Max Carver
{{Short description|American actor (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Max Carver
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Robert Maxwell Martensen Jr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|1}}
| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Southern California (BA)
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|writer}}
| years_active = 2008–present
| father = Robert Martensen
| relatives = Charlie Carver (brother)
}}
Max Carver (born Robert Maxwell Martensen Jr;[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=cabirth1905&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=robert+maxwell&gsln=martensen&msbdy=1988&uidh=60b&pcat=34&fh=0&h=19267945&recoff=7+8+9&ml_rpos=1 California Birth Index 1905-1995, Ancestry.com]{{cite web |last=Reid |first=Joe |title=Today in TV History: Happy Birthday To TV Twin Charlie (But Not Max) Carver |url=https://decider.com/2015/07/31/today-in-tv-history-happy-birthday-to-tv-twin-charlie-but-not-max-carver/ |website=The Decider |date=July 31, 2015 |access-date=10 August 2018}} August 1, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Preston Scavo in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2008–2012),[http://entertainment-focus.com/tv/articles/interview-charlie-and-max-carver Interview with Charlie and Max Carver] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091126030602/http://entertainment-focus.com/tv/articles/interview-charlie-and-max-carver |date=November 26, 2009}} as Aiden on the MTV teen-horror drama Teen Wolf (2013–2015), and in the first season of the HBO series The Leftovers (2014); his twin brother Charlie Carver portrayed the twin of his characters in all three shows.
Early life and education
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Max Carver was born in San Francisco, California, on August 1, 1988. His identical twin brother Charles was born seven minutes earlier on July 31.{{Cite web|title=Max Carver on Instagram: "Fun fact: though @charliecarver & I are identical twins, we were born on different days in different months. I'm also left handed and he's…"|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0mA8rAncIg/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B0mA8rAncIg |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=2020-12-24|website=Instagram|language=en}}{{cbignore}} Before he began acting professionally, he was known as Max Martensen.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} His father was physician, historian, and author Robert Martensen, and his mother, Anne Carver, is a philanthropist and community activist.{{cite news |title=A Front-Row Seat as a Health Care System Goes Awry |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/health/policy/20conv.html |access-date=10 November 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=19 January 2009}} In 1992, Anne and her new husband Denis Sutro moved the family to Calistoga in Napa Valley.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Max attended high school at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, from which he graduated in 2007.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} In 2012, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in English.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
Career
Carver's acting debut was with his brother in the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives; in which they played Preston and Porter Scavo, sons to Lynette Scavo and Tom Scavo.{{cite web |title=More fitties on 'Desperate Housewives' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/gay-spy/a137903/more-fitties-on-desperate-housewives/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=10 November 2024 |date=9 December 2008}} He then appeared with his brother in season 3 of MTV's Teen Wolf in 2013 as a pair of twin werewolves – Max played Aiden, and Charlie played Ethan.{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Charlie & Max Carver Among New Cast Additions On MTV’s ‘Teen Wolf’ |url=https://deadline.com/2012/11/charlie-carver-max-carver-among-new-cast-additions-on-mtv-series-teen-wolf-378261/ |website=Deadline |access-date=10 November 2024 |date=28 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2012/11/28/teen-wolf-season-3-cast-charlie-carver-max-carver/|first=Megan|last=Masters|access-date=January 12, 2016|date=November 18, 2012|work=TVLine|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|title=TVLine Items: Teen Wolf Adds Desperate Twins, Nick Cannon Signs New NBC Deal and More!}} In that same year, it was announced that they were cast in the first season of HBO series The Leftovers.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Leftovers-Making-All-Changes-Season-2-71083.html|access-date=January 12, 2016|date=April 12, 2015|work=Cinemablend|first=Jessica|last=Rawden|title=The Leftovers Is Making All Of These Changes For Season 2}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2385415/teen-wolf-twins-max-and-charlie-carver-land-spots-in-hbo-pilot-the-leftovers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315100407/http://www.mtv.com/news/2385415/teen-wolf-twins-max-and-charlie-carver-land-spots-in-hbo-pilot-the-leftovers/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2016|access-date=January 12, 2016|date=June 27, 2013|work=MTV|first=Kristina|last=Lucarelli|publisher=Viacom Media Networks (Viacom)|title='Teen Wolf' Twins Max And Charlie Carver Land Spots In HBO Pilot 'The Leftovers'}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/charlie-max-carver-join-hbos-leftovers-527813/|title=Charlie & Max Carver Join HBO's 'Leftovers'|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=June 24, 2013|access-date=August 4, 2013}}
Carver has also acted separately from his brother. He has guest starred on shows such as The Office, Good Luck Charlie, Victorious, and Best Friends Forever. He had a cameo role in the 2014 comedy Mantervention, playing Lifeguard Joe.{{cite web|url=http://www.manterventionthemovie.com/|title='Mantervention' Official Site|access-date=December 21, 2013|publisher=Scatena & Rosner Films|date=December 20, 2013|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122125344/http://www.manterventionthemovie.com/|archive-date=January 22, 2014|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2318268/ |title=Mantervention |publisher=IMDb |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=August 5, 2013}} He made his principal film debut in 2014 in Ask Me Anything, co-starring with Britt Robertson, Justin Long, and Martin Sheen.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2013
| Dean Slater: Resident Advisor | Pissed off guy | |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Rory | |
| Mantervention
| Lifeguard Joe | |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| Daniel | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream
| Snug | |
| 2018
| Caden | |
| 2022
| The Twin | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
| 2008–2012
| Recurring role; 40 episodes |
| 2009
| Eric | Episode: "Gossip" |
| 2010
| Brad | Episode: "Double Whammy" |
| rowspan="4"|2012
| Corey | Episode: "Single and Lovin' It" |
| Victorious
| Evan Smith | Episode: "The Blonde Squad" |
| NTSF:SD:SUV::
| Thad | Episode: "16 Hop Street" |
| Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
| Cadmon Lasky | Web series; main role |
| 2013
| The Cheating Pact | Jordan | Television film |
| 2013–2015
| Aiden | Recurring role (season 3), Guest role (season 5); 20 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Adam Frost | Main role (season 1) |
| Grand Theft Auto: Give Me Liberty
| Claude | Television film |
| 2015
| {{sortname|The|Following|The Following}} | Reggie | Episode: "Home" |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| Chaad Bishop | Main role |
| Cupcake Wars
| Himself | Guest star |
| 2017
| Blooms | Andrew Bloom | |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Artist(s) ! Role |
| rowspan="2"|2016
| "Rough Sweat" | White China Gold | Thomas |
| "Where Is the Love?"
| The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World | Himself |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3083571}}
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:American male television actors
Category:Identical twin male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors