Charles Carver Martensen (born July 31, 1988), known professionally as
Charlie Carver, 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. His twin brother Max Carver has frequently portrayed
the twin of his characters.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
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. He attended high school at St. Paul’s
Boarding 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.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.
Charlie Carver, 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. His twin brother Max Carver has frequently portrayed
the twin of his characters.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
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. He attended high school at St. Paul’s
Boarding 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.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.
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