About

Known credits:
38
Birthday:
1970-05-26
Place of birth:
London, England, UK
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Alex Garland

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War Actor Self 58
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2018 The Making of Annihilation Actor Self N/A
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2015 Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina' Actor Self 58
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2014 Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD Actor Self 59
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2013 Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of 'Dredd' Actor Self 58
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Directing
2025 Warfare Directing Director 66
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2024 Civil War Directing Director 67
Fair
2022 Men Directing Director 60
Fair
2018 Annihilation Directing Director 63
Fair
2015 Ex Machina Directing Director 75
Good
2012 Dredd Directing Director 67
Fair
Elden Ring Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2026 28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple Writing Writer N/A
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2025 28 Years Later Writing Writer 65
Fair
2025 Warfare Writing Writer 66
Fair
2024 Civil War Writing Writer 67
Fair
2022 Men Writing Writer 60
Fair
2018 Annihilation Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
2015 Ex Machina Writing Writer 75
Good
2012 Dredd Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2010 Never Let Me Go Writing Screenplay 67
Fair
2007 Sunshine Writing Screenplay 68
Fair
2003 The Tesseract Writing Novel 58
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2002 28 Days Later Writing Writer 71
Good
2000 The Beach Writing Novel 64
Fair
Elden Ring Writing Screenplay N/A
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28 Years Later Part 3 Writing Writer N/A
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Halo Writing Screenplay N/A
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The Toymaker's Secret Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2026 28 Years Later Part 2: The Bone Temple Production Producer N/A
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2025 28 Years Later Production Producer 65
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2020 Devs Production Executive Producer 73
Good
2015 Big Game Production Executive Producer 56
Average
2012 Dredd Production Producer 67
Fair
2010 Never Let Me Go Production Executive Producer 67
Fair
2007 28 Weeks Later Production Executive Producer 65
Fair
28 Years Later Part 3 Production Producer N/A
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The Toymaker's Secret Production Producer N/A
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