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Alex Garland

  • Alexander Medawar Garland
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Garland, Alex
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Date of birth
1970-05-26
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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 subsequently 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 served as 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). The film earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and won him three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film. His second film, Annihilation (2018), an adaptation of the 2014 novel of the same name, was also a critical success. Garland went on to write, direct and executive produce the FX miniseries Devs (2020). This was followed by the horror thriller Men (2022) and dystopian Civil War (2024), both produced by A24.

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English writer and filmmaker.

Last modified: 2023-03-06 (revision #124157)

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Der StrandPaperback3-442-44235-41999-04
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