Christopher Edward Nolan (b. 1970, London) is one of the few contemporary directors whose name above the title sells a film. He started with the micro-budget Following (1998) and the breakthrough Memento (2000), then alternated between Warner Bros. blockbusters (Batman, Dunkirk) and ambitious original films (Inception, Interstellar, Tenet).
His aesthetic commitments are well-known: practical effects over CGI, IMAX film over digital, score-as-narrative (Hans Zimmer for over a decade, then Ludwig Göransson), non-linear structure as theme. Oppenheimer (2023) finally won him the Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director) the industry had been withholding.
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and producing partner Emma Thomas and their four children. His next film is reportedly The Odyssey.
