# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
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# Generated: 2026-09-06T18:14:43.784Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in 1970, Christopher Nolan studied English literature at University College London and spent his early years making short films before Following in 1998. Memento (2000) brought international recognition and led to studio work with Insomnia (2002). The Dark Knight trilogy (2005–2012) made him a tentpole name, and he followed with The Prestige, Inception, Interstellar, and Dunkirk — all marked by practical effects, large-format film, and mathematically bent narratives co-written with his brother Jonathan. After Tenet (2020), he left Warner Bros. for Universal and delivered Oppenheimer (2023), which won him Best Director and Best Picture. He was knighted in 2024, runs Syncopy Inc. with his wife Emma Thomas, and remains one of the loudest voices for shooting and preserving actual film stock.