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.
2026The RipMovieas Threatening Phone Voice (voice) · Director · Story · Screenplay2025Not Without HopeMovieScreenplay · Director · Producer2025Shadow ForceMovieas Shady Government Type · Director · Writer
2023A Journey to SundanceMovieas Self2021CopshopMovieProducer · Director · Screenplay2021Boss LevelMovieas Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited) · Director · Writer · Producer2020Bad Boys for LifeMovieScreenplay · Story2019Into the AshesMovieExecutive Producer2019Point BlankMovieProducer2019El ChicanoMovieWriter · Producer
2018FightworldTV showExecutive Producer · 5 episodes2018Death WishMovieScreenplay2017WheelmanMovieProducer
2014State of AffairsTV showDirector · Teleplay · Creator · 4 episodes2014StretchMovieDirector · Screenplay · Producer · Story
2014Out of PrintMovieas Self
2014Those Who KillTV showDirector · Executive Producer · 1 episodes2013The BlacklistTV showDirector · Story · Teleplay · Executive Producer · 22 episodes
2012The Devil's DoshMovieExecutive Producer2012The GreyMovieDirector · Producer · Screenplay2010The A-TeamMovieas Mike "The Operator" · Director · Screenplay2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallMovieCharacters · Executive Producer · Story2009The Fourth KindMovieProducer
2008In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacyMovieas Self
2008Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's MaestroMovieas Self
2008Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of HitchcockMovieas Self2008Pride and GloryMovieScreenplay
2008The Long Shadow of Dirty HarryMovieas Self
2008A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty HarryMovieas Self
2008The Evolution of Clint EastwoodMovieas Self
2008The Business End: Violence in CinemaMovieas Self2006Smokin' AcesMovieDirector · Writer
2004Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' LegacyMovieas Self
2003Narc: Making the DealMovieas Self2003Narc: The Visual TripMovieas Self2003Narc: The Friedkin ConnectionMovieas Self
2002TickerMovieDirector · Writer2002NarcMovieDirector · Screenplay
2001The HireTV showDirector · Writer · 1 episodes
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and OctaneMovieas Sid French · Director · Writer · Producer · Editor
1996The Devil Takes a HolidayMovieCo-Producer
1995Karate RaiderMovieScreenplay