Steven Moffat
Born: 1961-11-18 in Paisley, Scotland, UK
Known For: Writing
Biography
Steven W. Moffat is a British TV writer. After he established himself as a comedic writer early on in his career, writing the sitcoms 'Couplings' and 'Press Gang' in the 1990's, he later-on also became well-known as an horror and adventure writer throughout the 2000's, writing for the revival of popular BBC science-fiction show 'Doctor Who', receiving the most BAFTA awards any 'Doctor Who' writer has ever received for his scripts for the show. From 2010 on, he took over as show runner of 'Doctor Who' from Russell T. Davies, passing the job on to Chris Chibnall in 2018 after Series 10. In 2010, he also created BBC's literary adaptation crime series 'Sherlock' with Mark Gatiss, on which they concluded their work in 2017 after four series, after it had become an international success and made it's title stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman world-famous. In 2011, he wrote the script for a major Hollywood blockbuster, Steven Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin'. 2020, he continued work with Gatiss, as they created another literary adaptation for the BBC, 'Dracula'. He is one of Britain's most distinguished and well-known TV writers.
Filmography
2024
- Doctor Who ... (Executive Producer)
- Douglas Is Cancelled ... (Executive Producer)
- Doctor Who at the Proms as Self (uncredited)
2023
- Doctor Who: Video Commentaries as Self
- Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration as Himself
2022
- The Devil's Hour ... (Executive Producer)
- The Time Traveler's Wife ... (Executive Producer)
- Inside Man ... (Writer)
2020
- Dracula ... (Executive Producer)
- In Search of Dracula as Himself
2019
- Doctor Who and the Third Man as Himself
2017
- Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time ... (Writer)
2016
- Class ... (Executive Producer)
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride ... (Writer)
- Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock as Himself
- Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Friend from the Future ... (Writer)
2015
- Doctor Who: The Fan Show
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song ... (Executive Producer)
- Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation ... (Writer)
2014
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- Doctor Who Extra as Self
- Unlocking Sherlock as Himself
- Doctor Who: Deep Breath ... (Screenplay)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion as Self
- Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour as Self
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison as Self
- Doctor Who: Last Christmas ... (Writer)
2013
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor ... (Writer)
- An Adventure in Space and Time ... (Executive Producer)
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot as Self
- Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor ... (Executive Producer)
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty as Self
- Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor as Self
- Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
- Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide as Self
- The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who at the Proms as Self
- Sherlock: Many Happy Returns ... (Executive Producer)
- Doctor Who: She Said, He Said ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS ... (Producer)
- Doctor Who: Rain Gods ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Clarence and the Whispermen ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The Inforarium ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The Last Day ... (Writer)
2012
- Pond Life ... (Executive Producer)
- Doctor Who: The Snowmen ... (Writer)
- The Science of Doctor Who
- Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Vastra Investigates ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night ... (Writer)
- The Women of Doctor Who
- The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who as Self
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The Great Detective ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Good as Gold ... (Executive Producer)
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Up All Night ... (Writer)
2011
- The Adventures of Tintin ... (Screenplay)
- Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Prequel ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut Prequel ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who Motion Comic ... (Writer)
- Come in Number Five
- Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes to War - Prequel ... (Writer)
2010
- Sherlock ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1 ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who at the Proms ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: The End of Time ... (Additional Dialogue)
- Unlocking Sherlock as Himself
2007
- Jekyll ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who: Time Crash ... (Writer)
2005
- Doctor Who ... (Writer)
- Doctor Who Confidential as Guest
- Paris in the Springtime
2003
- Coupling ... (Writer)
2000
- Coupling ... (Writer)
1999
- Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death ... (Writer)
1997
- Chalk ... (Writer)
1996
- The Office ... (Writer)
1994
- Room 101 as Self
1993
- Joking Apart ... (Writer)
1992
- Exam Conditions ... (Writer)
1991
- Murder Most Horrid ... (Writer)
1989
- Press Gang ... (Writer)
- Stay Lucky ... (Writer)