Directed credits
13
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Joe Carnahan
Writing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 3All crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 40223
IMDb ID: nm0138620
Known for: Writing
Born: May 9, 1969
Age: 56
Place of birth: Sacramento, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1995 - 2026
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.36
Wikidata: Q936866
Also known as
Joseph Aaron Carnahan • Bo Anzo
Frequent jobs
Director (13)Screenplay (5)Producer (4)Executive Producer (2)Characters (1)Co-Producer (1)Teleplay (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Joe Carnahan.
7.1
The Rip
Director
2026 Movie
6.4
Shadow Force
Director
2025 Movie
6.9
Boss Level
Director
2021 Movie
6.2
Stretch
Director
2014 Movie
6.6
The Grey
Director
2012 Movie
6.4
The A-Team
Director
2010 Movie
6.5
Smokin' Aces
Director
2006 Movie
6.7
Ticker
Director
2002 Movie
6.8
Narc
Director
2002 Movie
4.9
Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Director
1998 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Joe Carnahan.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Joe Carnahan.
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
Screenplay
2020 Movie
7.1
The Rip
Director
2026 Movie
6.9
Boss Level
Director
2021 Movie
6.8
Narc
Director
2002 Movie
6.6
El Chicano
Writer
2019 Movie
6.6
The Grey
Director
2012 Movie
6.5
Smokin' Aces
Director
2006 Movie
6.4
The A-Team
Director
2010 Movie
6.4
Shadow Force
Director
2025 Movie
6.3
Pride and Glory
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.3
The Fourth Kind
Producer
2009 Movie
6.3
Copshop
Producer
2021 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Joe Carnahan.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Joe Carnahan.
7.1
The Rip
Director
2026 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
Screenplay
2020 Movie
6.2
Death Wish
Screenplay
2018 Movie
6.4
The A-Team
Director
2010 Movie
6.4
Shadow Force
Director
2025 Movie
6.6
The Grey
Director
2012 Movie
6.3
Copshop
Producer
2021 Movie
6.9
Boss Level
Director
2021 Movie
6.8
Narc
Director
2002 Movie
6.5
Smokin' Aces
Director
2006 Movie
6.3
The Fourth Kind
Producer
2009 Movie
6.1
Not Without Hope
Screenplay
2025 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Joe Carnahan.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Joe Carnahan.
6.1
Not Without Hope
Screenplay
2025 Movie
6.3
Copshop
Producer
2021 Movie
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
Screenplay
2020 Movie
5.1
Into the Ashes
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
6.0
Point Blank
Producer
2019 Movie
6.6
El Chicano
Writer
2019 Movie
6.2
Death Wish
Screenplay
2018 Movie
6.1
Wheelman
Producer
2017 Movie
5.3
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Characters
2010 Movie
6.3
The Fourth Kind
Producer
2009 Movie
6.3
Pride and Glory
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.0
The Devil Takes a Holiday
Co-Producer
1996 Movie
1.0
Karate Raider
Screenplay
1995 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Joe Carnahan.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Joe Carnahan.
7.1
The Rip
as Threatening Phone Voice
2026 Movie
6.4
Shadow Force
as Shady Government Type
2025 Movie
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
2023 Movie
6.9
Boss Level
as Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)
2021 Movie
5.7
Out of Print
as Self
2014 Movie
6.4
The A-Team
as Mike "The Operator"
2010 Movie
7.0
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
as Self
2008 Movie
7.0
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
as Self
2008 Movie
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
as Self
2008 Movie
5.8
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
4.5
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008 Movie
7.0
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self
2008 Movie