Alex Garland
Born: 1970-05-26 in London, England, UK
Known For: Writing
Biography
Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). In video games, he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) and was a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013). Garland made his directorial debut when he wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina (2014). He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He won three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film for the film. His second movie, Annihilation (2018), an adaptation of the 2014 novel of the same name, was a critical success. He wrote, directed, and executive produced the FX miniseries Devs (2020), followed by the horror thriller Men (2022) and the dystopian action thriller Civil War (2024). He also co-directed the war film Warfare (2025). A24 produced the three films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Garland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple ... (Writer)
2025
- 28 Years Later ... (Producer)
- Warfare ... (Writer)
2024
- Civil War ... (Writer)
- Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War as Self
2022
- Men ... (Director)
2020
- Devs ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- Annihilation ... (Director)
- The Making of Annihilation as Self
2015
- Ex Machina ... (Director)
- Big Game ... (Executive Producer)
- Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina' as Self
2014
2013
2012
- Dredd ... (Screenplay)
2010
- Never Let Me Go ... (Screenplay)
2008
- Batman: Black and White Motion Comics ... (Writer)
2007
- 28 Weeks Later ... (Executive Producer)
- Sunshine ... (Screenplay)
2005
- The Tesseract ... (Novel)
2002
- 28 Days Later ... (Writer)
2000
- The Beach ... (Novel)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self