Malik "Poot" Carr is a fictional character in the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Tray Chaney. Poot is a drug dealer in the Barksdale Organization who slowly rises through the ranks. He eventually leaves the drug trade after it causes the death of his best friend, and many other of his associates. 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. He survives being shot three times, more times than any other character except Omar Little. 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.). Poot is friends with fellow dealers Bodie and Wallace (Michael B. Jordan). He has a very active sex life, and at one point, the police detail investigating the Barksdale Organization listens in on him having phone sex with a girlfriend. He is depicted as being a contemporary of Bodie and Wallace's, making him about 16 when the show starts.

Poot is trapped in the stash house with other members of his crew when Omar robs it. Although he doesn't get hurt, Poot is terrified enough to vomit when Omar leaves. Poot and Wallace spot Brandon (Michael Kevin Damall), Omar's boyfriend and accomplice in the heist, and Wallace reports the sighting to D'Angelo, even though Poot doesn't believe anyone will come. Stringer Bell (Idris Elba) arrives soon afterwards with three of his Barksdale Organization enforcers.

Poot is not as affected as Wallace when Brandon's disfigured body is displayed in their neighbourhood as a warning to Omar. The trauma from seeing Brandon's body drives Wallace to stop working for the organization. Poot tries to get Wallace to return to work, but he is unsuccessful. Poot follows Wallace and realizes he has turned to drugs to escape his problems. He covers for Wallace with D'Angelo for some time but eventually tells D'Angelo the truth.

Poot's close friendship with Wallace is evident as he stays in touch with Wallace even after the police relocate him to the country. Wallace informs Poot that he has decided to move in with relatives, but in reality, he has become a police informant, leading to his relocation for protective reasons.

Stringer orders Bodie to kill Wallace after Stringer grows suspicious of Wallace's return to the projects after Wallace's long absence. During the lead-up to the hit, Poot's closer friendship with Wallace made him less confident than Bodie about the kill; however, when they cornered the fearful Wallace, who pleaded with his friends, Bodie showed much more hesitation. Only after Poot urged him to finish it did Bodie pull the trigger. Although Bodie fired the initial shot, Poot took the gun from him and finished Wallace off himself.

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. He stepped into the leadership role by assisting Bodie in physically driving away a rival drug gang. 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.