- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 30, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Westminster, London, England, UK
Christopher Nolan
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 D…
Filmography
movieThe Odyssey
2026 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieSinners
2025 · Thanks
movieSanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
2025 · Executive Producer
movieHans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025 · Self
movieDomchilik
2024 · Idea
movieUtan ord – i filmmusikens värld
2024 · Selft
movieThe Draft!
2023 · Thanks
tvEncyclopedia of Useless Facts Around The Earth
2023 · Self
movieOppenheimer
2023 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieInside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer
2023 · Self - Director / Writer / Producer
movieTo End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb
2023 · Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer", Thanks
tv100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
movieMCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema
2023 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
movieHans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022 · Self
movieCatwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale
2021 · Self
movieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Executive Producer
movieLooking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’
2020 · Self
movieTenet
2020 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieJoker: Put on a Happy Face
2020 · Self
movieMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Self
movieThe Doll's Breath
2019 · Producer
tvJames Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · Self
movieJustice League
2017 · Executive Producer
movieDunkirk
2017 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieCinema Futures
2016 · Self
tvThirteen Talks
2016
movieBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Executive Producer
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self, Self - Guest
movieQuay
2015 · Producer, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Editor, Decorator
tvStarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015 · Self
movieInside 'Interstellar'
2015 · Self - Director / Co-Writer
movieThe Science of Interstellar
2014 · Self
movieInterstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
2014 · Self
movieInterstellar
2014 · Producer, Writer, Director
movieTranscendence
2014 · Executive Producer
movieThe Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013 · Self
movieMan of Steel
2013 · Producer, Story
movieTales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Self
movieEnding the Knight
2012 · Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
movieStanley Kubrick in Focus
2012 · Self
movieSide by Side
2012 · Self
movieThe Dark Knight Rises
2012 · Producer, Screenplay, Story, Director
movieThe Batmobile
2012 · Self
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
movieExploring 'The Tree of Life'
2011 · Self
movieThese Amazing Shadows
2011 · Self
movieDreams: Cinema of the Subconscious
2010 · Self
movieInception: The Cobol Job
2010 · Characters
movieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movieInception
2010 · Producer, Writer, Director
movieHeath Ledger: A Tribute
2009 · Self
movieBatman Tech
2008 · Self
movieThe Dark Knight
2008 · Screenplay, Producer, Director, Story
movieBatman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
2008 · Self
movieGotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene
2008 · Self
movieCinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)
2007 · Director
movieThe Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
2007 · Self
movieThe Prestige
2006 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
movieFilm Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
2006 · Self
tvThe Colbert Report
2005 · Self - Guest
movieBatman Begins
2005 · Screenplay, Director
movieCinema16: British Short Films
2003 · Self - Commentary, Doodlebug (voice), Director
movieInsomnia
2002 · Director
movieMemento
2000 · Screenplay, Director
movieFollowing
1999 · Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Screenplay
movieDoodlebug
1997 · Writer, Editor, Set Designer, Director of Photography
Fearville
movieFearville
1997 · Camera Operator
movieLarceny
1996 · Producer, Camera Operator, Writer, Editor, Director
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self / Presenter
movieTarantella
1989 · Man in Black, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer, Producer
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
movieThe Making of Dunkirk
— · Self
movieKill Your Future
— · Chef