Alex Horne

Biography

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.

Career Overview

Alex Horne has 39 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Creator

Gender

male

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1978-09-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

West Sussex, UK

Known For

Credits

• actors (22 credits)

  • Burger Van Man

    Police Dispatcher (Voice)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 10 (2024) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    2026
  • Chess Ham

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Time Travel Is Dangerous!

    The Unreason Band (as the Horne Section)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Jazz Emu: Ego Death

    Qwæsian

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Wrestling

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Candlenights 2021 Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    actor

    actors

    - Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2026 (Part 2) (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (Part 1) (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - TaskMaster's New Year's Treat 2025 (2024) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024 (2024) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 (2023) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors
    2021
  • Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

    - Episode 8 (2025) ... Self - Expert actor actors
    2020
  • Game Changer

    - Earwigs (2026) ... Voice Over Artist (voice) actor actors

    - One and Done (2025) ... Self - Special Video Apperance actor actors
    2019
  • Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Royal Variety Performance 2018

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Horne Section Television Programme

    Self – Performer, The Horne Section

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

    - Emma Willis, Clara Amfo, Blake Harrison, Alex Horne (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2018
  • Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

    Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    actor

    actors

    - Champion of Champions 2025 : Put That on My Gravestone (2025) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Champion of Champions 2024 : Spider in My Pocket (2024) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Champion of Champions 2022: The Alpine Darling (2022) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Champion of Champions 2017 : I've Sinned Again (2017) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Champion of Champions 2017 : Wiley Giraffe Blower (2017) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors
    2017
  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    - Episode 20 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 19 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 18 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 17 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 16 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2017
  • Taskmaster

    Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 10 () ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Episode 9 () ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Episode 8 () ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Episode 7 () ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Episode 6 () ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors
    2015
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Michelle Yeoh, Kristen Welker (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Adam Scott, Julia Fox, Greg Davies & Alex Horne (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Cecily Strong, Nicholas Galitzine, Greg Davies, Alex Horne (2024) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    - Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo, Alex Horne (2020) ... Self - Dictionary Corner actor actors

    - Richard Ayoade, Jessica Knappett, Alex Horne (2018) ... Self - Dictionary Corner actor actors

    - Jason Manford, Joe Wilkinson, Lee Mack, Fay Ripley, Alex Horne (2017) ... Self actor actors

    - Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alex Horne (2016) ... Self actor actors

    - Isy Suttie, Richard Osman, Alex Horne (2016) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Would I Lie to You?

    - Joel Dommett, Sindhu Vee, Alex Horne and AJ Odudu (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Alex Horne, Jack Dee, Carol Vorderman (2024) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1990

• production (4 credits)

  • Chess Ham

    finance

    production
    2025
  • Door(s)

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Oo my baby

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Taskmaster

    executive producer

    production

    - Domestic Bumfluff (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Maybe Someone Else Wrote Veep? (2026) ... executive producer production

    - I Don't Got Any (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Putting Things on Things (2026) ... executive producer production

    - An Even Bigger Spoon (2026) ... executive producer production
    2015

• writing (7 credits)

  • Door(s)

    writers' assistant

    writing
    2022
  • Oo my baby

    writers' assistant

    writing
    2022
  • The Horne Section Television Programme

    writer

    writing
    2018
  • Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

    original concept

    writing

    - Champion of Champions 2025 : Put That on My Gravestone (2025) ... original concept writing

    - Champion of Champions 2024 : Spider in My Pocket (2024) ... original concept writing

    - Champion of Champions 2022: The Alpine Darling (2022) ... original concept writing

    - Champion of Champions 2017 : I've Sinned Again (2017) ... original concept writing

    - Champion of Champions 2017 : Wiley Giraffe Blower (2017) ... original concept writing
    2017
  • Taskmaster Sweden

    original concept

    writing

    - Gunilla Vestman (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Rotten Eggs Don't Smell Very Good (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Go for a Thousand (2026) ... original concept writing

    - What Kind of Bird Is Woody Woodpecker? (2026) ... original concept writing

    - What Was It I Said? (2026) ... original concept writing
    2017
  • Taskmaster

    writer

    writing

    - Domestic Bumfluff (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Maybe Someone Else Wrote Veep? (2026) ... original concept writing

    - I Don't Got Any (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Putting Things on Things (2026) ... original concept writing

    - An Even Bigger Spoon (2026) ... original concept writing
    2015
  • The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports

    writer

    writing
    2010

• creators (4 credits)

  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    creator

    creators
    2021
  • Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

    creator

    creators
    2017
  • Taskmaster Sweden

    creator

    creators
    2017
  • Taskmaster

    creator

    creators
    2015

• sound (1 credits)

  • The Horne Section Television Programme

    original music composer

    sound
    2018

• crew (1 credits)

  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    - Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2026 (Part 2) (2026) ... creator crew

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (Part 1) (2026) ... creator crew

    - TaskMaster's New Year's Treat 2025 (2024) ... creator crew

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024 (2024) ... creator crew

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 (2023) ... creator crew
    2021