Malik "Poot" Carr is a fictional character in the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Tray Chaney.

He has the distinction, along with Wee-Bey Brice (Hassan Johnson), Omar Little (Michael K. Williams), Bubbles (Andre Royo), and Proposition Joe (Robert F. Chew), of being one of the only characters in the drug trade to appear in every season.

Of the 17 front-line Barksdale Organization gang members featured in the series, 12 die, and three more are imprisoned with long sentences.

Poot distinguishes himself from the other two remaining survivors, Slim Charles (Anwan Glover) and Dennis "Cutty" Wise (Chad Coleman), as the only low-level player who completely moves away from the drug trade after the organization's collapse.

In season 1, Poot works in the low-rise projects territory called "the pit", under D'Angelo Barksdale (Larry Gilliard Jr.).

Although Bodie fired the initial shot, Poot took the gun from him and finished Wallace off himself, wanting to free his friend from his suffering.

After the arrest of his one-time mentor and crew chief D'Angelo, Poot demonstrated his commitment to continuing his service to the Barksdale Organization.

In the closing scenes of season 1, Poot is observed running the Pit, notably imparting some of the earlier lessons taught to him by D'Angelo to the current crew working for him.

At the close of season 3, Poot and most of the other Barksdale members are arrested, having been implicated in drug dealing by a police wiretap.

He is unhappy to learn that they are now working under Avon's old rival Marlo Stanfield (Jamie Hector) but does not seem to mind the change too much.

[1][2] Poot is a source of advice for Bodie, who often looked to his old friend for help when trying to determine how to view Marlo's cutthroat operations.