Charlie Carver

Early life

Carver was born in San Francisco, California, on July 31, 1988. His identical twin brother, Max, was born seven minutes later on August 1. Before he began acting professionally, he was known as Charlie Martensen. His father was a physician, historian, and author Robert Martensen, and his mother, Anne Carver (b. 1952), is a philanthropist and community activist. In 1992, Anne and her new husband Denis Sutro moved the family to Calistoga in Napa Valley. Carver attended high school at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, but left to attend Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan his second year. He graduated from the University of Southern California in 2012. He also studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He came out as gay on Instagram in 2016.

Career

Carver made his acting debut as an eighth-grader when he played fairy trickster Puck in his school's production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

His screen debut was with his brother in the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives; they played Porter and Preston Scavo, sons to Lynette Scavo and Tom Scavo. The brothers also appeared together in season 3 of Teen Wolf on MTV as a pair of twin alpha werewolves – Charlie played Ethan Steiner, and Max played Aiden Steiner; Charlie also appeared in Season 6B of the show. They also appeared in the first season of HBO series The Leftovers.

Carver has guest starred on several shows including Hawaii Five-0, and The League. His feature film roles have included Underdogs, Bad Asses, and I Am Michael.

Carver appeared in the ABC miniseries When We Rise in 2017. The production traced the history of the LGBTQ rights movement, beginning with the Stonewall riots in 1969. Carver himself came out as gay in 2016. Carver made his Broadway debut as Cowboy in the 2018 revival of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band and reprised the role in the 2020 film of the same name, alongside fellow actors Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesús, Tuc Watkins and Michael Benjamin Washington.

Carver starred in the Netflix drama series Ratched, which was released in September 2020. In 2022, Carver starred in American Horror Story: NYC. In addition to the lead role, he also co-wrote four episodes of the season. In 2024, he co-wrote one episode of American Horror Stories.

Filmography

Film

Television

Writing Credits

Stage

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. [http://entertainment-focus.com/tv/articles/interview-charlie-and-max-carver Interview with Charlie and Max Carver] {{webarchive. link. (November 26, 2009)
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6. Andreeva, Nellie. (June 24, 2013). "Charlie & Max Carver Join HBO's 'Leftovers'".
7. (November 21, 2016). "Here's A Look At 'When We Rise,' ABC's New LGBTQ Rights Miniseries". HuffPost.
8. "Teen Wolf' Actor Charlie Carver Comes Out as Gay in Touching Post on Instagram, intouchweekly.com, January 12, 2016".
9. Clement, Olivia. (December 15, 2017). "The Leftovers'' Charlie Carver Joins Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, and More for Broadway's ''The Boys in the Band". [[Playbill]].
10. Denise Petski. (January 14, 2019). "'Ratched': Sharon Stone, Cynthia Nixon Among 10 Cast In Ryan Murphy's Netflix Series". Deadline.
11. Denise Petski. (September 29, 2022). "‘American Horror Story: New York City’ Gets FX Premiere Date, Key Art". Deadline.
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14. Heldenfels, Rich. (August 13, 2013). "North Canton movie 'Underdogs' getting extended local run". ohio.com.
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16. (July 12, 2012). ""Fred 3: Camp Fred," Premieres". Futon Media.
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18. Ellyson, Tyler. (July 10, 2012). "'Fred 3' set for July 28 premiere". [[Columbus Telegram]].
19. Clement, Olivia. (December 15, 2017). "The Leftovers' Charlie Carver Joins Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, and More for Broadway's The Boys in the Band". [[Playbill]].
20. Bruno, Mike. (December 20, 2007). "The 14th Annual SAG Award Nominations".
21. Wontorek, Paul. (May 7, 2019). "Fan-Picked 2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations Announced; Be More Chill Leads With 12". [[Broadway.com]].
22. (May 18, 2020). "Charlie Carver Receives GLSEN's Gamechanger Award, Introduced by the Cast of The Boys in the Band".