Education
He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television.
director screenwriter film producer
He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television.
Carpenter has been writing since 7th grade. He lectures on writing and story structure at the University of Southern California"s School of Cinematic Arts. His screenplays include The Manitoba starring Samuel Jackson and Eugene Levy, Blue Streak starring Martin Lawrence, and others
He has written and directed several thrillers, including Soul Survivors, starring Eliza Dushku and Casey Affleck.
His most recent (2011) creation is the National Broadcasting Company television series, Grimm, which premiered in the 2011 fall season. Carpenter"s first novel, Killer, published in 2010 on Amazon Kindle was Number.
1 on Amazon"s Mystery/Thriller lists, and was characterized as "a blockbuster debut" by Entertainment Weekly. His latest book, Killer in the Hills, was published by Amazon in December 2011.
He is currently (December 2011) developing a one-hour mystery series for National Broadcasting Company.