
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 D…
movieElden Ring
2028 · Director, Screenplay
movie28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 · Writer, Producer
movie28 Years Later
2025 · Producer, Writer
movieWarfare
2025 · Writer, Director
movieTorn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War
2024 · Self
movieCivil War
2024 · Writer, Director
movieMen
2022 · Director, Writer
tvDevs
2020 · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
movieThe Making of Annihilation
2018 · Self
movieAnnihilation
2018 · Director, Screenplay
movieThrough the Looking Glass: Making 'Ex Machina'
2015 · Self
movieEx Machina
2015 · Director, Writer
movieFuture Shock! The Story of 2000AD
2014 · Self
movieBig Game
2014 · Executive Producer
movieDay of Chaos: The Visual Effects of 'Dredd'
2013 · Self
movieDredd
2012 · Screenplay, Producer
movieNever Let Me Go
2010 · Screenplay, Executive Producer
tvBatman: Black and White Motion Comics
2008 · Writer
movie28 Weeks Later
2007 · Executive Producer
movieSunshine
2007 · Writer
movieThe Tesseract
2004 · Novel
movie28 Days Later
2002 · Writer
movieThe Beach
2000 · Novel
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
movie28 Years Later: Part III
— · Producer, Writer
The Toymaker's Secret
— · Producer, Writer
Stages
— · Producer