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Alex Horne

Alex Horne

Writer, actor and producer · Born September 10, 1978 (48) · West Sussex, UK

Alexander James Jeffrey "Alex" Horne is a British comedian. Horne is the creator of Taskmaster, a comedy panel show in which he is the assistant to "Taskmaster" Greg Davies, who judges comedians on various absurd tasks they are asked to perform. He is also the host of "The Horne Section", a live music variety show which has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 10, 1978 (48)
From
West Sussex, UK
Works as
Writer, actor and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Alex Horne's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
60%
Bonds
21%
Society
13%
Power
6%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Absurd
3

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Alex Horne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Alex Horne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Taskmaster: GOSH Charity Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Taskmaster Poland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show Creator

  • Taskmaster NL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show Creator

  • Taskmaster Iceland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator

  • Taskmaster - kuninga käsul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show Creator

  • Chess Ham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Finance · as Self

  • Time Travel Is Dangerous(2024)

    as The Unreason Band (as the Horne Section)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Jazz Emu: Ego Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Qwæsian

  • Junior Taskmaster Finland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show Creator

  • Junior Taskmaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show Creator

  • Taskmasterclass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show Creator

  • Stormester - One More Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Idea

  • Taskmaster Denmark - Champion of Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Original Concept

  • Taskmaster(2023)

    Show 50 episodes · Creator · Original Concept · Producer · as Self - Cameo · as Voiceover (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Door(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writers' Assistant

  • The Horne Section TV Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Creator · as Alex Horne

  • Oo my baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Writers' Assistant

  • Taskmaster Portugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 62 episodes · Creator · Original Concept

  • Taskmaster Croatia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Original Concept

  • Blankety Blank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · as Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

  • Taskmaster NZ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 60 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Original Concept · as Self - UK Taskmaster's Assistant (video footage)

  • No More Jockeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 68 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Taskmaster Finland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show Creator

  • Taskmaster Norway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 120 episodes · Original Concept

  • Game Changer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Self - Special Video Apperance · as Voice Over Artist (voice)

  • Stormester (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 78 episodes · Creator · Original Concept

  • The Horne Section Television Programme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer · Writer · as Self – Performer, The Horne Section

  • The Horne Section Television Programme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Taskmaster(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Original Concept · Producer · as Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Button (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator

  • Taskmaster: Champion of Champions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Creator · Original Concept · as Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

  • Taskmaster Sweden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 110 episodes · Creator · Original Concept

  • The Brightest Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show Creator

  • Taskmaster Bonus Material (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show Creator

  • Taskmaster(2015)

    Show 202 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Original Concept · Writer · as Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Self - Presenter

  • We Need Answers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · as Self - Expert

  • Celebrity Mastermind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Burger Van Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Police Dispatcher (Voice)

  • Sky Comedy Christmas Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Your Time Starts Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 39 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.

Highest rated

Taskmaster (2015)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting11 of 42: 8 only acting, 3 with another roleDirecting1 of 42: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting18 of 42: 4 only writing, 14 with another roleProducing5 of 42: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleMusic1 of 42: 0 only music, 1 with another roleOther crew26 of 42: 13 only other crew, 13 with another role

42 titles, 17 with more than one role — other crew and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s13 · 3 acting · 10 crew2020s24 · 6 acting · 21 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Alex Horne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alex Horne's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andy Devonshire shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers