{"id":446741,"date":"2022-05-14T01:32:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tray-chaney-talks-the-wire-casting-and-hbos-we-own-this-city\/"},"modified":"2022-05-14T01:32:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:32:15","slug":"tray-chaney-talks-the-wire-casting-and-hbos-we-own-this-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tray-chaney-talks-the-wire-casting-and-hbos-we-own-this-city\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tray Chaney Talks The Wire Casting and HBO\u2019s We Own This City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf01b863e8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bf01b863e8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tray-chaney-talks-the-wire-casting-and-hbos-we-own-this-city\/#%E2%80%9CTray_Chaney_Talks_The_Wire_Casting_and_HBOs_We_Own_This_City%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Tray Chaney Talks The Wire Casting and HBO\u2019s We Own This City&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tray-chaney-talks-the-wire-casting-and-hbos-we-own-this-city\/#How_Tray_Chaney_Landed_The_Role_of_Poot\" >How Tray Chaney Landed The Role of Poot<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tray-chaney-talks-the-wire-casting-and-hbos-we-own-this-city\/#Whats_Tray_Chaney_Doing_Now\" >What\u2019s Tray Chaney Doing Now?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTray_Chaney_Talks_The_Wire_Casting_and_HBOs_We_Own_This_City%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Tray Chaney Talks The Wire Casting and HBO\u2019s We Own This City&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\nHBO has been churning out heavy hitting dramas for years. You can look back at shows like <em>The Sopranos<\/em> or at ones with more contemporary hype like <em>Euphoria<\/em> and see critics laud them for their execution \u2014 barring mixed reviews on the ending of <em>The Sopranos<\/em>, that is.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: Below First Paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --><br \/>\nIf you were to make a list of the greatest HBO <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of all time, in both execution and commercial success, you wouldn\u2019t be surprised if <strong><em>The Wire<\/em><\/strong> was added to the conversation. After all, it did receive the Directors Guild of America Award, Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series, Peabody Award, and the acclamation could go on.<\/p>\n<p>The number of recognizable names from the cast is also impressive; Idris Elba, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Kenneth Williams, Method Man, and more. Some of which were well-established prior to the series, and others who saw their career reach new heights because of their involvement with it. That latter holds true for <strong>Tray Chaney<\/strong>, who plays the character Poot, a drug dealer on his way up.<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"adsninja-ad-zone\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_1\">\n\u201cI have to be honest with you, I didn\u2019t expect it.\u201d\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-tray-chaney-landed-the-role-of-poot\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Tray_Chaney_Landed_The_Role_of_Poot\"><\/span> How Tray Chaney Landed The Role of Poot<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TheWirePoot.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;HBO&quot;\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TheWirePoot.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TheWirePoot.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TheWirePoot.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TheWirePoot.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"TheWirePoot\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TheWirePoot.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With just a few acting gigs prior to being cast as Poot, Chaney was mostly coming from the hip-hop and dancing world. \u201cWhen I was discovered in 2001 by a woman named Linda Townsend, she said, \u2018I don\u2019t specialize in submitting dancers and r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ers. I only work with actors.\u2019\u201d He explained, noting she did trust him, though. She knew he didn\u2019t have any stage fright, and that he did have some acting education from high school.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --><br \/>\n\u201cShe said, \u2018I\u2019ve got this pilot. It\u2019s called <em>The Wire<\/em>.\u2019 I remember going in to read for Pat Moran, the casting director for <em>The Wire<\/em> in Baltimore. I actually read for the character Wee-Bey\u2026 I got a call back and read for David Simon, the creator. And all the producers were in it. And then I got another call back saying, \u2018Hey, you didn\u2019t book the role of Wee-Bey\u2026 but you got the role of Poot.\u2019\u201d<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\nWhile breaking everything down, Chaney also recalled having to learn on the spot. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what a slate was. I didn\u2019t know how to profile\u2026 Pat Moran had to walk me through it like, \u2018Say your name, height, who you\u2019re reading for.\u2019\u201d Fast-forward 20 years, and Chaney now has many projects on the go.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><br \/>\n<span class=\"related-single\">Related: Exclusive: Haley Lu Richardson Talks Montana Story<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-rsquo-s-tray-chaney-doing-now\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_Tray_Chaney_Doing_Now\"><\/span> What\u2019s Tray Chaney Doing Now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TrayChaney.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Terror Films Team&quot;\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TrayChaney.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TrayChaney.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TrayChaney.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TrayChaney.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"TrayChaney\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/TrayChaney.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Terror Films Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Chaney\u2019s latest role is a character named Tango_Unchained in <em>We Need to Talk<\/em>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>r-comedy starring James Maslow, directed by Todd Wolfe. \u201cI wasn\u2019t [a gamer] before the film, but now, every now and then I have to get a little bit of Call of Duty in\u2026 I\u2019ve got a 16-year-old son, and he\u2019s a gamer, so it\u2019s funny to me because I\u2019ve been in this business for so long and with my son watching all of my different films and projects that I\u2019ve been in, he\u2019s most excited about <em>We Need to Talk<\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\nChaney also booked the role of a police officer in HBO Max\u2019s series <strong><em>We Own This City<\/em><\/strong>, which is based on the book and released on April 25, 2022. It\u2019s about the Baltimore Police Department\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baltimore_Police_Department#2017_racketeering_indictment\">Gun Trace Task Force<\/a>, which has had members caught for racketeering, has had accusations of witness coaching, and have had many members deemed unreliable, resulting in requests to courts to throw out hundreds of convictions.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s from the same creator of <em>The Wire<\/em>\u2026 to come back 20 years later with the same crew that we shot <em>The Wire<\/em> with in Baltimore\u2026 I\u2019m really excited about that\u2026 Being in a business for 20 plus years, it\u2019s like man, I never gave up. I stayed the course and had the willpower to keep going no matter what.\u201d Added Chaney. \u201cI couldn\u2019t thank God enough.\u201d<br \/>\n<!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><br \/>\nSome of Chaney\u2019s other projects include independent work, like his 45-minute documentary \u201cthat captures how I started in this business at eight-years-old, and then I made the transition to becoming an actor. I started as a dancer, a hip-hop artist, but making that transition in 2002 when I was cast for <em>The Wire<\/em>, which was the first audition I ever went on\u2026 when it ended in 2008, I found myself in a tough spot and had to rebrand who I was\u2026 it shows me 20 years ago trying to find a way, and it\u2019s really an encouragement to men, women, and children to never give up on your dream.\u201d<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #5! --> <\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <!-- No winning ad found for zone: above next button! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"next-btn-img\">\n<div class=\"bc-img responsive-img img-article-next-btn\">\n<figure>\n        <picture>\n            <!--[if IE 9]>\n            <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"320px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/maxresdefault-5.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=320&amp;h=240&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"140px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/maxresdefault-5.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=140&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n                            <img width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"maxresdefault-5\"\/>\n                    <\/picture>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"next-btn-text lines-trim\">\n            Tyler Hoechlin Tapped to Reprise Derek Hale Role in Teen Wolf The Movie\n                    <\/div>\n<p>        Read Next<\/p>\n<p>                                                <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below next button! --><br \/>\n        <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below sharing options! --><\/p>\n<p>    About The Author<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-article-author-bio\">\n<div class=\"author-bio-img\">\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/authors\/61e0bff3bca17-IMG_0689.jpg?fit=crop&amp;w=100&amp;h=100\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>\n                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-text\">\n<p>            <strong class=\"bio-title\">Tim Kraft<br \/>\n                                    <span class=\"amount\">(22 Articles Published)<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"bio-desc\">\n                Tim Kraft is the Editor in Chief of Movieweb. 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