Joe Carnahan is a renowned American film director and screenwriter, born in California in 1969. He spent his formative years at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, California, graduating in 1987 at the tender age of 18. Following his high school diploma, Carnahan pursued higher education at San Francisco State University before transferring to California State University, Sacramento, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Filmography.
Upon completing his academic endeavors, Carnahan landed a job at KMAX-TV in Sacramento, where he honed his skills by producing short films and television spots. His early endeavors culminated in the direction of his first feature-length film, "Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane", which premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and garnered significant acclaim.
In 2002, Carnahan directed the neo-noir crime film "Narc", which achieved a modest box office success, grossing approximately 13 million dollars worldwide. He went on to direct or write screenplays for several crime films, although some projects unfortunately succumbed to development hell.
In 2010, Carnahan took the reins of the action-packed thriller "The A-Team", a film adaptation of the beloved television series "The A-Team" (1983-1987). The movie proved to be a commercial success, raking in 177 million dollars at the global box office, cementing its status as Carnahan's highest-grossing film to date.
