Joe Carnahan
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 9 May 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, Narc, Smokin' Aces and The A-Team. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan.
Known for
Production 15
- 2026Speak · producer
- 2025Not Without Hope · producer
- 2021Copshop · producer
- 2021Boss Level · producer
- 2019Into the Ashes · executive producer
- 2019Point Blank · producer
- 2019El Chicano · producer
- 2017Wheelman · producer
- 2014Stretch · producer
- 2012The Devil's Dosh · executive producer
- 2012The Grey · producer
- 2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball · executive producer
- 2009The Fourth Kind · producer
- 1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane · producer
- 1996The Devil Takes a Holiday · co-producer
Writing 20
- 2026Speak · writer
- 2026Five Against a Bullet · screenplay
- 2026The Rip · screenplay
- 2025Not Without Hope · screenplay
- 2025Shadow Force · writer
- 2021Copshop · screenplay
- 2021Boss Level · writer
- 2020Bad Boys for Life · screenplay
- 2019El Chicano · writer
- 2018Death Wish · screenplay
- 2014Stretch · screenplay
- 2012The Grey · screenplay
- 2010The A-Team · screenplay
- 2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball · story
- 2008Pride and Glory · screenplay
- 2006Smokin' Aces · writer
- 2002Ticker · writer
- 2002Narc · screenplay
- 1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane · writer
- 1995Karate Raider · screenplay
Directing 13
- 2026The Operator · director
- 2026The Rip · director
- 2025Not Without Hope · director
- 2025Shadow Force · director
- 2021Copshop · director
- 2021Boss Level · director
- 2014Stretch · director
- 2012The Grey · director
- 2010The A-Team · director
- 2006Smokin' Aces · director
- 2002Ticker · director
- 2002Narc · director
- 1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane · director
Acting 19
- 2026The Rip as Threatening Phone Voice (voice)
- 2025Shadow Force as Shady Government Type
- 2023A Journey to Sundance as Self
- 2021Boss Level as Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)
- 2014Out of Print as Self
- 2010The A-Team as Mike "The Operator"
- 2009Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock as Self
- 2008In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy as Self
- 2008Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock as Self
- 2008Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro as Self
- 2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry as Self
- 2008The Business End: Violence in Cinema as Self
- 2008The Evolution of Clint Eastwood as Self
- 2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy as Self
- 2003Narc: Making the Deal as Self
- 2003Narc: The Friedkin Connection as Self
- 2003Narc: The Visual Trip as Self
- 1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane as Sid French
Editing 1
- 1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane · editor