---
name: "Alex Hardcastle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle"
fi1m_id: "alex-hardcastle"
imdb_id: "nm1420377"
tmdb_id: 1223146
wikidata_id: "Q4717134"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "19 November 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-09-30T20:33:53.536511+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alex Hardcastle

## Identity

Alex Hardcastle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alex-hardcastle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alex-hardcastle
- **IMDb ID:** nm1420377
- **TMDB ID:** 1223146
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4717134
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hardcastle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4717134, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1420377/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1223146

Director. Born 19 November 1972 in Berkshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 19 November 1972, Berkshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** 알렉스 하드캐슬
- **Frequently works with:** [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Michael Spiller](https://film.one/person/michael-spiller.md), [Wendey Stanzler](https://film.one/person/wendey-stanzler.md), [Charles McDougall](https://film.one/person/charles-mcdougall.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Craig Zisk](https://film.one/person/craig-zisk.md), [David Rogers](https://film.one/person/david-rogers.md), [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (2), 2010s 76 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 71 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 2
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Hardcastle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4717134, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1420377/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1223146

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*New Girl*](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md) (80), [*You're the Worst*](https://film.one/tv/youre-the-worst.md) (76), [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72)
- **Peacock:** [*Parks and Recreation*](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md) (83), [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)
- **Netflix:** [*Suburgatory*](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alex Hardcastle (born 19 November 1972) is a British television director and producer. He began his career in the UK producing comedy specials and documentaries before turning to directing in the 2000s, helming episodes of series including *Lead Balloon*, *School of Comedy* and the pilot and early series of the long-running sitcom *Not Going Out*.

Hardcastle has directed nearly 200 episodes of American television comedies, including *The Office* (2005), *Parks and Recreation*, *New Girl*, *You're the Worst*, *Grace and Frankie*, *The Mindy Project* and *Love, Victor*. He made his feature directorial debut with the 2022 Netflix film *Senior Year*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, alexhardcastle.net.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md)
- *You're the Worst* (2014), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/youre-the-worst.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Suburgatory* (2011), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Senior Year* (2022), Director
- *Ghosts* (2021), series, Director
- *Love, Victor* (2020), series, Director
- *The Good Cop* (2018), series, Director
- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/crazy-ex-girlfriend.md)
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, Director
- *Fresh Off the Boat* (2015), series, Director
- *You're the Worst* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/youre-the-worst.md)
- *The Crazy Ones* (2013), series, Director
- *Trophy Wife* (2013), series, Director
- *How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)* (2013), series, Director
- *A Young Doctor's Notebook* (2012), series, Director
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, Director — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Man Up!* (2011), series, Director
- *How to Be a Gentleman* (2011), series, Director
- *Suburgatory* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/suburgatory.md)
- *New Girl* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *Breaking In* (2011), series, Director
- *The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret* (2010), series, Director
- *Running Wilde* (2010), series, Director
- *100 Questions* (2010), series, Producer, Director
- *The Middle* (2009), series, Director
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/parks-and-recreation.md)
- *Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire* (2009), series, Director
- *Not Going Out* (2006), series, Director, Producer, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Lead Balloon* (2006), series, Director
- *Lee Evans: XL Tour Live 2005* (2005), Producer
- *Lee Evans Up Close with Phill Jupitus* (2005), Director, Producer
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Britain's Best Sitcom* (2004), series, Director, Producer
- *Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire* (1999), Consulting Producer
- *An Audience with the Spice Girls* (1997), Producer
- *An Audience with Elton John* (1997), Associate Producer
- *Richard Lovely*, Director

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