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Home/People/Hunter Carson
Hunter Carson profile photo
Born
Dec 26, 1975
Age 50
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, United States
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

10
Movies
2
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Hunter Carson

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hunter Carson (born December 26, 1975) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director. Carson was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Karen Black (née Ziegler) and actor, producer, screenwriter and director L. M. Kit Carson. He is stepson of Stephen Eckelberry and stepbrother of Celine Eckelberry, Stephen's daughter. He made his first national appearance in October 1976, at the age of nine months, when his mother hosted "Saturday Night Live." During her opening monologue, Black held Hunter in her arms the entire time. Carson's first acting role was in the film Paris, Texas, portraying the character of Hunter Henderson. The film Paris, Texas was adapted for the screen by his father, L. M. Kit Carson. He played Bud Bundy in an unaired episode of Married... with Children. Hunter is also known for his role as David Gardner in the 1986 remake of Invaders from Mars, where he co-starred with his mother Karen Black. He plays a "crazy killer boyfriend" in the 2010 horror film She's Crushed. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hunter Carson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' poster

The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

Cast
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as David Gardner (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
Grand Prix: The Winning Tale poster

Grand Prix: The Winning Tale

Cast
2011
Perfume poster

Perfume

as Peter McMichaels
2001
Bullfighter poster

Bullfighter

as Mary's Brother
2000
Too Tired to Die poster

Too Tired to Die

as Man on the pier
1998
Mr. North poster

Mr. North

as Galloper Skeel
1988
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle poster

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

as Little Rip
1987
Invaders from Mars poster

Invaders from Mars

as David Gardner
1986
Paris, Texas poster

Paris, Texas

as Hunter
1984