Cast & creator
Joe Carnahan
Best known for The Blacklist, The Blacklist, The Blacklist
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.
Also known as: Joseph Aaron Carnahan , Bo Anzo
71
film credits
14
television credits
19
1995–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (85)
Showing 85 of 85 credits
The Blacklist
Director
2013The Blacklist
Story
2013The Blacklist
Teleplay
2013The Blacklist
Executive Producer
2013
The Rip
Threatening Phone Voice (voice)
2026The Rip
Director
2026The Rip
Story
2026The Rip
Screenplay
2026
Bad Boys for Life
Screenplay
2020Bad Boys for Life
Story
2020
Death Wish
Screenplay
2018
The A-Team
Mike "The Operator"
2010The A-Team
Director
2010The A-Team
Screenplay
2010
Boss Level
Customer at the Chinese Restaurant (uncredited)
2021Boss Level
Director
2021Boss Level
Writer
2021Boss Level
Producer
2021
Shadow Force
Shady Government Type
2025Shadow Force
Director
2025Shadow Force
Writer
2025
The Grey
Director
2012The Grey
Producer
2012The Grey
Screenplay
2012
Smokin' Aces
Director
2006Smokin' Aces
Writer
2006
The Hire
Director
2001The Hire
Writer
2001
The Fourth Kind
Producer
2009
Not Without Hope
Screenplay
2025Not Without Hope
Director
2025Not Without Hope
Producer
2025
Pride and Glory
Screenplay
2008
Copshop
Producer
2021Copshop
Director
2021Copshop
Screenplay
2021
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Characters
2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Executive Producer
2010Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
Story
2010
Those Who Kill
Director
2014Those Who Kill
Executive Producer
2014
Point Blank
Producer
2019
Narc
Director
2002Narc
Screenplay
2002
Stretch
Director
2014Stretch
Screenplay
2014Stretch
Producer
2014Stretch
Story
2014
El Chicano
Writer
2019El Chicano
Producer
2019
Fightworld
Executive Producer
2018
Into the Ashes
Executive Producer
2019Speak
Producer
Speak
Writer
Faceless
Director
2006Faceless
Executive Producer
2006
Wheelman
Producer
2017
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
2008
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2023
Karate Raider
Screenplay
1995
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
2004
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
2008
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
2008Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Self
2009
State of Affairs
Teleplay
2014State of Affairs
Director
2014State of Affairs
Creator
2014
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
2008
Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Sid French
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Director
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Writer
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Producer
1998Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane
Editor
1998
The Devil Takes a Holiday
Co-Producer
1996
Ticker
Director
2002Ticker
Writer
2002
Out of Print
Self
2014
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
2008The Operator
Director
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
Self
2008
The Devil's Dosh
Executive Producer
2012
Narc: The Visual Trip
Self
2003Narc: Making the Deal
Self
2003Narc: The Friedkin Connection
Self
2003