Christopher Nolan is an English director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his films Inception , The Dark Knight (trilogy) and Interstellar . Regarded as one of Hollywood’s top and greatest minds, the director is often credited for his unique style of portraying diverse scripts and diverse creative avenues on the big screen. Nolan is also co-founder of said production company Syncopy Inc. along with his wife who has co-produced all of his films.

Born name

Christopher Edward Nolan

nickname

Chris

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Chris has attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College , on Hertford Heath, Hertfordshire. He was then enrolled at University College London (UCL) to take a course in English literature.

occupation

Director, producer, screenwriter

family

• Father – Brendan James Nolan (Advertiser)
• Mother – Christina Nolan (flight attendant, English teacher)
• Siblings – Matthew Francis Nolan (Older Brother), Jonathan “Jonah” Nolan (Younger Brother) (Screenwriter, TV Producer, Director, Author)

Manager

He is represented by –

• William Morris Endeavour, Agent, Kalifornien, USA
• Law Firm, Savitsky, Satin & Bacon, California, USA

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 11¼ inches or 181 cm

weight

73 kg

girlfriend/spouse

Christopher Nolan dated –

1. Emma Thomas (1989-Present) – Christopher met Emma in the when he was 19, Emma was a year junior to University College London. They married in 1997 and have four children, Magnus Nolan, Rory Nolan, Flora Nolan and Oliver Nolan. The couple started a production company, Syncopy Films Inc., and Emma worked as a producer on all of Nolan’s films.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Thin Lips
• pointed nose

brand promotion

Christopher Nolan hasn’t endorsed any brands yet.

Religion

He’s not religious.

Known for

Likes to direct the films Beginning , The Dark Knight (trilogy), Interstellar , and The Prestige

first movie

Christopher Nolan made his directorial debut in the neo-noir crime film Next In in 1998.

First TV show

Christopher Nolan made his debut in Anatomy of a Scene in 2001.

Christopher Nolan favorite things

• James Bond Movie – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• Artist – Francis Bacon
• Movies – Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Spy Who Loved Me, The Thin Red Line, Superman (1978)
• Drink – Tea

Christopher Nolan Facts

1. Christopher Nolan began making films at the age of seven with the help of his father’s Super 8 camera.
2. Before finally directing his debut film, he worked in the editing department and also worked as a cameraman and sound engineer.
3. The budget of Nolan’s directorial debut Following The rest of the money was raised through fundraising campaigns by his then-girlfriend, Emma Thomas.
4. The movie, Following It took 1 year to almost completeThe entire cast of the movie had full-time jobs so they only had time to shoot on the weekends. In addition, the scenes were rehearsed for a long time so that only the first or second shot could be used as the last shot to save on the budget.
5. The main location for Following was Nolan’s childhood home, where they also filmed a burglary scene. Coincidentally, an actual burglary took place in the house and all items stolen in the fictional burglary were also stolen in real life.
6. The film Beginning , which is considered one of his outstanding directions, was written by him over a period of 10 years.
7. Christopher Nolan is the first director to direct 3 Batman films.
8. The 2014 film, Interstellar , was proposed to Nolan in 2012 by Steven Spielberg, who was due to direct in 2006 but decided to pursue other projects.
9. As of 2017, 7 of the top 10 films listed in the IMDb Top Rated 250 Films list were directed by him.
10. In 2012, he was ranked number 14 on The Guardian ‘s list of the 23 best film directors in the world, while Entertainment Weekly named him the 12th greatest working director in 2013.
11. In 2015, Nolan was featured in Time’s 100 most influential people in the world.
12. Christopher Nolan began his career making ultra-low budget films and in 2016 became the highest paid director in Hollywood for this film Dunkirk for $20 million plus 20 percent of the film’s gross collection.
13. Although his directing style is exceptional, Nolan never attended film school. Instead he went to the University College of London to make films there.
14. If there’s one thing he’s never seen without, it has to be the bottle of Earl Green Tea that Nolan carries with him to the movie set every day. He drinks tea all day to concentrate.
15. Nolan has 2 outfits that he wears to work, one for cold weather and another for a warmer day. The reason for this is the waste of time and energy in choosing a new outfit every day. Plus, he only needs a coat to match his tea bottle.
16. He is red and green color blind and left handed.
17. Nolan has dual citizenship of England and America. His mandatory US citizenship (not citizenship) was legitimized in 2002.
18. He is also very handy when using the internet and cell phones and feeling like he is focused without these modern luxuries. He has neither a social media account nor an email. The director doesn’t have a cell phone either. He simply borrows it from his crew members when he needs to make a call.