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Christopher Nolan

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor / Writer / Camera Operator / Executive Producer / Cinematographer | * 07/30/1970 (49) | Westminster, London, England, UK
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Christopher Edward Nolan, (born 30 July 1970) is an English-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for making personal, distinctive films within the Hollywood mainstream and is regarded as an auteur. Having made his directorial debut with Following (1998), Nolan gained considerable attention for his second feature Memento (2000). He made the transition from independent to studio filmmaking with Insomnia (2002), and found further critical and commercial success with The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), and Dunkirk (2017). Nolan has co-written several of his films with his brother Jonathan,... ()
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Christopher Edward Nolan is an English film director, screenwriter and producer born in Westminster, London, England who 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Action | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between M ...

Dunkirk

PG-13

2017 | 3.7/5 | 1h 47min
War, Action, Drama
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Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inc ...

Inception

PG-13

2010 | 4.2/5 | 2h 28min
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences. ...

The Prestige

PG-13

2006 | 4.1/5 | 2h 10min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in a ...

Interstellar

PG-13

2014 | 4.1/5 | 2h 49min
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Christopher Nolan

Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Director Edgar Award 2x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay 2x Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Director

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Movies with Christopher Nolan as Actor(17)

as himself2019 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as himself2017 The Making of Dunkirk
2016 Cinema Futures
2015 Inside Interstellar
as himself2014 Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
as himself2013 Christopher Nolan & Richard Donner: A Conversation
as himself2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as himself2013 The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
as himself2012 Side by Side
2012 Stanley Kubrick in Focus
as himself2012 The Batmobile
as himself2011 Exploring The Tree of Life
as himself2011 These Amazing Shadows
as self2010 Inception: Jump right into the action
as himself2008 Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight
as himself2008 Batman Tech
as himself2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

TV Shows/Series with Christopher Nolan as Actor(1)

as himself2015 StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Movies with Christopher Nolan as Crew(58)

Directing/Director2020 Tenet
Writing/Writer2020 Tenet
Production/Producer2020 Tenet
Writing/Original Story2019 Memento
Directing/Director2017 Dunkirk
Writing/Writer2017 Dunkirk
Production/Producer2017 Dunkirk
Production/Executive Producer2017 Justice League
Production/Executive Producer2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Directing/Director2015 Quay
Production/Producer2015 Quay
Camera/Director of Photography2015 Quay
Sound/Original Music Composer2015 Quay
Directing/Director2014 Interstellar
Production/Producer2014 Interstellar
Writing/Writer2014 Interstellar
Production/Executive Producer2014 Transcendence
Production/Producer2013 Man of Steel
Writing/Story2013 Man of Steel
Directing/Director2012 The Dark Knight Rises
Production/Producer2012 The Dark Knight Rises
Writing/Story2012 The Dark Knight Rises
Writing/Screenplay2012 The Dark Knight Rises
Production/Producer2010 Inception: Jump right into the action
Production/Producer2010 Inception
Directing/Director2010 Inception
Writing/Writer2010 Inception
Directing/Director2008 The Dark Knight
Production/Producer2008 The Dark Knight
Writing/Screenplay2008 The Dark Knight
Directing/Director2006 The Prestige
Writing/Screenplay2006 The Prestige
Production/Producer2006 The Prestige
Directing/Director2005 Batman Begins
Writing/Screenplay2005 Batman Begins
Directing/Director2002 Insomnia
Directing/Director2000 Memento
Writing/Screenplay2000 Memento
Directing/Director1999 Following
Writing/Screenplay1999 Following
Production/Producer1999 Following
Camera/Director of Photography1999 Following
Editing/Editor1999 Following
Directing/Director1997 Doodlebug
Writing/Writer1997 Doodlebug
Editing/Editor1997 Doodlebug
Crew/Cinematography1997 Doodlebug
Art/Set Designer1997 Doodlebug
Production/Producer1996 Larceny
Crew/Cinematography1996 Larceny
Editing/Editor1996 Larceny
Writing/Writer1996 Larceny
Directing/Director1996 Larceny
Writing/Writer1989 Tarantella
Production/Producer1989 Tarantella
Editing/Editor1989 Tarantella
Crew/Cinematography1989 Tarantella
Directing/Director1989 Tarantella

Born: Thursday, 07/30 1970 (July) in London (current age: 49 years + 23 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University College London, Haileybury and Imperial Service College
Spouses (current/former): Emma Thomas
Siblings: Jonathan Nolan
Related to: John Nolan, Kim Hartman
Influenced by/Role models: George Lucas
Other names for Christopher Nolan (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Chris Nolan"
"Кристофер Нолан"
"Крістофер Нолан"
"克里斯托弗·诺兰"
"คริสโตเฟอร์ โนแลน"
"クリストファー・ノーラン"
"كريستوفر نولان"
"크리스토퍼 놀란"
"Christopher Edward Nolan"
Christopher Nolan frequently works together with these people:
Marlon Albrecht (14x, Crew)
Wally Pfister (12x, Crew)
Michael Caine (10x, Actor)
Nathan Crowley (10x, Crew)
Hans Zimmer (9x, Crew)
John Papsidera (9x, Crew)
David S. Goyer (8x, Crew)
Jonathan Nolan (8x, Crew)
Alex Gibson (7x, Crew)
Osamu Abe (7x, Cast)
Susan Sarandon (1x, Actress)
Bill Clinton (1x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:143, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 08/16/2019