Matthew Michael Carnahan

Matthew Michael Carnahan
Born	Port Huron, Michigan, US
Other names	Matt Carnahan
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film director
Relatives	Joe Carnahan (brother)

Matthew Michael Carnahan (sometimes credited as Matt Carnahan) is an American screenwriter. Among his numerous works are screenplays for The Kingdom (2007); the film adaptation of the hit BBC television drama serial State of Play; and Lions for Lambs for United Artists. He also worked on the zombie film World War Z (2013). He wrote the screenplay for the feature film Dark Waters (2019), based on a 2016 feature article about industrial pollution in The New York Times magazine.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2007	The Kingdom	No	Yes	No
	Lions for Lambs	No	Yes	Yes
2009	State of Play	No	Yes	No
2013	World War Z	No	Yes	No
2016	Deepwater Horizon	No	Yes	No
2019	21 Bridges	No	Yes	No
	Dark Waters	No	Yes	No
	Mosul	Yes	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Creator	Writer	Executive Producer	Notes
2015	Codes of Conduct	Yes	Yes	Yes	Miniseries

External links

• Matthew Michael Carnahan at IMDb
• "New scribe tribe stars span globe.(10 screenwriters to watch)". Daily Variety. June 23, 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-30.