Veteran actor John Nolan has died at the age of 87. The actor was also the uncle of directors Christopher and Jonathan Nolan. Nolan had a prolific career working on stage, television and the big screen. His most famous roles came from his nephews’ projects, with the veteran best known for his turns in the ‘Batman’ trilogy and the TV series ‘Person of Interest’.‘ According to a report in the local British outlet Stratford-Upon-Avon Herald, the actor died on Saturday, April 11. In addition to his nieces and nephews, he is survived by his wife, actress Kim Hartman, whom he married in 1975; their children, Miranda and Tom; and her grandchildren, Dylan and Kara.
John Nolan’s most acclaimed works
Nolan portrayed Wayne Enterprises executive Douglas Fredericks in ‘Batman Begins’ (2005) and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ (2012), both starring Christian Bale. He also appeared in the films ‘Following’ (1998) and ‘Dunkirk’ (2017) written and directed by Christopher Nolan.John starred in Jonathan Nolan’s ‘Person of Interest’ in its second season in 2013 as the mysterious John Greer, a former MI6 agent who now runs Decima Technologies and Samaritan AI, and worked on 28 episodes in its fifth and final season.
The early life and career of John Nolan
John Francis Nolan, younger brother of Christopher and Jonathan’s late father, Brendan Nolan, was born on 22 May 1938. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he toured Ireland in a traveling company of “Fit Up”, studied acting at the London Drama Center and played Romeo opposite Francesca Annis as Juliet at London’s Richmond Theatre. He joined the Royal Court Company before his time at the RSC, where he took on the role of Clitus in ‘Julius Caesar’ and Trevor Nunn’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’, ‘Indians’ and ‘The Relapse’. He later became a member of the innovative Nunn’s National Theater company.
