Alex Garland

Alex Garland
Garland at SXSW in 2024
Born	Alexander Medawar Garland (1970-05-26) 26 May 1970 (age 54) London, England
Occupations	Author screenwriter director
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Paloma Baeza
Children	2
Relatives	Nicholas Garland (father) Peter Medawar (maternal grandfather) Jean Medawar (maternal grandmother)

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, and won him 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), dystopian action thriller Civil War (2024), and the war film Warfare (2025). The three films were produced by A24.