Alex Garland

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), and the dystopian action thriller ''Civil War'' (2024). He also co-directed the war film ''Warfare'' (2025). The three films were produced by A24. Provided by Wikipedia