Jonathan Nolan

Jonathan Nolan

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.


Early life

Nolan was born on 6 June 1976 in London, the youngest of three boys. His father Brendan James Nolan, is British, and his mother, Christina Lynn (née Jensen), is American. He was raised in both London and Chicago. Nolan attended Georgetown University, where he majored in English and was a staff writer for The Hoya.


Career

!Nolan at the [Paley Center for Media in 2012](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/JonathanNolan2cropped.jpg/250px-JonathanNolan2cropped.jpg)

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