John Nolan, the British theater veteran who appeared in a pair of Batman movies and on the CBS drama Person of Interest for nephews Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, died Saturday. He was 87.
The London native spent two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company before exiting to star in the title role of the heroic young man in the acclaimed 1970 BBC miniseries Daniel Deronda, based on the 1876 George Eliot novel.

Nolan portrayed Wayne Enterprises board member Douglas Fredericks in Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), both starring Christian Bale.

He also appeared in Following (1998), Chris Nolan’s modest debut, and in the Oscar nominated epic, Dunkirk (2017), written and directed by Nolan.

John Francis Nolan, the younger brother of Christopher and Jonathan’s late father, Brendan Nolan, was born on May 22, 1938.

He toured Ireland in a “Fit Up” traveling company, studied acting at the Drama Centre in London and was cast as Romeo opposite Francesca Annis as Juliet at the Richmond Theatre in London.

He joined the Royal Court Company before the RSC, which included turns as Clitus in Julius Caesar and roles in Merry Wives of Windsor, Indians and The Relapse, directed by Trevor Nunn.

Later, he was a member of Nunn’s innovative National Theatre ensemble company.

He co-wrote and played the title role in a Dostoyevsky trilogy for the Bristol New Vic company in 1980-1981.

He starred as Thoreau in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, and as Doc in Tennessee Williams’ “Small Craft Warnings.”

Nolan was heard on airlines as the voice of The Discovery Channel’s in-flight entertainment.

In addition to his nephews, survivors include his wife, actress Kim Hartman (Grange Hill, Allo Allo), whom he married in 1975; their children, Miranda and Tom; and his grandchildren, Dylan and Kara.