Known for Acting
Mathew Horne was born on September 6, 1978 in Nottingham, England as Mathew Frazer Horne. He is an actor and writer, known for Gavin & Stacey (2007), Planet 51 (2009) and Agatha Raisin (2014).
Born
September 6, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Filmography
38 films, 41 shows


Welcome to Paradise
2026 · UK
A woman finds herself in a strange, magical carnival with no memory of anything but her own name. Time seems to be of the essence, can she find her way back to reality or will she succumb to her fantasy?


Box of Frogs
2026 · 25m · UK
Rob's lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder since he was a kid, and it's worn him down to the bone. He turns to a support group to reach out to others in similar situations.


Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025 · 56m · UK
An uplifting and touching documentary special which tells the story of one of Britain's best loved sitcoms as it comes to an end after 17 years. Featuring unprecedented access to creators James Corden and Ruth Jones as well as the cast and crew, including filming the final episode as they all say goodbye to the much-cherished show.


Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
2024 · 1h 35m · UK
It’s five years since Nessa declared her love for Smithy – and a lot has happened since. Journey to Barry and Billericay to catch up with the gang for the very last time.


Bad Education: A Christmas Carol
2023 · 29m
With the help of ghostly friends past, present and future, Stephen makes an important decision about his career at Abbey Grove.


Bolan's Shoes
2023 · 1h 38m · UK
A love letter to 70s glam rock told through the eyes of Jimmy and Penny, two children who grew up in a children’s home and were involved in an accident after attending a T. Rex concert.


Everybody Dies... Sometimes
2023 · 9m · UK
A dark comedy about death anxiety that follows Mara as she grapples with the belief that she has killed everybody she's gotten close to.


Bad Education: Reunion
2022
Form K return and their reunion descends into mayhem. Alfie has a decision to make.


The Nan Movie
2022 · 1h 35m · UK
Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.


Agatha Raisin: Kissing Christmas Goodbye
2021 · 1h 30m · UK
Agatha's in need of a well-earned break and with Christmas just around the corner it looks like the perfect opportunity to relax. When she receives a letter from an old lady begging for protection, she can't help but spring into action.


The Existential Hotline
2020 · 5m · UK
When Soren calls an otherworldly hotline to vent his frustrations about the state of the planet, he is greeted by Simone. If he thought he had problems before, just wait until he's finished talking with her.
We Love Gavin and Stacey
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020 · 1h 7m · UK
A celebration of Ruth Jones and James Corden's comedy, with stars including Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb and Melanie Walters revealing backstage gossip. Location manager Nicky James lets viewers in on filming secrets, including how they managed to pull off that cliff-hanger finale, despite hundreds of fans turning up to watch, while favourite scenes are recounted as fans of the show including Ruth Langsford and Tamzin Outhwaite talk about why they love the sitcom.


The Big Night In
2020 · 2h 59m
Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry and Matt Baker.


Gavin & Stacey: A Special Christmas
2019 · 1h 3m · UK
The Shipmans and the Wests get together once again for Christmas. Bryn is cooking dinner, Dawn is in shock, and there are revelations in the pub on Christmas Eve.


British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · 1h · UK
Documentary celebrating the British sitcom and taking a look at the social and political context from which our favourite sitcoms grew. We enjoy a trip through the comedy archive in the company of the people who made some of the very best British sitcoms. From The Likely Lads to I'm Alan Partridge, we find out the inspiration behind some of the most-loved characters and how they reflect the times they were living in.


You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
2016 · 32m · UK
Picking up where Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft's classic comedy left off, it's 1988 and Young Mr Grace is determined to drag Grace Brothers into, well 1988, but he has a problem on his hands. Mr Humphries, Captain Peacock, Mr Rumbold and Mrs Slocombe all seem to be stuck in another era. A new member of staff, Mr Conway, joins the team but will he help shake things up or will he just put a cat amongst the pigeons?


Breaking the Bank
2016 · 1h 46m · UK
With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling two-hundred-year-old, family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?


The Bad Education Movie
2015 · 1h 30m · UK
Mr Wickers takes his class on a final trip to Cornwall, which descends into chaos as they encounter a local separatist group.


Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
2014 · 1h 30m · UK
A public-relations agent leaves London for a seemingly idyllic village in the Cotswolds, and soon finds herself a suspect in a murder case involving a poisoned quiche.


Catherine Tate's Nan
2014 · 35m · UK
Catherine Tate returns with one of her most beloved characters in a half-hour special following the life and hilarious antics of a potty-mouthed granny. When Nan's kitchen tap breaks, she visits the council to arrange to get it fixed. Whilst there, she causes mayhem and upset.


Bad Education: Christmas Special
2013 · 30m · UK
Mr Fraser decides Alfie is the right man to direct the Abbey Grove Christmas play.


Catherine Tate's Nan vs Holby City
2013 · 5m
Catherine Tate's Nan makes life hard for Holby City surgeons and nurses when she is admitted to one of the hospital's wards.


My Daughter the Teenage Nudist
2012 · 47m · UK
Mollie and Alex are part of a growing group of teens and twenty-something embracing the world of public nudity. They are on a quest to normalize nudity, question the media's obsession with the body beautiful, and encourage other young people to liberate themselves by simply going naked - in the streets, in cafes or at art shows


Catherine Tate: Laughing at the Noughties
2011 · 1h 37m · UK
Sketch-show sensation Catherine Tate tells the story of the decade in which she became a household name. She meets with comedy glitterati Alan Carr, David Walliams, Noel Fielding, Rob Brydon and her Doctor Who co-star, David Tennant, all of whom reflect on the greatest comedy moments in recent history. As well as showcasing all the most entertaining, memorable comedy of the time, the documentary also features newsreel and pop culture archive that contextualises the gags. It reveals not just what was funny, but why it was funny. Catherine's journey provides new insight and revelations and features anecdotes from some of the biggest names in comedy.


Horrid Henry: The Movie
2011 · 1h 33m · UK
When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework for the umpteenth time, he has no idea that this will set off a chain of events which will see him forming an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, and his irritating little brother Perfect Peter, outwitting corrupt school Inspectors and toppling an evil Headmaster, winning a talent contest and facing his ultimate nemesis with no way out.


Worried About the Boy
2010 · 1h 30m · UK
In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make a splash at Steve Strange's trendy Blitz Club where George gets a job in the cloakroom but George is unlucky in his relationships with men until he meets wannabe musician Kirk. Through Kirk George meets the handsome drummer Jon Moss, on whom he develops a crush, but sacked by the Blitz and spurned by Kirk, George turns to Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren to further his music career. George's spell with McLaren's group Bow Wow Wow is short but fan Mikey North is impressed and asks George to sing in a group he is forming, where George again meets Jon. They will have an affair and the group will become the very successful Culture Club. Four years later, however, hounded by the tabloid press amid stories of his drug addiction, an unhappy George turns to Jon for advice on his future.


Steve Coogan: The Inside Story
2009 · 1h · UK
Spoof documentary about the career of comedian Steve Coogan.


The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol
2009 · 49m · UK
It's Christmas Eve and Nan receives some unexpected visitors, in the form of Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. In this comic retelling of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Nan is shown the error of her ways, but is it too late for her to swap her Scrooge-like misery for some seasonal goodwill?


Planet 51
2009 · 1h 31m · ES
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.


Lesbian Vampire Killers
2009 · 1h 26m · UK
With their women having been enslaved by a pack of lesbian vampires, the remaining menfolk of a rural town send two hapless young lads out onto the moors as a sacrifice.


Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special 2008
2008 · 1h · UK
As Nessa and the Wests head to Essex to spend Christmas with the Shipmans, Gavin and Stacey have a startling announcement to make.


Trimming the Fat
2008 · 16m
When a hotel barman discovers a guest is an old school friend he becomes determined that they hang out for the night. As boundaries are crossed it can only be a matter of time before it all ends in tears.


The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008 · 1h 35m
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 was a show in the "Secret Policeman's Balls" series of benefit shows for Amnesty International. Like its immediate predecessor, the show was a single-night event at London's Royal Albert Hall, on Saturday 4 October 2008. The 3-hour event was video-taped and a 95-minute television special adapted from the show was broadcast the following day, on Britain's Channel Four. There was also a "cinecast" in which the Royal Albert Hall event was shown live in 35 cinemas in major British cities.


Losing It
2006 · 1h 30m · UK
Comedy-drama about an advertising executive whose struggle to meet the standards of his demanding boss is made more difficult when he is diagnosed with testicular cancer.
I Love You. And You. And You.
I Love You. And You. And You.
2006 · 47m · UK
A documentary looking at polyamorous relationships.
Stingray
Stingray
2006 · 13m · UK
Struggling writer Kurt has just lost another book pitch. After vividly reliving the experience he visits his local Aquatic Pet shop to buy a new fish. Here he runs into a pretty young woman and after a lively argument with a resident Stingray decides to ask her out on a date. However Kurt's not as good with words as he thinks...
Our Hidden Lives
Our Hidden Lives
2005 · 1h 15m · UK
Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how little, or how much, attitudes have changed over the past 60 years. The stories touch on homosexuality, single women making their way in life post-war and a housewife handling the less than welcome return of her husband.


Vanity Fair
2004 · 2h 21m · UK
In early 19th century England, orphaned Becky Sharp defies her poverty-stricken background and ascends the social ladder alongside her best friend.