Director
Christopher Nolan
Born 30 July 1970 · Westminster, London, England, UK
Christopher Nolan is a British-American director known for large-scale, intellectually ambitious films built on intricate structures and manipulated time. He rose with Memento, reshaped superhero cinema with The Dark Knight trilogy, and became a leading advocate of film-based, big-screen filmmaking. He is widely regarded as a defining blockbuster auteur of the 21st century.
Key films
Memento (2000)
Told in reverse structure, this breakout thriller brought him international acclaim and established his fascination with memory and time.
Batman Begins (2005)
Rebooted the Batman franchise with a grounded tone and began his hugely successful Dark Knight trilogy.
The Dark Knight (2008)
A crime epic that elevated the superhero genre and became one of the most acclaimed films of its decade.
Inception (2010)
A heist story set inside dreams that showed his ability to pair spectacle with puzzle-box narrative.
Oppenheimer (2023)
A biographical drama about the atomic bomb that won him Best Director and Best Picture at the Oscars.
Key awards
- 2024 Academy Award for Best Director (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 Academy Award for Best Picture (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 Golden Globe Award for Best Director (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 BAFTA Award for Best Direction (Oppenheimer)
- 2024 BAFTA Award for Best Film (Oppenheimer)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 54
- 1967Schwarzhuhnbraunhuhnschwarzhuhnweißhuhnrothuhnweiß oder put-putt · as The HenActor
- 1990Tarantella · as Man in BlackActor
- 1990TarantellaDirector
- 1996LarcenyDirector
- 1997DoodlebugDirector
- 1999FollowingDirector
- 2000MementoDirector
- 2002InsomniaDirector
- 2003Cinema16: British Short FilmsDirector
- 2003Cinema16: British Short Films · as Self - Commentary, Doodlebug (voice)Actor
- 2005Batman BeginsDirector
- 2006The PrestigeDirector
- 2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light · as SelfActor
- 2007The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan · as SelfActor
- 2007Cinema 16: European Short Films (U.S. Edition)Director
- 2008The Dark KnightDirector
- 2008Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight · as SelfActor
- 2008Batman Tech · as SelfActor
- 2008Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene · as SelfActor
- 2009Heath Ledger: A Tribute · as SelfActor
- 2010InceptionDirector
- 2010Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2010Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious · as SelfActor
- 2011These Amazing Shadows · as SelfActor
- 2011Exploring 'The Tree of Life' · as SelfActor
- 2012The Dark Knight RisesDirector
- 2012Side by Side · as SelfActor
- 2012Ending the Knight · as SelfActor
- 2012The Batmobile · as SelfActor
- 2012Stanley Kubrick in Focus · as SelfActor
- 2013The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy · as SelfActor
- 2013Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot · as SelfActor
- 2014InterstellarDirector
- 2014Interstellar: Nolan's Odyssey · as SelfActor
- 2014The Science of Interstellar · as SelfActor
- 2015QuayDirector
- 2015QuayComposer
- 2015Inside 'Interstellar' · as Self - Director / Co-WriterActor
- 2016Cinema Futures · as SelfActor
- 2017DunkirkDirector
- 2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound · as SelfActor
- 2020TenetDirector
- 2020Joker: Put on a Happy Face · as SelfActor
- 2020Looking at the World in a New Way: The Making of ‘Tenet’ · as SelfActor
- 2021Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale · as SelfActor
- 2022Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel · as SelfActor
- 2023OppenheimerDirector
- 2023To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb · as Self - Writer / Director, "Oppenheimer"Actor
- 2023Inside Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer · as Self - Director / Writer / ProducerActor
- 2023MCAINE: An Anagram of Cinema · as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Utan ord – i filmmusikens värld · as SelftActor
- 2025Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert · as SelfActor
- 2026The OdysseyDirector
- 2026The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic · as Self - Director / Writer / ProducerActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.