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Aliases: Alexander Medawar Garland , Alexander Garland

Gender: Male

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 36

TV Involvements: 5


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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.

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28 Years Later
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28 Years Later

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Warfare
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Warfare

(2025) Director
28 Days Later
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28 Days Later

(2002) Writer
Civil War
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Civil War

(2024) Director
28 Weeks Later
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28 Weeks Later

(2007) Executive Producer
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
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Dredd
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Dredd

(2012) Director
Ex Machina
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Ex Machina

(2015) Writer

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