Christopher Nolan

Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American director, producer and screenwriter. He often works with his brother, author Jonathan Nolan. Nolan rose to prominence for directing the psychological thriller Memento, and for reviving the Batman movie franchise as the director of The Dark Knight Trilogy. Each of them are Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He is also the founder of the production company, Syncopy Films through which his movies Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), Tenet (2020) and Oppenheimer (2023) were released.

Sir Christopher Nolan
Nolan in 2018
Born	Christopher Edward Nolan (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970 London, England
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Alma mater	University College London
Occupation	Film director producer screenwriter
Years active	1993–present
Works	Filmography cinematic style
Title	Co-founder of Syncopy Inc.
Board member of	The Film Foundation
Spouse(s)	Dame Emma Thomas (m. 1997)
Children	4
Relatives	Jonathan Nolan (brother) John Nolan (uncle)
Awards	Full list

For directing Oppenheimer, he won an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Direction.

In July 2012, Nolan became the youngest director to be honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

In the media

Nolan appreciated the work of actor Thalapathy Vijay in action film Leo set to release in North America theatres on 18 October 2023.

Style

Christopher Nolan's filmmaking style is characterized by non-linear narratives, mind-bending concepts, complex themes, unconventional characters, strong visuals, sparse music, collaboration, attention to detail, intellectual depth, and genre-blending. His films engage and challenge viewers.

Casting

Nolan has frequently cast the following;

Actor	Following (1998)	Memento (2000)	Insomnia (2002)	Batman Begins (2005)	The Prestige (2006)	The Dark Knight (2008)	Inception (2010)	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	Interstellar (2014)	Dunkirk (2017)
Christian Bale				N	N	N		N
Michael Caine				N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Mark Boone Junior		N		N
Anne Hathaway								N	N
Nicky Katt			N			N
Cillian Murphy				N		N	N	N		N
Jeremy Theobold	N			N		N
Lucy Russell	N			N
Larry Holden		N	N	N
Russ Fega		N			N
Morgan Freeman				N		N		N
Gary Oldman				N		N		N
Joseph Gordon-Levitt							N	N
Marion Cotillard							N	N
Tom Hardy							N	N		N
Liam Neeson				N				N
Ken Watanabe				N			N
Patrick Leahy						N		N
John Nolan	N			N				N

Major motion pictures

• Following (1998) (also writer/producer)
• Memento (2000) (also writer)
• Insomnia (2002)
• Batman Begins (2005) (director/also writer/producer)
• The Prestige (2006) (also co-writer/producer)
• The Dark Knight (2008) (director/also co-writer/producer)
• Inception (2009) (director)
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) (director/co-writer/producer)
• Man of Steel (2013) (producer/writer)
• Transcendence (2014) (producer)
• Interstellar (2014) (director/co-writer/producer)
• Dunkirk (2017) (director/writer/producer)
• Tenet (2020) (director/co-writer/producer)
• Oppenheimer (2023) (director/co-writer/producer)

Short movies

• Tarantella (1989) (Also writer/producer)
• Larceny (1996) (Also writer/producer)
• Doodlebug (1997) (Also writer/producer)

Christopher Nolan Media

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  Nolan attended University College London and used its Flaxman Gallery for a scene in Inception (2010).

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  Nolan (left) with the cast and crew of The Dark Knight at the 2008 European premiere in London

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  Nolan at the 2013 premiere of Man of Steel in London

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  Nolan and his younger brother, Jonathan (pictured in 2017), wrote several screenplays together, including that of Interstellar.

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  Nolan (right) with Keir Dullea, Katharina Kubrick, Ron Sanders and Jan Harlan at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

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  Nolan at BFI Southbank in 2024

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  Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas in January 2011. Thomas has worked as a producer on all of Nolan's films since 1997.

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  Two of Nolan's films (Memento and The Dark Knight) have been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry.

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  Nolan's hand and shoeprints in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood

Other websites

• Christopher Nolan on IMDb
• Christopher Nolan at Allmovie
• NolanFans.com Fansite and community for Christopher Nolan.
• Telegraph.co.uk Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine Interview with Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale