Personal details
- Birth Date: 1970-05-26
- Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Birth Location: London, England, UK
- Children: (2 children) Milo Garland
- Parents: Nicholas Garland
- Professions: Writer, Producer, Director
Alex Garland, man, this guy’s got a wild resume. Born and raised in England, he kicked off his career with novels before pretty much diving headfirst into the world of film and never looking back. Most people instantly think of Ex Machina or Annihilation when you mention his name, and yeah, fair enough—they’re both pretty much modern classics. But he’s been all over the map. Back in 2000, he wrote The Beach (yep, the one with Leo DiCaprio running around losing his mind), then shook up the zombie genre with 28 Days Later in 2002. Sunshine came a few years later—space drama, massive existential dread, you know, classic Garland vibes. He doesn’t just stick to films either. Garland’s fingerprints are all over Never Let Me Go, a proper gut-punch of a story, and he even tackled the ultra-gritty Dredd in 2012, which honestly deserved way more love than it got at the box office. Oh, and just to flex a bit, he co-wrote the video game Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, because why not? 2015 was a big one for him—directorial debut with Ex Machina. Not only did it freak everybody out about AI, but it also landed him an Oscar nom for Best Original Screenplay. Garland’s style is always sharp, a bit unsettling, and never really what you expect. He’s carved out this niche where sci-fi meets philosophy, and honestly, it’s hard not to pay attention whenever he’s got something new in the works.
So here’s a juicy bit for you—Karl Urban, who played Judge Dredd, claims he basically ran the show on Dredd (2012). Yeah, the official director is Pete Travis, but Urban says Travis got pushed out and he, along with Alex Garland (the guy who wrote the script), actually called the shots on set. Pretty wild, right? Garland apparently handled a ton behind the scenes, so much so that some people even say Dredd is more his movie than Travis’s. The drama didn’t exactly blow up in public, but fans who dig a little deeper know there was some chaos. Urban’s been open about it too, talking in interviews about how the movie would’ve fallen apart if Garland hadn’t stepped in. So, the next time you watch Dredd and think, “Wow, this feels different,” now you know why. Guess credits don’t always tell the full story in Hollywood.
movies quotes informationnnHonestly, it’s funny how people get all tangled up in the idea of writing a script, like it’s the endgame or something. For me, that’s never the point. The script? Just a pit stop. I’m all about the movie—what you see, hear, feel. When I’m drafting, I’m not obsessing over perfect dialogue or fancy formatting. I’m thinking about the shots, the mood, the way a scene might play out when it’s actually happening, not just sitting there on the page. The script is this living, breathing thing, not some holy relic. If it changes, cool—sometimes it needs to. You want the movie to feel real, and sticking too hard to the script can mess that up. In the end, I see the script as a tool, not the destination. The real magic? That happens on set, with real people, real moments. That’s the whole point.
May 26, 1970
6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
London, England, UK
Yes, Milo Garland
Nicholas Garland and Surekha
55 years old