WRITER
Joe Carnahan
Known for The Blacklist · The Rip
Joseph Aaron "Joe" Carnahan (born May 9, 1969) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, producer and actor best known for his films Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane, Narc, Smokin' Aces and The A-Team. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan.
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- Born
- May 9, 1969
- Birthplace
- Sacramento, California, USA
- Known For
- Writing
Biography
Joseph Aaron "Joe" Carnahan (born May 9, 1969) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, producer and actor best known for his films Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane, Narc, Smokin' Aces and The A-Team. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
Karate RaiderScreenplay
1995
The Devil Takes a HolidayCo-Producer
1996
Blood, Guts, Bullets and OctaneSid French
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and OctaneDirector
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and OctaneWriter
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and OctaneProducer
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and OctaneEditor
1998
NarcDirector
2002NarcScreenplay
2002
TickerDirector
2002TickerWriter
2002
Narc: Making the DealSelf
2003Narc: The Friedkin ConnectionSelf
2003Narc: The Visual TripSelf
2003
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacySelf
2004
Smokin' AcesDirector
2006Smokin' AcesWriter
2006
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarrySelf
2008
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's MaestroSelf
2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacySelf
2008
Pride and GloryScreenplay
2008
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of HitchcockSelf
2008
The Business End: Violence in CinemaSelf
2008
The Evolution of Clint EastwoodSelf
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty HarrySelf
2008FY
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred HitchcockSelf
2009
The Fourth KindProducer
2009
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallCharacters
2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallExecutive Producer
2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallStory
2010
The A-TeamMike "The Operator"
2010The A-TeamDirector
2010The A-TeamScreenplay
2010
The Devil's DoshExecutive Producer
2012
The GreyDirector
2012The GreyProducer
2012The GreyScreenplay
2012
Out of PrintSelf
2014
StretchDirector
2014StretchScreenplay
2014StretchProducer
2014StretchStory
2014
WheelmanProducer
2017
Death WishScreenplay
2018
El ChicanoWriter
2019El ChicanoProducer
2019
Into the AshesExecutive Producer
2019
Point BlankProducer
2019
Bad Boys for LifeScreenplay
2020Bad Boys for LifeStory
2020
Boss LevelCustomer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)
2021Boss LevelDirector
2021Boss LevelWriter
2021Boss LevelProducer
2021
CopshopProducer
2021CopshopDirector
2021CopshopScreenplay
2021
A Journey to SundanceSelf
2023
Not Without HopeScreenplay
2025Not Without HopeDirector
2025Not Without HopeProducer
2025
Shadow ForceShady Government Type
2025Shadow ForceDirector
2025Shadow ForceWriter
2025
The RipThreatening Phone Voice (voice)
2026The RipDirector
2026The RipStory
2026The RipScreenplay
2026S
SpeakProducer
S
SpeakWriter
TO
The OperatorDirector
Television
The HireDirector
2001The HireWriter
2001F
FacelessDirector
2006F
FacelessExecutive Producer
2006
The BlacklistDirector
2013The BlacklistStory
2013The BlacklistTeleplay
2013The BlacklistExecutive Producer
2013
State of AffairsDirector
2014State of AffairsTeleplay
2014State of AffairsCreator
2014
Those Who KillDirector
2014Those Who KillExecutive Producer
2014
FightworldExecutive Producer
2018Photos
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