Christopher Nolan
Born
July 30, 1970 (54 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
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.
Known For

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
Self
2025

Christopher Nolan's Turning Point
2024

Encyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
Self · (1 episode)
2023

Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
Self - Director / Writer / Producer
2023

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"
2023

100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · (4 episodes)
2023

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
2022

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
Self
2021

Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
Self
2020

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Self
2020

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2019

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self · (2 episodes)
2018

Cinema Futures
Self
2016

Thirteen Talks
(1 episode)
2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
2015

Inside 'Interstellar'
Self - Director / Co-Writer
2015

The Science of Interstellar
Self
2014

Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
Self
2014

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self
2013

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
2013

Ending the Knight
Self
2012
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
Self
2012

Side by Side
Self
2012

The Batmobile
Self
2012
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Self
2011

These Amazing Shadows
Self
2011

Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
Self
2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
2010

Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009

Batman Tech
Self
2008

Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Self
2008

Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
Self
2008

The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
Self
2007

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
2006

The Colbert Report
Self · (1 episode)
2005

Cinema16: British Short Films
Self - Commentary, Doodlebug (voice)
2003

MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Presenter · (1 episode)
1992

Tarantella
Man in Black
1990

The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953

Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944