Carlson Young


Carlson Young is an American actress and director. She is known for directing The Blazing World and Upgraded, and for her acting roles in the American version of Disney Channel's As the Bell Rings, the film Premature, Comedy Central's Key & Peele, and as Brooke Maddox in the first two seasons of the MTV television series Scream.

Career

Young made her directorial debut in 2018 with The Blazing World, a short film inspired by Young's own dreams and the titular work by Margaret Cavendish. In 2020 it was announced that the concept would be turned into a feature-length film, directed by and starring Young, and soundtracked by Isom Innis. In 2021, The Blazing World premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the NEXT category. Young is set to continue the Saturn Returns trilogy with two subsequent films.
In September 2020, Young directed the music video for "Catch & Release" by Peel.
Young's second film, the rom-com Upgraded, was completed in 2023 and stars Camila Mendes, Marisa Tomei, and Lena Olin. Her next project is the middle school-set fantasy horror film Femina Nox, of which she has written the script and which she may direct.

Personal life

Young is originally from Fort Worth, Texas. She moved to Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California, where she studied creative writing and enjoyed writing poetry.
In January 2016, Young became engaged to Foster the People member and producer Isom Innis. Innis proposed after he and Young were rescued from a mountain in Iceland. They married in Fort Worth on April 29, 2017, at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, which Young attended as a child. On 14 May 2025, Young announced via Instagram that they are expecting their first child, a girl. On July 31, 2025, their daughter was born.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2009As the Bell RingsTiffany BlakeMain role
2009HeroesCheerleader #5Episode: "Once Upon a Time in Texas"
2010CutthroatReneTelevision film
2010Pretty Little LiarsAmber VictorinoEpisodes: "Reality Bites Me", "There's No Place Like Homecoming"
2010True BloodTammy3 episodes
2010'London JamesTelevision film
2010CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCheckerEpisode: "418/427"
2010'Callie / Jaywalking GirlEpisodes: "Kegel the Elf", "The Sacko Bowl"
2011Big Time RushPeggyEpisode: "Big Time Crush"
2011'LauraTelevision film
2011Traffic LightSavannahEpisode: "Help Wanted"
2012Shake It UpDanika FitzgeraldEpisode: "Embarrass It Up"
2012Pair of KingsChelseaEpisode: "The Oogli Stick"
2012–2013Key & PeeleJacquelin3 episodes
2013Kroll ShowHerselfEpisode: "Secret Room"
2015GrimmSelina GoliasEpisode: "The Rat King"
2015CSI: CyberMia WilcoxEpisode: "Shades of Grey"
2015–2016ScreamBrooke MaddoxMain role
2016Pickle and PeanutFootface GirlEpisode: "Bats/Movie Camp Out"
2016Halloween WarsHerself Episode: "Two-Faced"
2017'MeganTelevision film; also known as My Favorite Bachelor
2020Emily in ParisBrooklyn ClarkEpisode: "French Ending”

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011WendyEmily2 episodes
2016Last Teenagers of the ApocalypseNeon3 episodes
2016Scream: If I DieBrooke MaddoxEpisode: "Thanks for Seeing the Real Me"

YearTitleArtist
2013"Crazy"Sami