Alex Garland

Career overview

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Name: Alexander Medawar Garland (also Alexander Garland).
Born: 26 May 1970.
Origin: English.
Professions: Author, screenwriter, director, filmmaker.
Prominence: Novel The Beach (1996).
Writing credits (films): 28 Days Later (2002), Sunshine (2007), Never Let Me Go (2010), Dredd (2012).
Writing credits (video games): Co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010), story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry (2013).
Directorial debut/Writing: Ex Machina (2014) (sci-fi thriller).
Awards/Nominations: Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay (Ex Machina). Won three British Independent Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best British Independent Film (text cuts off at "Best British Indepe").
Paragraph 1: Early career and literature.
Alexander Medawar Garland is an English author, screenwriter, and director born on May 26, 1970. He first rose to prominence with the publication of his novel The Beach in 1996.
Paragraph 2: Film writing and video games.
In film, Garland received praise for his writing on the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007). His additional writing credits include Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). His work extends to the video game industry, where he co-wrote Enslaved: Odyssey to the West in 2010 and served as a story supervisor on DmC: Devil May Cry in 2013.
Paragraph 3: Directing and major accolades.
Garland made his directorial debut with the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina in 2014, a project for which he also served as writer. For his work on Ex Machina, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He has also won three British Independent Film Awards, which included honors for Best Screenplay and Best Director.
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Expansion Strategy:
Include more details from the text. Mention his birth place (London, England, UK). Mention his full name variations. Elaborate on the specific awards mentioned.
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Alexander Medawar Garland, also known as Alex Garland, is an English author, screenwriter, director, and filmmaker born on May 26, 1970, in London, England, UK. He first rose to prominence through his 1996 novel, The Beach. His career in film includes writing for the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later, released in 2002, and Sunshine, released in 2007. He also received