Carter Roy

Early life and education

Carter Roy grew up in Missoula, Montana. His father, Tom Roy, was the director of the graduate Environmental Studies program at the University of Montana, and his mother, Sue Roy, was an attorney. He has one brother, Graham, who owns a restaurant in Missoula. Roy was Valedictorian and served as Student Body President at Hellgate High School. He attended Amherst College, where he majored in American Studies and was captain of the swim and water polo teams. Roy joined the cast of Amhurst's improv group Mr. Gads House and performed during his junior and senior year (Hamish Linklater was a fellow cast member).

Theater

Carter Roy moved to New York City in September 2000. While studying improv at Upright Citizens Brigade he joined the cast of the sketch group Assorted States and Clean Living, which included Jack McBrayer and Lennon Parnham. Manhattan Theatre Club invited him to be a part of their in-house reading series, which included reads with the likes of Christopher Walken, Martin Short, Jeff Daniels and Marcia Gay Harden, which led to him being cast in MTC's Broadway production of Translations. In 2002, Roy received critical acclaim for his portrayal of John Cusack, the central narrator in Who Killed Woody Allen?

Television

Roy's first tv job was a small recurring role as a bartender on As The World Turns. He has since appeared in shows on networks such as NBC, ABC, and HBO.

Comedy

As a comedian, Roy performed frequently on VH1: All Access.

Web Series

Roy is the writer, producer and lead actor in two web series: The cult hit Killin’ It! with Paul Crik and the award-winning (LA Web Series Festival and LA Comedy Festival) sitcom series Me Plus U.

Film

In 2013, Roy was the lead in the independent horror movie Refuge, and in 2014 starred in the award-winning feature film The Umbrella Man.