Tray Chaney is an American actor. He appeared on the HBO program The Wire as Poot Carr, which became his most successful acting role. He also appears in the Bounce TV soap opera Saints & Sinners as Kendrick.[1][2]

Career

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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

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Chaney grew up in Forestville, Maryland and lives with his wife in Clinton, Maryland.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Head of State Extra
2004 Something the Lord Made College Student TV movie
2005 The Salon JJ's Homeboy
2008 Cash Rules - Video
2009 What We Do - Video
2011 Streets Troy
Queen of Media Chris
2012 Dead Money Tiger
Epitaph - Short
Playground the Movie Redbull
Lorenzo & Monica Lorenzo
Raising Wolves Ox
2013 Good Brutha Bad Brutha Ironman
6 Hearts 1 Beat Davarius White
Masterminds Rocket
2014 The Weekend Brandon
2016 Drop: A Story of Triumph - Short
Guns and Grams Rico
A Way Out Victor Short
2017 Never Fall in Love Nigel
Hit a Lick Darius/D-Rax
The Barrel Sam Livingston
2019 Looking in the Mirror Tee
Angels in Rocket Field Kid Dash Short
The Portrait Anthony Parker Short
The Probe Munch TV movie
2020 Guns and Grams Rico
Zeke Rock
Detective MJ: Shadow of a Hero MJ
No Remorse Detective Reeves
Expiration Date 143 Dajuan Weeks Short
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
2022 Trophy Wife Detective Anderson
Queen of Hearts David
We Need to Talk Tango Unchained
Absence of Innocence Willie

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2002–08 The Wire Malik "Poot" Carr Recurring cast: Seasons 1–4, guest: season 5
2016–21 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"
2020 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

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  1. ^ "Tray Chaney". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ Keeble, Arin; Stacy, Ivan (2015-04-07). The Wire and America's Dark Corners: Critical Essays. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1960-6.
  3. ^ Ruffin, Odell. "Former "Wire" Star Releases Autobiography". Washington Informer. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
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