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Alex Garland
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Film & TV
London, England, UK
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:…
Known for
- Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War — Self2024
- The Making of Annihilation — Self2018
- Through the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina' — Self2015
- Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD — Self2014
- Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of 'Dredd' — Self2013
- The Daily Show — Self1996
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Key facts
- Born
- Alexander Medawar Garland , ( 1970-05-26 ) 26 May 1970 (age 56) , London , England
- Education
- University College School
- Alma mater
- University of Manchester
- Occupations
- Author screenwriter film director television director
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Spouse
- Paloma Baeza
- Father
- Nicholas Garland
- Relatives
- Peter Medawar (maternal grandfather), Jean Medawar (maternal grandmother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Family name
- Garland
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Spouse
- Paloma Baeza
- Occupation
- television director
- Educated at
- University of Manchester
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- prose
- Image
- 2024-03-14 SXSW Civil-War 3 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1970-05-26
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Alex Garland
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- birth name
- Alexander Medawar Garland
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- Template:Alex Garland
- name in native language
- Alexander Garland
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- Commons category
- Alex Garland
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexander Medawar Garland (26 May 1970) is an English author and filmmaker. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and its sequel, 28 Years Later (2025), 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). The film earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and won three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film for the film. Garland subsequently directed the films Annihilation (2018), Men (2022), and Civil War (2024). He also co-directed the war film Warfare (2025) and wrote, directed and executive produced the FX miniseries Devs (2020).
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