
Joe Carnahan
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 9, 1969
- Birthplace
- 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, Narc, Smokin' Aces and The A-Team. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan.
Filmography
- The Operator
The Operator TBA
Director
- Speak
Speak TBA
Producer, Writer

The Rip 2026
as Threatening Phone Voice (voice), Director, Story, Screenplay

Not Without Hope 2025
Screenplay, Director, Producer

Shadow Force 2025
as Shady Government Type, Director, Writer

A Journey to Sundance 2023
as Self

Copshop 2021
Producer, Director, Screenplay

Boss Level 2021
as Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer

Bad Boys for Life 2020
Screenplay, Story

Into the Ashes 2019
Executive Producer

Point Blank 2019
Producer

El Chicano 2019
Writer, Producer

Death Wish 2018
Screenplay

Wheelman 2017
Producer

Stretch 2014
Screenplay, Director, Producer, Story

Out of Print 2014
as Self

The Devil's Dosh 2012
Executive Producer

The Grey 2012
Director, Producer, Screenplay

The A-Team 2010
as Mike "The Operator", Director, Screenplay

Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball 2010
Characters, Story, Executive Producer
- Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock 2009
as Self

The Fourth Kind 2009
Producer

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy 2008
as Self

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro 2008
as Self

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock 2008
as Self

Pride and Glory 2008
Screenplay

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry 2008
as Self

The Business End: Violence in Cinema 2008
as Self

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood 2008
as Self

Smokin' Aces 2006
Director, Writer

Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy 2004
as Self

Narc: The Friedkin Connection 2003
as Self

Narc: The Visual Trip 2003
as Self

Narc: Making the Deal 2003
as Self

Ticker 2002
Director, Writer

Narc 2002
Screenplay, Director

Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane 1998
as Sid French, Producer, Writer, Director, Editor

The Devil Takes a Holiday 1996
Co-Producer

Karate Raider 1995
Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.