Reeve Carney

Reeve Carney began his professional music career as a guitarist, performing at B. B. King's nightclub in Los Angeles by age 15. He released his first EP, Looking Glass, in 2004 and performed with artists including Jonny Lang. He later signed with Interscope Records and formed the rock band Carney with his brother Zane Carney, Aiden Moore and Jon Epcar. The band released the EP Nothing Without You (2008) and the album Mr. Green Vol. 1 (2010), and toured with The Veronicas in 2009 before opening for Arcade Fire and U2 on the final date of the U2 360° Tour in 2011.

Carney contributed to the Broadway charity albums Carols for a Cure in 2011 and 2013 and recorded the single "Rise Above 1" with Bono and The Edge in 2011 for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. He also wrote songs for the films The Tempest (2010) and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012). In 2016, he released his debut solo album, Youth Is Wasted, followed by the Reeve Carney Fall Tour (2016) and the Youth Is Wasted Tour (2017). The album and several of its songs received multiple Independent Music Award nominations, with "Think of You," "Resurrection," and Youth Is Wasted earning awards.

Carney made his film debut in The Saint of Fort Washington (1993) and appeared in Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), earning a Young Artist Award in 2000. After several child acting roles, he returned to acting as Ferdinand in Julie Taymor's film adaptation of The Tempest (2010). That same year, he originated the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, remaining with the production through 2013. In 2012, he appeared in Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" music video.

From 2014 to 2016, Carney starred as Dorian Gray in the Showtime series Penny Dreadful. In 2016, he portrayed Riff Raff in Fox's television film The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again and recorded songs for its soundtrack.

Carney joined Hadestown as Orpheus at the Citadel Theatre in 2017 before continuing with the production at the Royal National Theatre in 2018. He originated the role in the Broadway production in 2019, remaining with the show through 2023. He reprised the role for his West End debut in 2025. In 2021, he was announced to star as Jeff Buckley in the biographical film Everybody Here Wants You. Later in 2025, he portrayed the Emcee in the West End production of Cabaret. In 2026, he joined the Broadway cast of The Great Gatsby in the title role of Jay Gatsby.