A British-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was born in  England and holds both British and American citizenship due to his American mother. He is known for writing and directing critically acclaimed films such as Memento (2000), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-12), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014) and Dunkirk (2017). He is the founder of the production company Syncopy Films and often collaborates with his wife, producer Emma Thomas, and his brother, screenwriter Jonathan Nolan.