Christopher Nolan Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Wife, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Christopher Edward Nolan
Nickname	Chris
Profession	Filmmaker
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 183 cm in meters- 1.83 m in Feet Inches- 6’
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 74 kg in Pounds- 163 lbs
Eye Colour	Light Blue
Hair Colour	Blonde
Personal Life
Date of Birth	30 July 1970
Age (as in 2017)	47 Years
Birth Place	Westminster, London, England
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Leo
Nationality	English-American
Hometown	London
School	Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Hertford, England
College	University College London
Educational Qualification	Degree in English Literature
Debut	Film- Following (1998)
Family	Father- Brendan Nolan Mother- Christina Nolan Brothers- Matthew Francis Nolan, Jonathan Nolan Sister- None
Religion	Not Known
Hobbies	Listening to rock music and Radio
Favourite Things
Favourite Graphic Artist	M. C. Escher
Favourite Writer	Jorge Luis Borges
Favourite Films	Blade Runner (1982), Star Wars (1977), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Hit (1984), 12 Angry Men (1957)
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Emma Thomas
Children	Sons- Magnus Nolan, Rory Nolan, Oliver Nolan Daughter- Flora Nolan
Money Factor
Net Worth	$135 Million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Christopher Nolan

Does Christopher Nolan smoke?: Not Known

Does Christopher Nolan drink alcohol?: Yes

Nolan’s father was from England and mother from America. His father was an advertising executive and mother was a flight attendant and an English teacher.

He has two brothers. His elder brother Matthew Francis Nolan is a convicted criminal. His younger brother Jonathan is a screenwriter, television producer, director, and author.

Nolan started making films at the age of seven. At this age, he borrowed Super 8 camera of his father.

Nolan met his wife Emma Thomas for the first time at the University College London (UCL) where he was studying English literature.

Nolan was the head of UCL film society. During his college years, Christopher Nolan made two short movies, namely Tarantella (1989) and second was Larceny (1995).

Nolan’s first film, Following, was based on Nolan’s experience of living in London and having his flat burgled.

Nolan first earned recognition for his work in the movie- Memento. When he told the story of Memento to Aaron Ryder, an executive for Newmarket Films, the latter said that it was “perhaps the most innovative script I had ever seen”.

Steven Soderbergh a renowned filmmaker, was very impressed by his work in Memento and recruited Nolan to direct the psychological thriller Insomnia (2002).

Nolan is one of two directors to have made billions of dollars out of his two movies, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Another one is James Cameron.

In 2009, The American Society of Cinematographers honored him with the Board of the Governors Award.

He was declared “the premier big-canvas storyteller of his generation” by Variety’s Scott Foundas.

In 2012, British daily newspaper The Guardian ranked him among “The 23 Best Film Directors in the World.”

Nolan was featured in “100 most influential people of the world” by TIME magazine in 2015.

Nolan is red and green color blind.

He won the Best Director in a Film award for ‘Oppenheimer’ (2023) at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, held at The Beverly Hilton in the United States of America on January 7, 2024; this was his first Golden Globe Award.

Christopher Nolan wins his first Golden Globe for Best Director of a Motion Picture for #Oppenheimer at the 2024 #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/W6tNqgqtCb

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 8, 2024

Christopher Nolan was nominated for the 96th Academy Award for Best Directing category for the film ‘Oppenheimer’ (2023) on January 23, 2024.

He won the Best Director and Best Film awards for ‘Oppenheimer’ at the 77th British Academy Film Arts Awards (BAFTA) held in London on February 18, 2024.
Christopher Nolan after winning awards at the at the 77th British Academy Film Arts Awards (BAFTA)