Christopher Nolan

Christopher Jonathan James Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American director, producer and screenwriter. He often works with his brother, author Jonathan Nolan. Nolan rose to prominence for directing the psychological thriller Memento, and for reviving the Batman movie franchise as the director of The Dark Knight Trilogy. Each of them are Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). He is also the founder of the production company, Syncopy Films through which his movies Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Dunkirk (2017) were released.

Christopher Nolan
Nolan in 2013
Born
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan

(1970-07-30) 30 July 1970
Other namesChris Nolan
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
United States
EducationB.A. in Eng. Lit.
Alma materHaileybury and Imperial Service College,
University College London
OccupationMovie director, movie producer, screenwriter
Years active1989–present
StyleNeo-noir, nonlinear, psychological[1]
Board member ofSyncopy Films
Spouse(s)Emma Thomas
(1997–present)
Children4
RelativesJonathan Nolan (brother), Matthew Francis (brother),
Brendan Nolan (father),
Christina Nolan (mother),
John Nolan (uncle),
Miranda Nolan (cousin)
AwardsSaturn Award for Best Writing
2005 Batman Begins
BSFC Award for Best Screenplay
2000 Memento
Critics Choice Award for Best Screenplay
2001 Memento
CFCA Award for Best Screenplay
2001 Memento
Empire Award for Best Director
2006 The Prestige
FFCC Award for Best Screenplay
2001 Memento
Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
2001 Memento
Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
2001 Memento
LAFCA Award for Best Screenplay
2000 Memento
OFCS Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
2001 Memento

In July 2012, Nolan became the youngest director to be honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.[2]

Casting

Nolan has frequently cast the following;

ActorFollowing
(1998)
Memento
(2000)
Insomnia
(2002)
Batman Begins
(2005)
The Prestige
(2006)
The Dark Knight
(2008)
Inception
(2010)
The Dark Knight Rises
(2012)
Interstellar
(2014)
Dunkirk
(2017)
Christian Bale NNNN
Michael Caine NNNNNNN
Mark Boone Junior NN
Anne Hathaway NN
Nicky Katt NN
Cillian Murphy NNNNN
Jeremy Theobold NNN
Lucy Russell NN
Larry Holden NNN
Russ Fega NN
Morgan Freeman NNN
Gary Oldman NNN
Joseph Gordon-Levitt NN
Marion Cotillard NN
Tom Hardy NNN
Liam Neeson NN
Ken Watanabe NN
Patrick Leahy NN
John Nolan NNN

Director filmography

Major motion pictures

Short movies

  • Tarantella (1989) (Also writer/producer)
  • Larceny (1996) (Also writer/producer)
  • Doodlebug (1997) (Also writer/producer)

References

  1. Haddon, Cole. (2010-07-12). "Interview: Christopher Nolan Talks 'Inception'". Film.com. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  2. "Chris Nolan Receives Rare Hollywood Honor". deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.

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