Carruth was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Carruth wrote, directed, produced, and performed one of the two main roles, and composed the music for his independent film Primer, which was honored at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize and the Alfred P. Sloan Award. As a former software engineer with an undergraduate degree in math, Carruth utilized his technical knowledge on the project.

Filmography

• Tales from the Loop — Cole (40's)
• 2019The Dead Center — Daniel Forrester, Producer
• 2017A Ghost Story — Additional Editor
• 2016Allegiant — Other
• 2016Memory Box — The Man
• 2016Moonlight — Thanks
• 2016Swiss Army Man — Coroner
• The Girlfriend Experience — Sam, Original Music Composer
• Breakthrough — Director
• 2015Silhouettes - Paula Machado — Thanks
• 2015We'll Find Something — Steve
• 2014Devils in Disguise — Thanks
• 2014Everything & Everything & Everything — Morgan
• 2013Sun Don't Shine — Executive Producer
• 2013Upstream Color — Jeff, Writer, Director, Music, Cinematography, Editor, Camera Operator, Producer
• 2012Looper — Thanks
• 2004Primer — Aaron, Director, Music, Writer, Producer, Sound Designer, Production Design, Editor

Appearances as themselves (1)

• James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction — Self