Carnahan directed the film Mailman and wrote and directed the movie Black Circle Boys. He produced and directed the film Rudyland and produced the movie Ride. Carnahan also authored the novel Serpent Girl which was published in 2005 and later adapted into a film. He was nominated for a Prize of the City of Torino at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema in 1996 for Mailman and for a Banff Rockie Award at the Banff Television Festival in 2007 for Dirt. Matthew Carnahan has been married to actress Helen Hunt since 2001.
