Born 1970 (age 55) · London, England, UK
Appears in 27 titles

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

Ex Machina
7.6
Ex Machina
2015
Writer
Annihilation
6.4
Annihilation
2018
Screenplay
28 Days Later
7.2
28 Days Later
2002
Writer
Dredd
6.9
Dredd
2012
Screenplay
The Beach
6.5
The Beach
2000
Novel
Civil War
6.9
Civil War
2024
Writer
Sunshine
7.0
Sunshine
2007
Screenplay
28 Years Later
6.6
28 Years Later
2025
Writer
Never Let Me Go
6.8
Never Let Me Go
2010
Screenplay
Warfare
7.1
Warfare
2025
Writer
Men
6.1
Men
2022
Writer
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The Tesseract
4.7
The Tesseract
2004
Novel
28 Years Later Part 3
28 Years Later Part 3
Writer
The Toymaker's Secret
Writer
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
2028
Screenplay