He is best known for his directorial work on the American comedies New Girl, The Mindy Project, The Office, Grace & Frankie, Parks and Recreation as well as his series A Young Doctor's Notebook starring Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe.
He directed the Warner Brothers / Paramount Network period drama American Woman starring Alicia Silverstone, Mena Suvari and Cheyenne Jackson, as well as multiple episodes of the Robin Williams show The Crazy Ones.
Hardcastle 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.
[1] In 2018, Hardcastle directed The Good Cop for Netflix starring Josh Groban and Tony Danza in New York as well as multiple episodes of Grace and Frankie.
He is currently in production on Season 7, the final 15 episodes of Grace and Frankie starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterstone and Martin Sheen.