Career
Horne began his career as a stand-up comedian and later became one half of the comedy duo Mat and MacKinnon – first performing at the Edinburgh Festival in 2000. He was spotted at the festival by Catherine Tate who invited him to perform in The Catherine Tate Show.
In 2003, he starred in Channel 4's 20 Things to do Before You're 30 and a year later earned the role of Ben, an atheist RE teacher, in the Channel 4 series Teachers. In 2007 he starred in the BBC sitcom Roman's Empire and in November that year appeared in comedy sketches in The Kylie Show on ITV1 alongside Kylie Minogue, playing her assistant. Horne also featured the Sheriff's court jester in the second series of Robin Hood, aired on BBC One at the end of 2007.
He as also appeared in the first series of ITV production Doc Martin. In 2005, Horne appeared in an episode of The Smoking Room, playing Dominic the nephew of Janet who was conducting a psychological study of the employees.
In 2008, Horne appeared in a modern adaptation of the Three Billy Goats Gruff as part of the BBC's Fairy Tales season. He has performed voice-over work for the ITV2 series The Passions of Girls Aloud.
Horne appears in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers and made his stage debut in a 2009 revival of Entertaining Mr Sloane at the Trafalgar Studios. On 3 April 2009 it was reported that Horne collapsed on-stage during a West End performance of the play. He remained on-stage until medical assistance arrived, at which point he was taken to hospital. A statement released soon after said that he was exhausted after working 'flat out' for 3 months and it was later revealed that he was suffering from a virus.
Horne also guest-stars in the video for The Maccabees' 2009 free-download single "No Kind Words"
On 18 February 2009, he presented the 2009 Brit Awards alongside James Corden and Kylie Minogue.
In 2010, he appeared in an episode of Miss Marple, named "The Secret of Chimneys", as Bill Eversleigh. Horne appeared alongside fellow Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones.
He played the Culture Club drummer, Jon Moss, in the 2010 BBC docudrama about the teenage years of Boy George, Worried About the Boy.
Horne starred in the 2011 British live-action 3D family comedy film Horrid Henry the Movie, as the titular character's father.
In 2012, Horne stars in a self-penned comedy drama series Bad Education on BBC Three, he plays Fraser the headmaster of the school, who is a middle aged man who tries to be young by using many funny gags.
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