Charlie Carver
Biography
Charlie Carver is an American actor and writer who first performed as an eighth-grader, playing Puck in a school staging of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and his screen debut came with his identical twin brother Max, playing Porter Scavo on Desperate Housewives. The brothers appeared together again on Teen Wolf, and Carver had a role in the first season of The Leftovers. His feature credits include Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014) and I Am Michael (2015). He appeared in the 2017 ABC miniseries When We Rise, and in 2018 he played Cowboy in a Broadway revival of Mart Crowley's play The Boys in the Band, reprising the part in the 2020 film. He later starred in the Netflix drama Ratched and in American Horror Story: NYC, for which he co-wrote four episodes, and in 2024 he wrote an episode of American Horror Stories.
38years old
Turns 39 on July 31in 286 days
- Born San Francisco
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Charles Carver Martensen (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 8 years2012 to 2020
Genres
- Comedy43%, 3 films
- Drama43%, 3 films
- Action14%, 1 film
- Biography14%, 1 film
- Documentary14%, 1 film
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First role
In 2018, Carver first appeared on Broadway, playing Cowboy in the revival of Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band. He took on that same part again for the 2020 film of the same name.
Behind the camera
In 2022, Carver had a lead role in American Horror Story: NYC, and he also co-wrote four episodes of that season.
Early training
Carver attended the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco for acting study, and in 2012 he earned his degree from the University of Southern California.
About the name
Before he began acting professionally, Charlie Carver was known as Charlie Martensen, which is the name he went by prior to starting his acting career.
First role
Carver's first acting role was as Puck in his school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream when he was in eighth grade.
Charlie Carver movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Zachary Quinto appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Zachary Quinto's page
Matt Bomer's page
Jim Parsons's page
Andrew Rannells's page
Robin de Jesus's page
Brian Hutchison's page
Also two films together3 more actors
- Tuc WatkinsThe Boys in the Band (2020) and The Boys in the Band: Something Personal (2020)
- Max CarverIn the Cloud (2018) and Fist Fight (2017)
- Michael Benjamin WashingtonThe Boys in the Band (2020) and The Boys in the Band: Something Personal (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.