Max Carver (born Robert Maxwell Martensen Jr;[1][2] 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),[3] 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.

[citation needed] His father was physician, historian, and author Robert Martensen, and his mother, Anne Carver, is a philanthropist and community activist.

He has guest starred on shows such as The Office, Good Luck Charlie, Victorious, and Best Friends Forever.

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