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Charles Carver Martensen (born July 31, 1988) is an American actor. His better known roles include Porter Scavo on the ABC television series ''
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'' (2008–2012), Ethan on the
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television series ''
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'' (2013–2014, 2017), Scott Frost on the first season of the
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television series '' The Leftovers'' (2014), and as Cowboy in both '' The Boys in the Band'' on Broadway and the subsequent 2020 film of the same name. His identical twin brother Max Carver has frequently portrayed the twin of his characters.


Early life

Carver was born in
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, on July 31, 1988. His
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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
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. Carver attended high school at St. Paul's School in
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, but left to attend Interlochen Arts Academy in
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his second year. He graduated from the
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in 2012. He also studied acting at the
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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
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''. His screen debut was with his brother in the ABC television series, ''Desperate Housewives''; they played Porter and Preston Scavo, sons to
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and Tom Scavo. The brothers also appeared together in season 3 of ''
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'' on
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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 ''
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''. 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
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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
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and Michael Benjamin Washington. Carver starred in the
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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.


Filmography


Film


Television


Stage


Music videos


Awards and nominations


See also

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