Alexander Medawar Garland\u00a0(born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel\u00a0The Beach\u00a0(1996). He received praise for writing the\u00a0Danny Boyle\u00a0films\u00a028 Days Later\u00a0(2002) and\u00a0Sunshine\u00a0(2007), as well as\u00a0Never Let Me Go (2010) and\u00a0Dredd\u00a0(2012). In video games, he co-wrote\u00a0Enslaved: Odyssey to the West\u00a0(2010) and was a story supervisor on\u00a0DmC: Devil May Cry (2013).<\/p>\n
Garland made his directorial debut when he wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller\u00a0Ex Machina\u00a0(2014). He earned an\u00a0Academy Award\u00a0nomination for\u00a0Best Original Screenplay. He won three\u00a0British Independent Film Awards, including\u00a0Best Screenplay,\u00a0Best Director, and\u00a0Best British Independent Film\u00a0for the film. His second movie,\u00a0Annihilation\u00a0(2018), an adaptation of the\u00a02014 novel of the same name, was a critical success. He wrote, directed, and executive produced the\u00a0FX miniseries\u00a0Devs\u00a0(2020), followed by the horror thriller\u00a0Men\u00a0(2022) and the dystopian action thriller\u00a0Civil War\u00a0(2024). He also co-directed the war film\u00a0Warfare\u00a0(2025). A24 produced the three films.<\/p>\n
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Alexander Medawar Garland\u00a0(born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel\u00a0The Beach\u00a0(1996). He received praise for writing the\u00a0Danny Boyle\u00a0films\u00a028 Days Later\u00a0(2002) and\u00a0Sunshine\u00a0(2007), as well as\u00a0Never Let Me Go (2010) and\u00a0Dredd\u00a0(2012). In video games, he co-wrote\u00a0Enslaved: Odyssey to the West\u00a0(2010) and was a story supervisor on\u00a0DmC: Devil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-28400","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n