Christopher Nolan

Directing·Jul 30, 1970·Westminster, London, England, UK

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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 including Tarantella (1989), Larceny (1996) and Doodlebug (1997) 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.

Film	Credit
The Odyssey2026 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic2026 · Self - Director / Writer / Producer	Self - Director / Writer / Producer
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert2025 · Self	Self
Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld2024 · Selft	Selft
Oppenheimer2023 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer2023 · Self - Director / Writer / Producer	Self - Director / Writer / Producer
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb2023 · Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"	Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"
MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema2023 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel2022 · Self	Self
Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale2021 · Self	Self
Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’2020 · Self	Self
Tenet2020 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Joker: Put on a Happy Face2020 · Self	Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019 · Self	Self
The Doll's Breath2019 · Producer	Producer
Dunkirk2017 · Writer, Producer, Director	Writer, Producer, Director
Cinema Futures2016 · Self	Self
Quay2015 · Producer, Director of Photography, Director	Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Inside 'Interstellar'2015 · Self - Director / Co-Writer	Self - Director / Co-Writer
The Science of Interstellar2014 · Self	Self
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey2014 · Self	Self
Interstellar2014 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy2013 · Self	Self
Man of Steel2013 · Producer	Producer
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot2013 · Self	Self
Ending the Knight2012 · Self	Self
SStanley Kubrick in Focus2012 · Self	Self
Side by Side2012 · Self	Self
The Dark Knight Rises2012 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
The Batmobile2012 · Self	Self
EExploring 'The Tree of Life'2011 · Self	Self
These Amazing Shadows2011 · Self	Self
Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious2010 · Self	Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics2010 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Inception2010 · Producer, Writer, Director	Producer, Writer, Director
Heath Ledger: A Tribute2009 · Self	Self
Batman Tech2008 · Self	Self
The Dark Knight2008 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight2008 · Self	Self
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene2008 · Self	Self
Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)2007 · Director	Director
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan2007 · Self	Self
The Prestige2006 · Screenplay, Producer, Director	Screenplay, Producer, Director
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light2006 · Self	Self
Batman Begins2005 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Cinema16: British Short Films2003 · Self - Commentary, Doodlebug (voice), Director	Self - Commentary, Doodlebug (voice), Director
Insomnia2002 · Director	Director
Memento2000 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director