John R. Nolan (born 22 May 1938) is a British film and television actor. He is known for his role as Nick Faunt in ''
Shabby Tiger'', Wayne Enterprises board member Douglas Fredericks in ''
Batman Begins
''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), Bruce Wayne / B ...
'', the ''Gotham Tonight'' promotional segments for ''
The Dark Knight
''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005), and the second inst ...
'', and ''
The Dark Knight Rises
''The Dark Knight Rises'' is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final instal ...
''.
Nolan had a recurring role in his nephew
Jonathan Nolan
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'' (2011–2016) and of the HBO science fiction/Western series ''Westworld'' ...
's television series ''
Person of Interest'' as John Greer, a mysterious British figure connected with Decima Technologies and the main villain from seasons three to five of the show.
Personal life
Nolan was born in
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...
, England. He has been married to
Kim Hartman since 1975; he has a son and a daughter. He is the paternal uncle of brothers
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
and
Jonathan Nolan
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'' (2011–2016) and of the HBO science fiction/Western series ''Westworld'' ...
.
Filmography
References
Other websites
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1938 births
Living people
English male film actors
English male television actors
20th-century English male actors
21st-century English male actors
Male actors from London
People from Westminster
Actors from the City of Westminster
John
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