
| ''Epitaph''
| -
| Short
|-
| ''Playground the Movie''
| Redbull
|
|-
| ''Lorenzo & Monica''
| Lorenzo
|
|-
| ''Raising Wolves''
| Ox
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2013
| ''Good Brutha Bad Brutha''
| Ironman
|
|-
| ''6 Hearts 1 Beat''
| Davarius White
|
|-
| ''[[Masterminds (2013 film)|Masterminds]]''
| Rocket
|
|-
| 2014
| ''The Weekend''
| Brandon
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2016
| ''Drop: A Story of Triumph''
| -
| Short
|-
| ''Guns and Grams''
| Rico
|
|-
| ''A Way Out''
| Victor
| Short
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2017
| ''Never Fall in Love''
| Nigel
|
|-
| ''Hit a Lick''
| Darius/D-Rax
|
|-
| ''The Barrel''
| Sam Livingston
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2019
| ''Looking in the Mirror''
| Tee
|
|-
| ''Angels in Rocket Field''
| Kid Dash
| Short
|-
| ''The Portrait''
| Anthony Parker
| Short
|-
| ''The Probe''
| Munch
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2020
| ''Guns and Grams''
| Rico
|
|-
| ''Zeke''
| Rock
|
|-
| ''Detective MJ: Shadow of a Hero''
| MJ
|
|-
| ''No Remorse''
| Detective Reeves
|
|-
| ''Expiration Date 143''
| Dajuan Weeks
| Short
|-
|rowspan="6"| 2021
| ''Truthless''
| Omar Green 'OG'
| Short
|-
| ''Saints & Sinners Judgment Day''
| Kendrick
| TV movie
|-
| ''Secret Society''
| O
|
|-
| ''Ayanna Shon's Christmas Hypnosis''
| Hypnotist
|
|-
| ''Thanksgiving Roast''
| Preston
|
|-
| ''Black Lies''
| Mike
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2022
| ''Trophy Wife''
| Detective Anderson
|
|-
| ''Queen of Hearts''
| David
|
|-
| ''We Need to Talk''
| Tango Unchained
|
|-
| ''Absence of Innocence''
| Willie
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2002–08
| ''[[The Wire]]''
| [[Poot (The Wire)|Malik "Poot" Carr]]
| Recurring cast: Seasons 1–4, guest: season 5
|-
| 2016–21
| ''[[Saints & Sinners (2016 TV series)|Saints & Sinners]]''
| Kendrick Murphy
| Guest: season 1, main cast: season 2-6
|-
| 2018
| ''Groads Bay High''
| Mr. Anthony Jackson
| Episode: "Episode 1 & 2"
|-
| 2019
| ''Transitions''
| Mario Daniels
| Episode: "Nigerian Nightmare"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| ''[[Boomerang (American TV series)|Boomerang]]''
| Barber
| Episode: "End of the Road"
|-
| ''Chase Street''
| Haas
| Episode: "Who Can You Trust"
|-
| 2021
| ''Peace Be Steel''
| Robin Keller
| Episode: "I'm Steel Holding On"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[We Own This City]]''
| Gordon Hawk
| Episode: "Part One & Two"
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.washingtonian.com/2010/05/31/after-the-wire/ "After The Wire"], Christopher Seneca, ''[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]'', May 31, 2010
*{{IMDb name|1307291}}

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