Joe Carnahan

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Joe Carnahan

Writing 57 May 9, 1969

Sacramento, California, USA

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,…

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Bad Boys for Life

Bad Boys for Life

7.1 2020 Movie
The A-Team

The A-Team

6.4 2010 Movie
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.6 2013 TV Show
The Grey

The Grey

6.6 2011 Movie
Death Wish

Death Wish

6.2 2018 Movie
The Rip

The Rip

7.1 2026 Movie
Boss Level

Boss Level

6.9 2021 Movie
The Fourth Kind

The Fourth Kind

6.4 2009 Movie
Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

6.5 2006 Movie
Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory

6.3 2008 Movie
Copshop

Copshop

6.3 2021 Movie
Stretch

Stretch

6.2 2014 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Rip

    Movie Threatening Phone Voice (voice)

  2. 2025
    Not Without Hope

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 2025
    Shadow Force

    Movie Shady Government Type

  4. 2023
    A Journey to Sundance

    Movie Self

  5. 2021
    Copshop

    Movie Producer

  6. 2021
    Boss Level

    Movie Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)

  7. 2020
    Bad Boys for Life

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 2019
    Into the Ashes

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 2019
    Point Blank

    Movie Producer

  10. 2019
    El Chicano

    Movie Writer

  11. 2018
    Fightworld

    TV show Executive Producer

  12. 2018
    Death Wish

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 2017
    Wheelman

    Movie Producer

  14. 2014
    State of Affairs

    TV show Director

  15. 2014
    Stretch

    Movie Director

  16. 2014
    Out of Print

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2014
    Those Who Kill

    TV show Director

  2. 2013
    The Blacklist

    TV show Director

  3. 2012
    The Devil's Dosh

    Movie Executive Producer

  4. 2011
    The Grey

    Movie Director

  5. 2010
    The A-Team

    Movie Mike "The Operator"

  6. 2010
    Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball

    Movie Characters

  7. 2009
    Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

    Movie Self

  8. 2009
    The Fourth Kind

    Movie Producer

  9. 2008
    In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

    Movie Self

  10. 2008
    Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

    Movie Self

  11. 2008
    Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

    Movie Self

  12. 2008
    Pride and Glory

    Movie Screenplay

  13. 2008
    The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

    Movie Self

  14. 2008
    A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

    Movie Self

  15. 2008
    The Business End: Violence in Cinema

    Movie Self

  16. 2008
    The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

    Movie Self

  17. 2006
    Smokin' Aces

    Movie Director

  18. 2006
    Faceless

    TV show Director

  19. 2004
    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Movie Self

  20. 2003
    Narc: Making the Deal

    Movie Self

  21. 2003
    Narc: The Friedkin Connection

    Movie Self

  22. 2003
    Narc: The Visual Trip

    Movie Self

  23. 2002
    Ticker

    Movie Director

  24. 2002
    Narc

    Movie Director