As Actor
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert
2025
8.6
Christopher Nolan
Acting
Birth Date
July 30, 1970
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Biography
Sir Christopher Edward Nolan, CBE (born July 30, 1970) is a British-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was born in Westminster, London, England and holds both British and American citizenship due to his American mother. He is known for writing and directing critically acclaimed films such as Memento (2000), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-12), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Dunkirk (2017). Nolan is the founder of the production company Syncopy Films. He often collaborates with his wife, producer Emma Thomas, and his brother, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan. In 2025, he was elected president of the Directors Guild of America, succeeding Lesli Linka Glatter.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Oppenheimer
2023
8.1
As Director, As Writer
Tenet
2020
7.2
As Actor
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Dunkirk
2017
7.5
As Director
Quay
2015
6.0
As Actor
Inside 'Interstellar'
2015
6.9
As Actor
The Science of Interstellar
2014
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Interstellar
2014
8.5
As Actor
Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey
2014
7.7
As Actor
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
6.8
As Director, As Writer
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
7.8
As Director, As Writer
Inception
2010
8.4
As Director, As Writer
The Dark Knight
2008
8.5
As Actor
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
2008
7.4
As Actor
The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan
2007
9.0
As Director, As Writer
The Prestige
2006
8.2
As Director, As Writer
Batman Begins
2005
7.7
As Director
Insomnia
2002
7.0
As Director, As Writer
Memento
2000
8.2