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{{Short description|British and American screenwriter (born 1976)}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Jonathan Nolan | image = Jonathan Nolan (48452507037) (cropped).jpg | caption = Nolan at the 2019 [[San Diego Comic-Con]] | birth_name = Jonathan Jensen Nolan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|6|6}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = Jonah Nolan | citizenship = {{Hlist|United Kingdom|United States}} | alma_mater = [[Georgetown University]] | occupation = {{Hlist|Screenwriter|producer}} | years active = 1997–present | spouse = {{Marriage|[[Lisa Joy]]|2009}} | children = 2 | relatives = {{Plain list| * [[Christopher Nolan|Sir Christopher Nolan]] (brother) * [[John Nolan (British actor)|John Nolan]] (uncle) * [[Emma Thomas|Dame Emma Thomas]] (sister-in-law) }} }} '''Jonathan Jensen Nolan''' (born 6 June 1976) is a British and American screenwriter and producer. He is the creator of the [[CBS]] science fiction series ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' (2011–2016) and {{Nowrap|co-creator}} of the [[HBO]] science fiction/Western series ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' (2016–2022). Nolan has collaborated on several films with his brother, film director [[Christopher Nolan]], who adapted Jonathan's short story "[[Memento Mori (short story)|Memento Mori]]" into the neo-noir thriller film [[Memento (film)|''Memento'']] (2000). Together, the brothers {{Nowrap|co-wrote}} the mystery-thriller film ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'' (2006), the superhero films ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' (2008) and ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' (2012), and the science-fiction film [[Interstellar (film)|''Interstellar'']] (2014). In 2024, he executive produced and directed the first three episodes of the television series adaptation of ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''. Nolan was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] for ''Memento'', and for the [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] for ''Westworld''. ==Early life== Nolan was born on 6 June 1976 in [[London]],<ref name="holl_Film">{{Cite web| title = FilmDistrict's Kimberly Smith Weds, Producer-Director Neil Mandt Engaged: Hitched, Hatched, Hired| author = Flans, Lindsay| work = The Hollywood Reporter| date = 6 June 2013| access-date = 6 October 2016| url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/filmdistricts-kimberly-smith-weds-producer-562220| archive-date = 12 October 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161012102159/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/filmdistricts-kimberly-smith-weds-producer-562220| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonathan_nolan|title=Jonathan Nolan|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=30 July 2023}}</ref> 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]]''.<ref name="THEHOYA2002">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehoya.com/class-of-2002-gathers-for-senior-convocation/|title=Class of 2002 Gathers For Senior Convocation|first=Amanda|last=McGrath|date=17 May 2002|work=[[The Hoya]]|access-date=24 August 2014|archive-date=8 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108211100/http://www.thehoya.com/class-of-2002-gathers-for-senior-convocation/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Career== [[File:Jonathan Nolan 2 cropped.jpg|right|thumb|Nolan at the [[Paley Center for Media]] in 2012]] Nolan's short story "[[Memento Mori (short story)|Memento Mori]]" was used by his older brother, director [[Christopher Nolan]], as the basis for the film ''[[Memento (film)|Memento]]''.<ref name=PoI1/> Although Jonathan received a "based on a story by" credit, not a screenwriting credit, the brothers shared a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] as the film was released before the story was published.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/fidelio1st/film/memento.html|title=The Memento Screenplay Category Controversy: Memento is an Adapted Screenplay|first=Judd|last=Taylor|date=16 February 2002|access-date=8 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307155334/http://www.reocities.com/fidelio1st/film/memento.html|archive-date=7 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, Jonathan and Christopher co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'', which is based on [[Christopher Priest (novelist)|Christopher Priest]]'s novel of the same title.<ref name=Prestigeinter1/> Jonathan also wrote the story springboards for the six animated short films of ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]''.<ref name="NolanGothamKnight">{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Shawn |date=July 3, 2008 |title='Batman: Gotham Knight' Offers Anime Mutant, Cyborg Versions Of The Dark Knight |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/q6d6si/batman-gotham-knight-offers-anime-mutant-cyborg-versions-of-the-dark-knight |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728044958/https://www.mtv.com/news/q6d6si/batman-gotham-knight-offers-anime-mutant-cyborg-versions-of-the-dark-knight |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |website=[[MTV.com]]}}</ref> The brothers collaborated on the screenplay for the 2008 film ''[[The Dark Knight]]''. The film went on to become the most financially successful [[Batman in film|Batman film]], which has since been surpassed by its sequel, ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1057|title=Christopher Nolan: The Movies. The Memories.|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|access-date=20 July 2012|archive-date=29 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229162603/https://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1057|url-status=live}}</ref> On 10 February 2011, [[CBS]] picked up Nolan's pilot ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''. The show was officially picked up by CBS on 13 May 2011 to air in fall 2011. The series ran for five seasons and starred [[Jim Caviezel]], [[Taraji P. Henson]] and [[Michael Emerson]]. Nolan served as executive producer along with [[J. J. Abrams]].<ref name=PoI1>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=28873|title=Jonah Nolan Pitching TV Crime Thriller|first=James|last=White|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|date=10 September 2010|access-date=20 July 2012|archive-date=16 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116173144/https://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=28873|url-status=live}}</ref> Nolan wrote the screenplay for ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]'', a science-fiction feature based on the works of theoretical physicist [[Kip Thorne]], who served as the film's executive producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/christopher-nolan-talks-direct-interstellar-410616|title=Christopher Nolan in Talks to Direct 'Interstellar' for Paramount and Warner Bros. (Exclusive)|last2=Kit|last1=Masters|first2=Borys|first1=Kim|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=9 January 2013|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-date=20 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520064215/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/christopher-nolan-talks-direct-interstellar-410616|url-status=live}}</ref> Christopher Nolan co-wrote, directed and produced the film, with Paramount distributing domestically, while Warner Bros. distributed internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-christopher-nolan-interstellar-20130308,0,4636390.story|title=Christopher Nolan's time-travel film 'Interstellar' to bow in 2014|first=Nicole|last=Sperling|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=8 March 2013|access-date=8 March 2013|archive-date=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311075204/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-christopher-nolan-interstellar-20130308,0,4636390.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=deadlinemarch2013>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/christopher-nolans-interstellar-to-be-paramount-warner-bros-co-production-and-joint-distribution-448952/|title=Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' To Be Paramount-Warner Bros Co-Production And Joint Distribution|first=Nikki|last=Finke|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=8 March 2013|access-date=8 March 2013|archive-date=24 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624041858/http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/christopher-nolans-interstellar-to-be-paramount-warner-bros-co-production-and-joint-distribution/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=reportermarch2013>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/official-christopher-nolans-interstellar-be-426889|title=It's Official: Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar' to be Warner Bros., Paramount Co-Production|first=Erik|last=Hayden|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=8 March 2013|access-date=13 March 2013|archive-date=12 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012163821/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/official-christopher-nolans-interstellar-be-426889|url-status=live}}</ref> Nolan and [[Lisa Joy]] wrote a pilot for an adaptation of ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'', [[Michael Crichton]]'s [[Westworld (film)|1973 science fiction Western thriller of the same name]]. On 31 August 2013, it was announced that [[HBO]] had ordered a pilot for a show, with Nolan, Joy, Weintraub, [[J. J. Abrams]], and [[Bryan Burk]] as executive producers, and Nolan making his directorial debut.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tvline.com/2013/08/31/hbo-westworld-pilot-jj-abrams-jonathan-nolan/|title=HBO Greenlights Sci-Fi Pilot Westworld From J.J. Abrams and Jonathan Nolan|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|date=31 August 2013|work=TVLine|access-date=15 January 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015053122/http://tvline.com/2013/08/31/hbo-westworld-pilot-jj-abrams-jonathan-nolan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The pilot was subsequently picked up to series, with Nolan and Joy as co-[[showrunner]]s, and premiered on 2 October 2016. In November 2016, HBO renewed the show for a 10-episode second season, that started in April 2018.<ref name="2.01">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-22-2018/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424002829/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-april-22-2018/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 April 2018 |title=Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' Season 2 opens on par with series debut |work=TV by the Numbers |first=Rick |last=Porter |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=24 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/westworld-divorce-insecure-renewed-season-2-hbo-1201853994/|title='Westworld', 'Divorce' & 'Insecure' Renewed For Season 2 By HBO|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=14 November 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=15 January 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114225411/http://deadline.com/2016/11/westworld-divorce-insecure-renewed-season-2-hbo-1201853994/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 May 2018, following the first two episodes of Season 2, the series was renewed for a third season.<ref name="Season3Renewal">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/westworld-renewed-season-3-hbo-1202380588/ |title='Westworld' Renewed For Season 3 By HBO |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-date=13 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113172321/https://deadline.com/2018/05/westworld-renewed-season-3-hbo-1202380588/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, it was announced that Nolan and Joy had signed a $150 million deal to create ''[[The Peripheral (TV series)|The Peripheral]]'' for [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |date=13 November 2019 |title='Westworld' Creators' Futuristic Drama 'The Peripheral' Gets Amazon Pickup |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/westworld-creators-futuristic-drama-peripheral-gets-amazon-pickup-1254417 |access-date=15 November 2019 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211062959/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/westworld-creators-futuristic-drama-peripheral-gets-amazon-pickup-1254417 |url-status=live }}</ref> Since they signed on, they earned at least $20 million a year as part of their first-look deal with [[Amazon Studios]]. Alongside ''The Peripheral'', they executive produced the series ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'', based on the popular [[Fallout (franchise)|video game series]], as part of the deal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masters |first=Kim |date=3 April 2023 |title=Inside Amazon Studios: Big Swings Hampered by Confusion and Frustration |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403202811/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/inside-amazon-studios-jen-salke-vision-shows-1235364913/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=25 October 2022 |title=Amazon's 'Fallout' Series From 'Westworld' Creators Gives a First Look at Its Vault 33 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/fallout-show-amazon-vault-33-westworld-1235413917/ |access-date=5 April 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109100849/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/fallout-show-amazon-vault-33-westworld-1235413917/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Personal life== [[File:Evan Rachel Wood, Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy (35419191223).jpg|right|thumb|Nolan with [[Evan Rachel Wood]] (''left'') and [[Lisa Joy]] (''right'') at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con promoting ''Westworld'']] [[File:Jonathan Nolan and Janna Levin at the Sundance Film Festival 2024-9375.jpg|right|thumb|Nolan interviewed by astrophysics professor [[Janna Levin]] at the [[2024 Sundance Film Festival]] event "Science vs. Fiction"]] Nolan found that having an English accent was "very unpopular" after moving to Chicago, so he learnt to "sound like a good Chicago kid."<ref name=Prestigeinter1>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10195.html |title=Jonathan Nolan Interview, The Prestige |first=Sheila |last=Roberts |work=Movies Online |access-date=18 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129110639/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10195.html |archive-date=29 November 2014 }}</ref> When contemplating the artistic differences between himself and [[Christopher Nolan|his brother]], Nolan remarked: "I've always suspected that it has something to do with the fact that he's left-handed and I'm right-handed, because he is somehow able to look at my ideas and flip them around in a way that's just a bit more twisted and interesting. It's great to be able to work with him that way."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flickeringmyth.com/2010/06/theatre-of-mind-christopher-nolan.html|title=Theatre of the Mind: A Christopher Nolan Profile (Part 1)|author=ADMIN|date=30 June 2010|publisher=flickeringmyth.com|access-date=5 September 2014|archive-date=21 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721212033/https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2010/06/theatre-of-mind-christopher-nolan-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Nolan is married to ''[[Burn Notice]]'' writer and [[Westworld (TV series)|''Westworld'']] co-creator and executive producer [[Lisa Joy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-2011-person-interest-211361|title=Comic-Con 2011: 'Person of Interest' EPs Jonathan Nolan and Greg Plageman on Stormtroopers and Spandex (Q&A)|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=14 July 2011|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=5 September 2014|archive-date=5 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905232150/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-2011-person-interest-211361|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/on-the-rise-2014-12-screenwriters-to-watch-20140819 |title=On The Rise 2014: 13 Screenwriters To Watch |publisher=Indie Wire |date=19 August 2014 |access-date=14 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504103744/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/on-the-rise-2014-12-screenwriters-to-watch-20140819 |archive-date=4 May 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/on-the-ranch-with-the-creators-of-westworld|title=On the Ranch with the Creators of "Westworld"|last=Bissell|first=Tom|date=15 December 2016|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=9 May 2018|language=en|issn=0028-792X}}</ref> They have a daughter and a son together.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD1Bj1egE3U| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/QD1Bj1egE3U| archive-date=17 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=What Does A Showrunner Bring To A Deserted Island?|last=King|first=Larry|date=15 April 2014|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=12 September 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/arts/television/is-the-ambitious-westworld-hbos-next-big-hit.html|title=Is 'Westworld' HBO's Next Big Hit?|newspaper=The New York Times|date=29 September 2016|access-date=2 March 2017|archive-date=13 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113163839/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/arts/television/is-the-ambitious-westworld-hbos-next-big-hit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Filmography== === Film === '''Writer''' * ''[[Memento (film)|Memento]]''{{efn|Based on his short story "[[Memento Mori (short story)|Memento Mori]]"}} (2000) * ''[[The Prestige (film)|The Prestige]]'' (2006) * ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' (2008) * ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' (2012) * ''[[Interstellar (film)|Interstellar]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/interstellar-poster.jpg|title=''Interstellar'' poster billing block|access-date=21 July 2014|archive-date=18 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518003808/http://media.comicbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/interstellar-poster.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> (2014) '''Uncredited writer''' * ''[[Batman Begins]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/11/07/501009226/westworld-creators-explore-the-dark-thrills-of-the-digital-age|title='Westworld' Creators Explore The 'Dark Thrills' Of The Digital Age|website=NPR.org|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=9 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109081109/https://www.npr.org/2016/11/07/501009226/westworld-creators-explore-the-dark-thrills-of-the-digital-age|url-status=live}}</ref> (2005) * ''[[Terminator Salvation]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/confirmed-jonathan-nolan-not-credited-for-terminator-salvation/|title=Confirmed: Jonathan Nolan Not Credited For Terminator Salvation|last=Sciretta|first=Peter|date=28 April 2009|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114192315/https://www.slashfilm.com/confirmed-jonathan-nolan-not-credited-for-terminator-salvation/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2009/05/christian-bale-singlehandedly-ruined-terminator-salvation|title=Did Christian Bale's Seriousness Ruin Terminator Salvation?|last=Sancton|first=Julian|date=27 May 2009|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=13 April 2015|archive-date=13 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413030419/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2009/05/christian-bale-singlehandedly-ruined-terminator-salvation|url-status=live}}</ref> (2009) '''Producer''' * ''[[Reminiscence (2021 film)|Reminiscence]]'' (2021) '''Story springboards''' * ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]''<ref name="NolanGothamKnight"/> (2008) (Direct-to-video) === Television === {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! colspan="4" |Credited as ! rowspan="2" |Notes ! rowspan="2" |Ref. |- ! Creator ! Writer ! Director ! Executive<br>producer |- | 2011–2016 | ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Writer (9 episodes), director (1 episode) | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/cbs-picks-up-jonah-nolanj-j-abrams-pilot-person-of-interest-to-pilot-105130/|title=CBS Picks Up Jonah Nolan/J.J. Abrams Pilot 'Person Of Interest'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=10 February 2011|language=en-US|access-date=4 October 2016|archive-date=14 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114193024/https://deadline.com/2011/02/cbs-picks-up-jonah-nolanj-j-abrams-pilot-person-of-interest-to-pilot-105130/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2016–2022 | ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Writer (13 episodes), director (3 episodes) |<ref name="HBO">{{Cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2013/08/31/hbo-westworld-pilot-jj-abrams-jonathan-nolan/|title=HBO Greenlights Sci-Fi Pilot Westworld From J.J. Abrams and Jonathan Nolan|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|date=31 August 2013|work=[[TVLine]]|access-date=3 September 2014|archive-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015053122/http://tvline.com/2013/08/31/hbo-westworld-pilot-jj-abrams-jonathan-nolan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2022 | ''[[The Peripheral (TV series)|The Peripheral]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |<ref>{{cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=13 November 2019 |title=Amazon Greenlights Sci-Fi Series 'The Peripheral' From 'Westworld' Creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy |website=[[The Wrap]] |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-peripheral-amazon-series-westworld-jonathan-nolan-lisa-joy/ |access-date=3 February 2020 |archive-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191124175438/https://www.thewrap.com/the-peripheral-amazon-series-westworld-jonathan-nolan-lisa-joy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | 2024 | ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | align="left" | Director (3 episodes)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=November 28, 2023 |title='Fallout' First Look: This Is How the World Ends—With a Smiling Thumbs-Up |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/11/fallout-first-look |access-date=February 7, 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128144831/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/11/fallout-first-look |url-status=live }}</ref> |<ref>{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Matt |date=1 July 2020 |title=Fallout TV Show In the Works at Amazon From Westworld Creators |website=[[IGN]] |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/fallout-tv-series-amazon-westworld |access-date=2 July 2020 |archive-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115203726/https://www.ign.com/articles/fallout-tv-series-amazon-westworld |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | {{TBA}} | ''[[The Son (Nesbø novel)#Adaptation|The Son]]'' | {{TBA}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | HBO miniseries | |} == Publications == ; Short fiction * "[[Memento Mori (short story)|Memento Mori]]" (2001) – short story basis for ''[[Memento (film)|Memento]]'' (2000) ==References== {{notelist}} {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Jonathan Nolan}} * {{IMDb name|634300|Jonathan Nolan}} {{Jonathan Nolan}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards for Jonathan Nolan |list = {{Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay}} {{Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay}} {{Saturn Award for Best Writing 1991–2010}} }} {{Christopher Nolan}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nolan, Jonathan}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:American male screenwriters]] [[Category:American male short story writers]] [[Category:American male television writers]] [[Category:American showrunners]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:British showrunners]] [[Category:English emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:English male screenwriters]] [[Category:English male television writers]] [[Category:English people of American descent]] [[Category:English short story writers]] [[Category:English television directors]] [[Category:English television writers]] [[Category:Family of Christopher Nolan|Jonathan]] [[Category:Film producers from Illinois]] [[Category:Film producers from London]] [[Category:Georgetown University alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People with multiple citizenship]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Chicago]] [[Category:Television producers from Illinois]] [[Category:Television producers from London]] [[Category:Television show creators]] [[Category:Writers from London]]
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