Joe Carnahan

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Carnahan at the A-Team film premiere
Born
Joseph Aaron Carnahan

(1969-05-09) May 9, 1969 (age 55)
Michigan, United States
Alma mater Sacramento State University
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1995–present
Spouses
  • Christy Leis
  • Lisa Carnahan
Children2
Relatives Matthew Michael Carnahan (brother)

Joseph Aaron Carnahan (born May 9, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor whose films include Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane ; [1] Narc ; Smokin' Aces ; The A-Team ; The Grey ; and Boss Level . He also wrote and directed several episodes for the NBC television series The Blacklist . He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan and producer Leah Carnahan.

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Early life

Carnahan was raised in Michigan and Northern California. Carnahan graduated from Fairfield High School in 1987, where he also played football. [ citation needed ] He attended college at San Francisco State University [ citation needed ] but later transferred to California State University, Sacramento, and earned his B.A. in Filmography there. [2] Carnahan eventually became employed in the Promotional Department of Sacramento's KMAX-TV, producing short films and television spots. [3]

Film career

In 1998, he won some cult and critical acclaim for his film Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane which premiered in September 1997 at the New York Independent Feature Film Market and later at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.

He directed the 2002 Detroit-set thriller Narc , starring Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. Following Narc, he directed an entry in the BMW Films titled Ticker starring Clive Owen and Don Cheadle. At one point he was solicited to direct Mission: Impossible III , produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner (who also executive produced Narc), however, he subsequently left the production due to conflicting views on the tone of the film. It was also announced in October 2005, Carnahan would be directing a film based on the life of convicted drug dealer Will Wright, but the project seems to be abandoned.

His next film, Smokin' Aces , was produced in 2006 and released in January 2007. He also co-wrote the screenplay of Pride and Glory , released in 2008, nearly a year behind schedule.

He was attached to direct an adaptation of James Ellroy's novel White Jazz with George Clooney producing and starring, but Clooney later pulled out from the production and in 2009, Ellroy stated that all adaptations of the film were dead. [4]

In 2007, Carnahan penned Remarkable Fellows for Universal with Jason Bateman set to star, [5] but the film never went into production.

In 2010, Brian Bloom and Carnahan were then hired by Fox for the revamping of their long-gestating A-Team project, based on the hit '80's television series. He also showed interest in directing film adaptations for Garth Ennis' graphic novel Preacher and David Michelinie's Taskmaster . [6]

In 2011, he directed the thriller The Grey , starring Liam Neeson. [7]

Carnahan was one of the executive producers for NBC's The Blacklist , starring James Spader and Megan Boone, during its first season. He directed the pilot, and went on to co-write and direct the ninth episode, "Anslo Garrick". Carnahan also wrote the story for episode 16, "Mako Tanida".

He is currently writing the script for the film adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book series Nemesis with his brother Matthew and will be directing. [8] [9] He is also set to direct Mark Bowden's book Killing Pablo . [10]

Carnahan executive produced the NBC political thriller State of Affairs , starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard, which premiered November 17, 2014. He directed and co-wrote the pilot.

In April 2022, Lionsgate Films revealed that Carnahan will direct Shadow Force , starring Kerry Washington and Omar Sy. [11]

In June 2023, Carnahan began filming Not Without Hope , a survival thriller adapted from the non-fiction book by Nick Schuyler and Jeré Longman and starring Zachary Levi and Josh Duhamel.

On June 18, 2024, it was announced that Carnahan would write and direct the crime thriller RIP , starring Ben Affleck (who had previously worked with Carnahan on Smokin' Aces) and Matt Damon, with the project to be produced by Affleck and Damon's Artists Equity. [12] On July 2, it was announced that the project had been acquired by Netflix. [13] Production on RIP began in October 2024. [14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1995Karate RaiderNoYesNo
1998 Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane YesYesYesAlso editor
2002 Narc YesYesNo
2006 Smokin' Aces YesYesNo
2008 Pride and Glory NoYesNo
2010 The A-Team YesYesNo
2011 The Grey YesYesYes
2014 Stretch YesYesYesDirect-to-video
2018 Death Wish NoYesNo
El Chicano NoYesYes
2020 Bad Boys for Life NoYesNo
Boss Level YesYesYes
2021 Copshop YesYesYes
TBA Shadow Force YesYesNoPost-production
Not Without Hope YesYesYesPost-production [15]
RIP YesYesNoFilming

Producer only

Associate producer

Executive producer

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane Sid French
2010 The A-Team Mike 'The Operator'Credited as "Bo Anzo"
2018 El Chicano Role: Federal #1
2020 Boss Level Guy in dinerUncredited

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1998Taco HeavenNoYesNo
2000Nail in My CoffinNoNoNoEditor
2002 Ticker YesYesNoSegment from the BMW short film series The Hire
2003Boyz Up UnauthorizedNoNoExecutive
2009SusannahNoNoYes
2011The Devil's DoshNoNoExecutive

Television

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2006FacelessYesYesNoUnsold TV pilot
2013Dino and DashNoExecutiveNoTelevision film
The Blacklist YesNoYes
2014 Those Who Kill YesNoNo
State of Affairs YesYesYes

Frequent collaborators

Collaborator Narc Smokin' Aces The A-Team The Grey Stretch Boss Level Copshop Total
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