Charlie Carver

• Name — Charlie Carver • Birth Name — Charles Carver Martensen • Born — 31 July 1988 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Other Names — Charles Carver • Education — * University of Southern California (BA) • American Conservatory Theater • Occupation — * Actor • television writer • Years Active — 2008–present • Father — Robert Martensen • Relatives — Max Carver (brother)

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.

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2008–2012 — Desperate Housewives — Porter Scavo — Main role (seasons 5–8); 62 episodes • 2012 — Fred 3: Camp Fred — Hugh Thompson — Television film • 2013 — Restless Virgins — Dylan — Television film • 2013–2014, 2017 — Teen Wolf — Ethan Steiner — Recurring role (seasons 3, 6); 22 episodes • 2014 — The Leftovers — Scott Frost — Main role (season 1); 5 episodes • Hawaii Five-0 — Travis Kealoha — Episode: "Ka Hana Malu" • 2015 — The League — Trophy Kevin — Episode: "Trophy Kevin" • 2017 — When We Rise — Michael — Miniseries • 2020 — Ratched — Huck Finnigan — Main role • 2022 — American Horror Story: NYC — Adam Carpenter — Main role • 2026 — American Horror Story: Season 13 — { — Filming

• Year — Title — Writer — Producer — Notes • 2022 — American Horror Story: NYC — Co–writer: "Thank You for Your Service", "Black Out", "Fire Island" and "Requiem 1981/1987: Part Two" • 2023–2024 — American Horror Stories — Co–writer: "Clone" • 2026 — American Horror Story: Season 13 — Co-writer of episodes 2-10

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2018 — The Boys in The Band — Cowboy — Broadway debut

• Year — Title — Artist(s) — Role • 2016 — "Where Is the Love?" — The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World — Himself • 2019 — "Bad Habit" — Ben Platt — Boyfriend • "Ease My Mind"

Charlie Carver is recorded as actor.