Overview
Alex Hardcastle is an award-winning director of film, commercials and television, and has worked with some of the biggest names in comedy and drama including Chris Pratt, Steve Carell, Daniel Radcliffe, Jon Hamm, Amy Poehler, Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Robin Williams.
Alex has directed nearly 200 episodes of television, including some of America’s most popular television shows: The Office, Parks & Recreation, New Girl, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, You’re the Worst, Grace & Frankie, The Crazy Ones, Fresh Off the Boat, Suburgatory and The Mindy Project.
Other shows Alex has directed include the cult-hit David Cross comedy The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, A Young Doctor’s Notebook, Will Arnett’s Running Wilde, A to Z, Spy, The Middle, Superstore, The Good Cop, Outsourced, Selfie, Mixology, Krod Mandoon & the Flaming Sword of Fire, Trophy Wife, Super Fun Night and Breaking In starring Christian Slater.
In the UK Alex directed the pilot and first two series of the most successful & longest-running multi-cam sitcom of all time, Not Going Out (BBC1). The show is now in its 11th season, won The Rose D’Or and is shown in over 120 countries worldwide. Alex also directed over 25 episodes of the critically acclaimed Lead Balloon (BBC2), and the pilot for the award-winning School of Comedy (Channel 4).
He has also produced some of the biggest selling stand up DVD’s of all time including Lee Evans XL, Jack Dee Live and Lee Mack Live, and music specials with Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Spice Girls, The Pet Shop Boys and Sting.
Alex was nominated for Best Director at the American TV Awards 2012 for his work on Suburgatory, and was selected as Rising Star of Tomorrow by Screen International 2014. In 2017 he was included in Indiewire's list of the 20 best directed TV-shows of the 21st Century for his work on You’re the Worst. His shows have been nominated for Golden Globes, Emmys, British Comedy Awards and BAFTAs.
Alex is currently in production on the seventh & final season of Grace & Frankie at Paramount Studios. He is also in pre-production on two feature films - Vigilance, an action comedy, and Bag Boys starring Blake Jenner.
Click below to see showreels of some of Alex's comedy and drama work, including The Office, Parks & Recreation, American Woman, A Young Doctor's Notebook, Grace & Frankie, The Crazy Ones and New Girl.