Carter Kane is 14 years old. He is the eldest child of Julius and Ruby Kane and brother of Sadie Kane. Carter becomes the Pharaoh of the House of Life and is one of the three most powerful magicians in the world, along with his sister, Sadie and his Uncle Amos. Carter was born in Los Angeles with his father Julius Kane, mother Ruby Kane, and his younger sister Sadie Kane. When he was eight, after his mother died, he traveled all around the world with his dad, and after six lawyers, two fist fights, and The Spatula Accident, Mr. and Mrs. Faust took custody of their granddaughter. Julius tried to get custody of Sadie, but was unsuccessful. Following that failure, Carter traveled the world with his father, going to various tombs and places and being forced to dress "impeccably" in dress shirts and khaki pants. Carter could only see his sister twice a year and secretly envied her normal life while she envied his. Carter Kane, is very protective of his family and friends, and would do anything to ensure their safety. He tends to be a gentleman because of the way his dad had raised him, and is usually thinking of how to solve their next problem. He is funny and usually stammers around girls. He mostly thinks outside the box and puts others lives before his own.

While lacking self-confidence in himself, Carter is a natural leader, something that he grows into over the course of the series.