One more member of the Nolan film kinfolk, Jonathan Nolan is a very talented screenwriter, author and TV & film producer and director.
Early Accomplishments
Born in London but shuffled between Chicago and London, while growing up, he took an interest to film production really early. He studied English at Georgetown University and worked as a staff writer for the school newspaper, The Hoya. Although he wrote Memento Mori as a novel, it was made into a film in 2000. For its screenplay, it earned an Academy Award nomination.
Best Known For
He is the creator, writer, director and executive producer of the series, Person of Interest (2011-2016) on CBS and HBO’s Westworld (2016, still airing in 2019). He is also the screenwriter of the Batman trilogy (2005-2012), The Prestige (2006) and Interstellar (2014), all filmed by his brother.
Sexual Orientation
Jonathan is straight and has been enjoying marital bliss with his long-time sweetheart, Lisa Joy who also happens to be a filmmaker.
Family
Born as the youngest of Brendan and Christina Nolan sons, he has Matthew and Christopher as his brothers. He is a nephew of British actor, John R. Nolan and producer, Emma Thomas as a sister-in-law. He is the father of 2 children with his wife, a boy and a girl.
Religion
Jonathan’s religious beliefs and practices are currently unknown.
Worth To Know
His favorite place to write is on the beach and his favorite time to do so is during the midnight.
Some of his fans and his brother’s refer to themselves as “Nolanists”.
He is fondly referred to as Jonah.
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