Jonathan "Jonah" Nolan (born June 6, 1976) is a British-American screenwriter, television producer, director and author. He is the creator of the crime drama series Person of Interest and he has co-written several screenplays with his brother, filmmaker Christopher Nolan, including The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, and his short story "Memento Mori", the basis for Memento.
Early life[]
Nolan was raised in London and Chicago, and attended Georgetown University, where he majored in English and was a staff writer for The Hoya.
Writing credits[]
Short fiction
- "Memento Mori" (2001) the story basis for Memento (2000)
Film
- The Prestige (2006) – co-screenplay
- The Dark Knight (2008) – co-screenplay
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – co-screenplay
- Interstellar (2014) – co-writer
Television
- Person of Interest (2011–present) – creator and executive producer
- "Pilot" (airdate: 22 Sep 2011) – writer
- "Ghosts" (airdate: 29 Sep 2011) – co-writer
- "Many Happy Returns" (airdate: 3 May 2012) – co-storywriter
- "Firewall" (airdate: 17 May 2012) – co-writer
- "The Contingency" (airdate: 27 Sep 2012) – co-writer
- "Relevance" (airdate: 21 Feb 2013) – co-writer and director
- "God Mode" (airdate: 9 May 2013) – co-writer
- "The Devil's Share" (airdate: 26 Nov 2013) – co-writer
- Westworld (upcoming pilot) - director, co-writer, and executive producer
- Foundation (HBO series in development) – writer, producer
