Jonathan Nolan

Jonathan Nolan
Nolan at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1976-06-06) 6 June 1976 (age 47) London, England
Other names	Jonah Nolan
Citizenship	United Kingdom United States
Alma mater	Georgetown University
Occupations	Screenwriter producer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Lisa Joy ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2
Relatives	Sir Christopher Nolan (brother) John Nolan (uncle) Dame Emma Thomas (sister-in-law)

Jonathan 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 (2011–2016) and co-creator of the HBO science fiction/Western series Westworld (2016–2022).

Nolan has collaborated on several films with his brother, film director Sir Christopher Nolan, who adapted Jonathan's short story "Memento Mori" into the neo-noir thriller film Memento (2000). Together, the brothers co-wrote the mystery-thriller film The Prestige (2006), the superhero films The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and the science-fiction film Interstellar (2014). In 2024, he executive produced and directed episodes of the television series adaptation of Fallout.

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, among a number of other awards.