Joe Carnahan

Joe Carnahan
Born	(1969-05-09) May 9, 1969 Sacramento, California
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, producer

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, The A-Team, and The Grey. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan and producer Leah Carnahan.

Early life

Raised in Michigan and Northern California, Carnahan became employed in the promotional department of Sacramento's KMAX-TV, producing short films and television spots.

He attended college at San Francisco State University, but later transferred to Sacramento State and earned his B.A. in filmography.

Movie 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 is also 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. He was also set to direct Mark Bowden's book Killing Pablo, but there is no set release date for the film. Most recently, Carnahan penned Remarkable Fellows for Universal and is writing the action science fiction piece Cobalt with good friend and actor Brian Bloom. Both 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. Carnahan directed the film. He directed the 2012 thriller The Grey, starring Liam Neeson. He may direct the film adaption of the Garth Ennis graphic novel Preacher. He is currently writing the script for the film adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book series Nemesis with his brother Matthew and Joe will be directing.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Editor	Actor	Role	Notes
1995	Karate Rider	No	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A
1998	Taco Heaven	No	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	Short film
1998	Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Sid French	N/A
2000	Nail in My Coffin	No	No	No	Yes	No	N/A	Short film
2002	Narc	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A
2002	The Hire: Ticker	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	Short film
2003	Boyz Up Unauthorized	No	Yes	No	No	No	N/A	Executive producer Short film
2006	Faceless	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	N/A	Television film
2006	Smokin' Aces	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A
2008	Pride and Glory	No	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A
2009	Susannnah	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A	Short film Executive producer
2009	The Fourth Kind	No	Yes	No	No	No	N/A	N/A
2010	Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	N/A	Executive producer
2010	The A-Team	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Mike 'The Operator'	Role credited as Bo Anzo
2011	The Devil's Dosh	No	Yes	No	No	No	N/A	Short film Executive producer
2012	The Grey	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A
2013	Dino and Dash	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Himself	Television film Executive producer
2013	Those Who Kill	Yes	No	No	No	N/A	N/A	Television film
2013	Active Shooter	No	No	No	No	No	Joe Carnahan (rumored)	N/A
????	Killing Pablo	No	No	Yes	No	No	N/A	N/A

External links

• Joe Carnahan at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Joe Carnahan at LeisureSuit.net