Jonathan Nolan

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Jonathan Nolan

Writing 50 June 6, 1976

London, England, UK

Jonathan Nolan (born 6 June 1976) is a British-American screenwriter, television producer, director, and author. He is the creator of the CBS science fiction series Person of Inte…

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Interstellar

Interstellar

8.5 2014 Movie
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

8.5 2008 Movie
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

7.8 2012 Movie
The Prestige

The Prestige

8.2 2006 Movie
Memento

Memento

8.2 2000 Movie
Westworld

Westworld

8.0 2016 TV Show
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

8.0 2026 Movie
Fallout

Fallout

8.1 2024 TV Show
Person of Interest

Person of Interest

8.1 2011 TV Show
Reminiscence

Reminiscence

6.5 2021 Movie
Following

Following

7.1 1999 Movie
The Peripheral

The Peripheral

7.6 2022 TV Show

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Jonathan Nolan (born 6 June 1976) is a British-American screenwriter, television producer, director, and author. He is the creator of the CBS science fiction series Person of Interest (2011–2016) and co-creator of the HBO science fiction western series Westworld (2016–present). Nolan has collaborated on several films with his brother, director Christopher Nolan, who adapted Jonathan's short story "Memento Mori" into the neo-noir thriller film Memento (2000). Together, the siblings co-wrote the mystery thriller film The Prestige (2006), the superhero films The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and the science fiction film Interstellar (2014). Nolan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Memento, and for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for Westworld, among a number of other awards.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    The Odyssey

    Movie Thanks

  2. 2024
    Fallout

    TV show Executive Producer

  3. 2024
    Wrath of the Titans: ARGOS

    Movie Ammon

  4. 2022
    The Peripheral

    TV show Executive Producer

  5. 2021
    The Next Thing You Eat

    TV show Self

  6. 2021
    Reminiscence

    Movie Producer

  7. 2021
    Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

    Movie Self

  8. 2018
    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    TV show Self

  9. 2018
    United We Fan

    Movie Self

  10. 2018
    Do You Trust This Computer?

    Movie Self

  11. 2016
    Westworld

    TV show Director

  12. 2015
    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    TV show Self

  13. 2015
    Inside 'Interstellar'

    Movie Self - Co-Writer

  14. 2014
    The Science of Interstellar

    Movie Self

  15. 2014
    Interstellar

    Movie Writer

  16. 2014
    Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 2013
    The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

    Movie Self

  2. 2012
    Ending the Knight

    Movie Self

  3. 2012
    The Dark Knight Rises

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 2011
    Person of Interest

    TV show Writer

  5. 2008
    The Dark Knight

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 2007
    The Director's Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan

    Movie Self

  7. 2006
    The Prestige

    Movie Screenplay

  8. 2000
    Memento

    Movie Short Story

  9. 1999
    Following

    Movie Grip

  10. 1997
    Doodlebug

    Movie Grip

  11. —
    Fourth Wing

    TV show Executive Producer

  12. —
    Fallout Shelter

    TV show Executive Producer