Matthew Carnahan

This article is about the television producer and author. For the screenwriter of The Kingdom and Lions for Lambs, see Matthew Michael Carnahan.

Matthew McNair Carnahan (born February 6, 1961) is an American producer, writer, and director.

Matthew Carnahan
Born	(1961-02-06) February 6, 1961 (age 64)
Occupations	Director writer producer
Years active	2004–present
Known for	House of Lies
Spouse	Honor Molloy ​ (m. 1983⁠–⁠1984)​ Rachel Strong ​ (m. 2023)​
Partner	Helen Hunt (2001–2017)
Children	2

Career

Valley of the Boom, about the 1990s Silicon Valley technology boom and bust, is a six-part American docudrama television miniseries, created, directed, and executive produced by Carnahan. It premiered on January 13, 2019, on National Geographic.^[1][2][3]

Personal life

Carnahan studied at New York University, as well as the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

He has a son, Emmett Carnahan (b. 1998) from a previous relationship^[4] and daughter, Mákena Lei Gordon Carnahan (b. 2004) with actress and longtime partner Helen Hunt. In August 2017, the couple split after 16 years together.^[5][6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Director	Producer	Network	Notes
1998	Trinity	Yes (2)	No	Supervise	NBC
2000	The Fugitive	Yes (2)	No	Consultive	CBS
2001	Thieves	Yes (2)	No	Co-executive	ABC
2002–03	Fastlane	Yes (3)	No	Consultive	Fox
2007–08	Dirt	Yes (5)	Yes (3)	Executive	FX
2012–16	House of Lies	Yes (22)	Yes (6)	Executive	Showtime
2019	Valley of the Boom	Yes (3)	No	Executive	National Geographic

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1996	Mailman	Writer (short film)
1997	Black Circle Boys	Writer
1997	Rudyland	Producer
2014	Ride	Producer

Bibliography

• Serpent Girl (2005) (ISBN 1-4000-6270-5)