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Alex Garland

Writer, Director, ProducerBorn May 26, 1970 (55 years)
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.

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Known For

  • Ex Machina
  • 28 Days Later
  • Annihilation
  • Dredd
  • Civil War
  • Sunshine
  • 28 Years Later
  • Never Let Me Go
  • 28 Weeks Later
  • The Beach
  • Warfare
  • Men
  • Devs
  • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
  • The Tesseract
  • Batman - Black and White Motion Comics
  • Never Let Me Go

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    Filmography

    2026
    2025
    2025
    2024
    2022
    2020
    Devs (TV Series)
    2018
    Annihilation · as Screenplay
    2014
    2012
    Dredd · as Screenplay
    2010
    Never Let Me Go · as Screenplay
    2008
    2007
    Sunshine · as Screenplay
    2003
    The Tesseract · as Novel
    2002
    2000
    The Beach · as Novel

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