Christopher Nolan

Christopher Nolan

Christopher Jonathan James Nolan (/ˈnoʊlən/; born 30 July 1970) is a British-American film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Known for his unconventional and often highly conceptual narratives, Nolan received serious notice with his art-house crossover Memento (2000), which garnered significant critical praise and numerous awards, including a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 74th Academy Awards.

His works include acclaimed commercial films like The Dark Knight trilogy (2005-2012), and Inception (2010), as well as smaller films, such as Following (1998), Insomnia (2002), and The Prestige (2006).

Nolan co-founded Syncopy Films with his wife, Emma Thomas, and they have produced all his films since The Prestige (2006). He has collaborated with a variety of talents including cinematographer and director Wally Pfister, screenwriters David S. Goyer and Jonathan Nolan, film editor Lee Smith, composers David Julyan and Hans Zimmer, special effects coordinator Chris Corbould, and actors Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman.

In total, his directorial efforts have grossed US$3.5 billion worldwide, and been nominated for 21 Academy Awards. In July 2012, Christopher Nolan was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.