Matthew Michael Carnahan (sometimes credited as Matt Carnahan) is an American scriptwriter.
Among his numerous works are screenplays for ''
The Kingdom'' (2007);
the film adaptation of the hit
BBC
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television drama serial ''
State of Play''; and ''
Lions for Lambs
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'' for
United Artists
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.
He also worked on the
zombie
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film ''
World War Z
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'' (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
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'' magazine.
Filmography
Film
Television
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Writers from Detroit
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male screenwriters
Film directors from Michigan
People from Port Huron, Michigan
Screenwriters from Michigan