Alex Hardcastle
Born
(1972-11-19) 19 November 1972 (age 40), Berkshire, England
Occupation
Television director, producer
Years active
1995-present
Alex Hardcastle is a television director and producer, who has worked on numerous television specials, series and documentaries in both England and the United States. He is best known for his directorial work on the American sitcoms The Office and Parks and Recreation.
Career edit:
Hardcastle's began his career during the mid-nineties producing British television documentaries such as In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross, as well as entertainment specials with Elton John, The Spice Girls and Rod Stewart, BBC1's Fame Academy, Comic Aid starring Simon Pegg, Dawn French, The League of Gentlemen and Eddie Izzard, Comic Relief and Live at the Apollo. He produced Lee Evans XL, one of the biggest selling stand-up DVD's of all time, as well as Lee Mack Live, Dara O Briain: Live at the Theatre Royal and Jack Dee Live Again. Hardcastle turned to directing in the 2000s with series including the critically acclaimed Lead Balloon starring Jack Dee, the award winning BBC1 Comedy Not Going Out, and The Keith Barret Show. Recently he has made a name for himself directing episodes of American comedies series such as The Office, Parks and Recreation, Running Wilde, the Christian Slater action comedy Breaking In and The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. He recently completed shooting "A Young Doctor's Notebook", starring Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe, which airs in December on Sky Arts. Hardcastle is currently shooting series 2 of the Warner Bros comedy Suburgatory, as well as The Middle for ABC and How to Live with Your Parents for the Rest of your Life for Fox . In 2013 Hardcastle will be directing the feature film Moment of Glory. In 2012 he was nominated for an American Television Association Award as Best Director for his work on Suburgatory.
