Christopher Nolan
Directing
Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. As a significant auteur of his generation, he has established himself as a major figure of 21st-century Hollywood. His films have earned over $6 billion worldwide, making him the seventh highest-grossing film director of all time. Nolan's accolades include two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two British Academy Film Awards. He was appointed as a CBE in 2019 and was knighted in 2024 for his contributions to film. Nolan developed an interest in filmmaking from a young age. After studying English literature at University College London, he made several short films before his feature film debut with Following (1998). Nolan gained international recognition with his second film, Memento (2000), and transitioned into studio filmmaking with Insomnia (2002). He became a high-profile director with The Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012). He found further success with The Prestige (2006), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Dunkirk (2017). After the release of Tenet (2020), Nolan parted ways with longtime distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. He signed with Universal Pictures for Oppenheimer (2023), which won him Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. Three of Nolan's films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Infused with a metaphysical outlook, his works thematise epistemology, existentialism, ethics, the construction of time and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. They feature mathematically inspired images and concepts, unconventional narrative structures, practical special effects, experimental soundscapes, large-format film photography and materialistic perspectives. His enthusiasm for the use and preservation of traditional film stock has also garnered significant attention. He has co-written several of his films with his brother, Jonathan. He runs the production company Syncopy Inc. with his wife, Emma Thomas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Nolan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directing20
movieThe Odyssey
2026
Director
movieOppenheimer
2023
Director
movieTenet
2020
Director
movieDunkirk
2017
Director
movieQuay
2015
Director
movieInterstellar
2014
Director
movieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
Director
movieInception
2010
Director
movieThe Dark Knight
2008
Director
movieThe Prestige
2006
Director
movieBatman Begins
2005
Director
movieInsomnia
2002
Director
movieMemento
2000
Director
movieFollowing
1999
Director
movieDoodlebug
1997
Director
movieLarceny
1996
Director
movieTarantella
1989
Director
Acting44
movieInside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023
Self - Director / Writer / Producer
movieTo End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023
Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"
movieMCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self / Self - Guest
movieInside 'Interstellar'
2015
Self - Director / Co-Writer
movieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
Self - Guest
movieCinema16: British Short Films
2003
Self - Commentary, Doodlebug (voice)
tvThe Daily Show
1996
Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self / Presenter
movieTarantella
1989
Man in Black
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Production21
movieThe Odyssey
2026
Producer
movieSanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025
Executive Producer
movieOppenheimer
2023
Producer
movieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Executive Producer
movieTenet
2020
Producer
movieThe Doll's Breath
2019
Producer
movieJustice League
2017
Executive Producer
movieDunkirk
2017
Producer
movieBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Executive Producer
movieQuay
2015
Producer
movieInterstellar
2014
Producer
movieTranscendence
2014
Executive Producer
movieMan of Steel
2013
Producer
movieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
Producer
movieInception
2010
Producer
movieThe Dark Knight
2008
Producer
movieThe Prestige
2006
Producer
movieFollowing
1999
Producer
movieLarceny
1996
Producer
movieTarantella
1989
Producer
Writing19
movieThe Odyssey
2026
Writer
movieOppenheimer
2023
Writer
movieTenet
2020
Writer
movieDunkirk
2017
Writer
movieInterstellar
2014
Writer
movieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012
Screenplay, Story
movieInception: The Cobol Job
2010
Characters
movieInception
2010
Writer
movieThe Dark Knight
2008
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Prestige
2006
Screenplay
movieBatman Begins
2005
Screenplay
movieMemento
2000
Screenplay
movieFollowing
1999
Screenplay
movieDoodlebug
1997
Writer
movieLarceny
1996
Writer
movieTarantella
1989
Writer
Camera6
movieQuay
2015
Director of Photography
movieFollowing
1999
Director of Photography
movieDoodlebug
1997
Director of Photography
Fearville
1997
Camera Operator
movieLarceny
1996
Camera Operator
movieTarantella
1989
Director of Photography
Editing5
movieQuay
2015
Editor
movieFollowing
1999
Editor
movieDoodlebug
1997
Editor
movieLarceny
1996
Editor
movieTarantella
1989
Editor
Crew4
Art2
movieQuay
2015
Decorator
movieDoodlebug
1997
Set Designer
Sound1
movieQuay
2015
Original Music Composer