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.

KNOWN FOR

The Blacklist
2013
The Rip
2026
Bad Boys for Life
2020
The A-Team
2010
Death Wish
2018
Boss Level
2021
Shadow Force
2025
The Grey
2012
The Fourth Kind
2009
The Hire
2002
Smokin' Aces
2006
Not Without Hope
2025

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
19
Directing
18
Writing
27
Producing
19
Editing
1
2026
The Rip
as Threatening Phone Voice (voice)
2025
Shadow Force
as Shady Government Type
2023
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
2021
Boss Level
as Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)
2014
Out of Print
as Self
2010
The A-Team
as Mike "The Operator"
2009
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
2008
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
as Self
2008
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
as Self
2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
as Self
2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
as Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
as Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
as Self
2004
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
as Self
2003
Narc: Making the Deal
as Self
2003
Narc: The Visual Trip
as Self
2003
Narc: The Friedkin Connection
as Self
1998
Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
as Sid French