Actor

Alex Garland

Writing

Career Snapshot

Explained

These indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.

Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.8

Low visibility

TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.

Movies: 22Series: 3Crew credits: 19

TMDB ID: 2036

IMDb ID: nm0307497

Known for: Writing

Born: May 26, 1970

Age: 55

Place of birth: London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1996 - 2026

Years active: 31

Average TMDB rating: 6.75

Wikidata: Q542634

Also known as

Alexander Medawar Garland • Alexander Garland

Other jobs

Writer (5)Director (4)Executive Producer (3)Screenplay (3)Novel (2)Producer (2)

TMDB TMDB IMDb IMDb W Wikidata

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.