Christopher Nolan

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-07-30 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Westminster, London, England, UK

Christopher Nolan

Biography

Sir Christopher Edward Nolan, CBE (born July 30, 1970) is a British-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was born in Westminster, London, England and holds both British and American citizenship due to his American mother. He is known for writing and directing critically acclaimed films such as Memento (2000), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-12), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Dunkirk (2017). Nolan is the founder of the production company Syncopy Films. He often collaborates with his wife, producer Emma Thomas, and his brother, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan.

Production

2008

The Dark Knight

as Screenplay

2000

Memento

as Screenplay

2008

The Dark Knight

as Producer

2006

The Prestige

as Screenplay

1990

Tarantella

as Director of Photography

1990

Tarantella

as Editor

1990

Tarantella

as Writer

1990

Tarantella

as Director

1990

Tarantella

as Producer

1999

Following

as Producer

1999

Following

as Screenplay

1999

Following

as Editor

1999

Following

as Director of Photography

2010

Inception

as Producer

1997

Doodlebug

as Writer

1997

Doodlebug

as Editor

2012

2012

2013

Man of Steel

as Producer

2013

Man of Steel

as Story

2010

2014

Interstellar

as Producer

2014

Transcendence

as Executive Producer

2023

Oppenheimer

as Director

2023

Oppenheimer

as Producer

2023

Oppenheimer

as Writer

2010

Inception

as Writer

2014

Interstellar

as Writer

2016

2005

Batman Begins

as Screenplay

2017

Dunkirk

as Writer

2006

The Prestige

as Producer

2017

Dunkirk

as Producer

1996

Larceny

as Editor

1996

Larceny

as Producer

1996

Larceny

as Camera Operator

1996

Larceny

as Director

1996

Larceny

as Writer

2015

Quay

as Producer

1997

Doodlebug

as Set Designer

2017

Justice League

as Executive Producer

2015

Quay

as Director of Photography

2015

Quay

as Original Music Composer

2020

Tenet

as Writer

2020

Tenet

as Producer

2017

Dunkirk

as Director

2015

Quay

as Director

2020

Tenet

as Director

2014

Interstellar

as Director

1999

Following

as Director

1997

Doodlebug

as Director of Photography

2010

Inception

as Director

2005

Batman Begins

as Director

2002

Insomnia

as Director

2000

Memento

as Director

1997

Doodlebug

as Director

2006

The Prestige

as Director

2008

The Dark Knight

as Director

2008

2019

2015

Quay

as Editor

2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Executive Producer

2012

2026

The Odyssey

as Director

2026

The Odyssey

as Writer

2026

The Odyssey

as Producer

1997

Fearville

as Camera Operator

2025

Sinners

as Thanks

2013

Don Jon

as Thanks

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