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Christopher Nolan

British director
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July 30, 1970, London, England (age 54)
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Academy Award (2024)
Golden Globe Award (2024)

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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Rounds Out Cast with Elliot Page, Himesh Patel • Jan. 31, 2025, 11:03 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Benny Safdie Reuniting With Christopher Nolan for ‘The Odyssey’ (Exclusive) • Jan. 30, 2025, 1:47 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Christopher Nolan’s next film will be a star-studded adaptation of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ • Jan. 10, 2025, 2:01 AM ET (DailyNews)

Christopher Nolan (born July 30, 1970, London, England) is a British film director and writer acclaimed for his noirish visual aesthetic and unconventional, often highly conceptual narratives. His notable films include Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017), and several Batman movies. In 2024 Nolan won an Academy Award for best director for Oppenheimer (2023), which was also named best picture. Nolan was raised by an American mother and a British father, and his family spent time in both Chicago and London. As a child, he attended Haileybury, a boarding school just outside London. From a young age Nolan was interested ...(100 of 777 words)

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