Charlie Carver

Last updated

Charlie Carver
Charlie Carver by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Carver at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Charles Carver Martensen

(1988-07-31) July 31, 1988 (age 35)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other namesCharles Carver
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Parent
Relatives Max Carver (brother)

Charles Carver Martensen (born July 31, 1988) is an American actor. His best known roles include Porter Scavo on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives , Ethan on the MTV television series Teen Wolf , Scott Frost on the first season of the HBO television series The Leftovers , and as Cowboy in both The Boys in the Band on Broadway and the subsequent 2020 film of the same name. [1] His identical twin brother Max Carver has frequently portrayed the twin of his characters.

Contents

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 sophomore 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. [2]

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. [3] They also appeared in the first season of HBO series The Leftovers . [4] [5] [6]

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. [7] 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. [8] 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 openly gay actors Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Robin de Jesús, Tuc Watkins and Michael Benjamin Washington. [9]

Carver starred in the Netflix drama series Ratched , which was released in September 2020. In 2022, stars American Horror Story: NYC . In addition to the lead role, he also co-wrote four episodes of the season. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2013 Underdogs John Handon III [11] [12] as Charles Carver
2014 Bad Asses EricAlso known as Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
2015 I Am Michael Tyler [13]
2017 Fist Fight Nathaniel
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream Snout
2018 In the Cloud Jude
2018Mr. Real EstateFrank StantonShort film
2019Ben Platt: Bad Habit'Ease My Mind' BoyfriendShort film
2019Ben Platt: Ease My Mind'Ease My Mind' BoyfriendShort film
2020 The Boys in the Band Cowboy
2022 The Batman The Twin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2012 Desperate Housewives Porter Scavo Main role (seasons 5–8); 62 episodes
2012 Fred 3: Camp Fred Hugh ThompsonTelevision film [14] [15] [16]
2013Restless VirginsDylanTelevision film
2013–2014, 2017 Teen Wolf Ethan SteinerRecurring role (Seasons 3, 6); 22 episodes
2014 The Leftovers Scott FrostMain role (season 1); 5 episodes
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Travis KealohaEpisode: "Ka Hana Malu"
2015 The League Trophy KevinEpisode: "Trophy Kevin"
2017 When We Rise MichaelMiniseries
2020 Ratched Huck FinniganMain role
2022 American Horror Story: NYC Adam CarpenterMain role; also co–wrote: "Thank You for Your Service" and "Black Out"
TBABloomsElliot Bloom

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 The Boys in The Band CowboyBroadway debut [17]

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)Role
2016"Where's the Love?" The Black Eyed Peas featuring The WorldHimself
2019"Bad Habit" Ben Platt Boyfriend
"Ease My Mind"

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryWorkResultRefs
2008 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Desperate Housewives
(shared with rest of cast)		Nominated [18]
2019Broadway.com Audience AwardsFavorite Breakthrough Performance (Male) The Boys in the Band Nominated [19]
2020 GLSEN Gamechanger AwardHimselfWon [20]

See also

Related Research Articles

<i>Bent</i> (play) Play by Martin Sherman

Bent is a 1979 British-American play by Martin Sherman. It revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, and takes place during and after the Night of the Long Knives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doug Savant</span> American film and television actor

Douglas Peter Savant is an American actor, known for his roles as Matt Fielding in the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place (1992–97), Tom Scavo in ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004–12), and as Sgt. O'Neal in Godzilla (1998).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matt Bomer</span> American actor (born 1977)

Matthew Staton Bomer is an American actor. He is the recipient of accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuc Watkins</span> American actor

Charles Curtis "Tuc" Watkins III is an American actor, known for his roles as David Vickers on One Life to Live, Mr. Burns in The Mummy, Bob Hunter on Desperate Housewives, Congressman Roger Harris on Black Monday, Hank in The Boys in the Band, Troy on The Other Two, and Colin McKenna on Uncoupled.

Brent Kinsman and Shane Kinsman are American twin child actors who roles include Kyle and Nigel Baker in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2. They also had featured roles as Porter and Preston Scavo on the popular ABC television series Desperate Housewives for four years.

<i>The Boys in the Band</i> (play) Play by Mart Crowley

The Boys in the Band is a 1968 American play by Mart Crowley. The play premiered Off-Broadway, and was revived on Broadway for its 50th anniversary in 2018. The play revolves around a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party in New York City, and was groundbreaking for its portrayal of gay life. It was adapted into two feature films in 1970 and 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Justin Theroux</span> American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter

Justin Paul Theroux is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained recognition for his work with director David Lynch in the mystery film Mulholland Drive (2001) and the horror film Inland Empire (2006). He also appeared in films such as Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), American Psycho (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Strangers with Candy (2005), Miami Vice (2006), Wanderlust (2012), The Girl on the Train (2016), The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), On the Basis of Sex (2018) the voice of Dropkick in Bumblebee (2018), and Lady and the Tramp (2019).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Arden</span> American actor

Michael Jerrod Moore, known professionally as Michael Arden, is an American actor, singer, musician, and theatre director. Arden won a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 2023 for the revival of the musical Parade.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sebastian Arcelus</span> American actor

Sebastian Arcelus is an American actor, best known for his roles as Lucas Goodwin in the Netflix TV series House of Cards (2013–2016) and Jay Whitman in the CBS TV series Madam Secretary (2014–2019). Arcelus began his acting career in the early 2000s and spent the first decade of his career on Broadway, having played Roger in Rent, Fiyero in Wicked, Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys, and Buddy in Elf, among other roles. He returned to Broadway with the 2022 revival of Into the Woods and its subsequent national tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew Rannells</span> American actor (born 1978)

Andrew Scott Rannells is an American actor. He is best known for originating the role of Elder Kevin Price in the 2011 Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. He received his second Tony nomination in 2017 for his performance as Whizzer in the 2016 Broadway revival of Falsettos. Other Broadway credits include Hairspray (2005), Jersey Boys (2009), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2014), Hamilton (2015), The Boys in the Band (2018), and Gutenberg! The Musical! (2023).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mart Crowley</span> American playwright (1935–2020)

Edward Martino Crowley was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play The Boys in the Band.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Parsons</span> American actor (born 1973)

James Joseph Parsons is an American actor. From 2007 to 2019, he played Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He has received various awards, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2018, Forbes estimated his annual salary to be $26.5 million and named him the world's highest-paid television actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Colman Domingo</span> American actor (born 1969)

Colman Jason Domingo is an American actor, writer, and director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen, and has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Tony Awards, an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Finn Wittrock</span> American actor

Peter L. Wittrock Jr., known as Finn Wittrock, is an American actor who began his career in guest roles on several television shows. He made his film debut in 2004, in Halloweentown High before returning to films in the 2010 film Twelve. After studying theater at The Juilliard School, he was a regular in the soap opera All My Children from 2009 to 2011, while performing in several theatrical productions. In 2011, he performed in playwright Tony Kushner's Off-Broadway play The Illusion and made his Broadway debut in 2012 as Happy Loman in the revival of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, directed by Mike Nichols.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Max Carver</span> US actor

Max Carver is an American actor. He is known for his role as Preston Scavo in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives, as Aiden on the MTV teen-horror drama Teen Wolf, and in the first season of the HBO series The Leftovers; his twin brother Charlie Carver portrayed the twin of his characters in all three shows.

<i>Teen Wolf</i> (season 3) Season of television series

The third season of Teen Wolf, an American supernatural drama created by Jeff Davis and to some extent, based on the 1985 film of the same name, premiered on June 3, 2013. The series was renewed for a third season of 24 episodes on July 12, 2012.

<i>The Leftovers</i> (TV series) 2014 American supernatural television series

The Leftovers is an American supernatural drama television series created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta that aired on HBO from June 29, 2014, to June 4, 2017. Based on Perrotta's 2011 novel of the same name, the series begins three years after the "Sudden Departure", a global event that resulted in 2% of the world's population disappearing. The lives of police chief Kevin Garvey and his family, along with grieving widow Nora Durst and her brother, Reverend Matt Jamison, are the focal points of the series as they struggle to adjust to life after the Departure.

<i>The Normal Heart</i> (film) 2014 film directed by Ryan Murphy

The Normal Heart is a 2014 American television drama film directed by Ryan Murphy and written by Larry Kramer, based on his 1985 play of the same name. The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Jonathan Groff, and Julia Roberts.

Joshua Robert Colley is an American actor and singer.

References

  1. ↑ Interview with Charlie and Max Carver Archived November 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Charlie Carver (January 12, 2016). "Pt 1: "Be who you needed when you were younger"". Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Masters, Megan (November 18, 2012). "TVLine Items: Teen Wolf AddsDesperate Twins, Nick Cannon Signs New NBC Deal and More!". TVLine . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Rawden, Jessica (April 12, 2015). "The Leftovers Is Making All Of These Changes For Season 2". Cinemablend. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lucarelli, Kristina (June 27, 2013). "'Teen Wolf' Twins Max And Charlie Carver Land Spots In HBO Pilot 'The Leftovers'". MTV . Viacom Media Networks (Viacom). Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 24, 2013). "Charlie & Max Carver Join HBO's 'Leftovers'". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Wong, Curtis M. (November 21, 2016). "Here's A Look At 'When We Rise,' ABC's New LGBTQ Rights Miniseries". Huffington Post.
  8. ↑ "Teen Wolf' Actor Charlie Carver Comes Out as Gay in Touching Post on Instagram, intouchweekly.com, January 12, 2016". Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 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 . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ Denise Petski (January 14, 2019). "'Ratched': Sharon Stone, Cynthia Nixon Among 10 Cast In Ryan Murphy's Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ Heldenfels, Rich (June 27, 2012). "'Underdogs' movie to shoot in North Canton - Local - Ohio". ohio.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ Heldenfels, Rich (August 13, 2013). "North Canton movie 'Underdogs' getting extended local run - News - Ohio". ohio.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ Denizet-Lewis, Benoit (June 19, 2011). "My Ex-Gay Friend". New York Times Magazine. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  14. ↑ ""Fred 3: Camp Fred," Premieres". The Futon Critic . Futon Media. July 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ Korbelik, Jeff (July 21, 2012). "Columbus teen stars in third 'Fred' movie". Lincoln Journal Star . Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  16. ↑ Ellyson, Tyler (July 10, 2012). "'Fred 3' set for July 28 premiere". Columbus Telegram . Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ 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 . Archived from the original on November 2, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  18. ↑ Bruno, Mike (December 20, 2007). "The 14th Annual SAG Award Nominations". Entertainment Weekly . Time Inc. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ Wontorek, Paul (May 7, 2019). "Fan-Picked 2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations Announced; Be More Chill Leads With 12". Broadway.com . Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Charlie Carver Receives GLSEN's Gamechanger Award, Introduced by the Cast of The Boys in the Band". Youtube.com. May 18, 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.