George Nolfi Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in public policy and was earned his master's in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles
• Sold his first spec script, "Pathfinder," while still completing his Ph․D․ at UCLA
• Quote: "Film is a way to raise larger questions in a way that people want to engage with ․․․ Academic philosophers talk to a really small group of people who are also academics, but the question of what society values is hugely important․"
• Quote: "[on "The Adjustment Bureau"] "It's fundamentally about whether or not we let life and the constraints and obstacles that everyone faces determine our path or whether we say, 'No matter what gets put in my way, I'm going to make my own way in life․'""
• Known for writing and directing action-oriented productions like "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "The Adjustment Bureau․"