Max Carver

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.^[4] Before he began acting professionally, he was known as Max Martensen.^{[citation needed]} His father was physician, historian, and author Robert Martensen, and his mother, Anne Carver, is a philanthropist and community activist.^[5] In 1992, Anne and her new husband Denis Sutro moved the family to Calistoga in Napa Valley.^{[citation needed]} Max attended high school at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, from which he graduated in 2007.^{[citation needed]} In 2012, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in English.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[6] 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.^[7][8] In that same year, it was announced that they were cast in the first season of HBO series The Leftovers.^[9][10][11]

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.^[12][13] He made his principal film debut in 2014 in Ask Me Anything, co-starring with Britt Robertson, Justin Long, and Martin Sheen.