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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Steven Moffat
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 69
TMDB ID: 146459
IMDb ID: nm0595590
Known for: Writing
Born: November 18, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Paisley, Scotland, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2024
Years active: 36
Average TMDB rating: 7.54
Wikidata: Q461003
Also known as
Steve Moffat
Frequent jobs
Writer (49)Executive Producer (16)Screenplay (2)Additional Dialogue (1)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Steven Moffat.
Writer
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
2010 • Movie
Writer
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016 • Movie
Screenplay
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
2014 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007 • Movie
Executive Producer
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe
2011 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Steven Moffat.
Writer • 6 eps
Sherlock
2010 • Series
Writer • 28 eps
Coupling
2000 • Series
Writer • 39 eps
Doctor Who
2005 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
The Time Traveler's Wife
2022 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Jekyll
2007 • Series
Executive Producer • 11 eps
The Devil's Hour
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 3 eps
Dracula
2020 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Inside Man
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 1 eps
Doctor Who
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
Class
2016 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Steven Moffat.
Screenplay
The Adventures of Tintin
2011 • Movie
Writer
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016 • Movie
as Self
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
2014 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 • Movie
Screenplay
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014 • Movie
as Himself
Unlocking Sherlock
2014 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017 • Movie
Writer
The Office
1996 • Movie
Additional Dialogue
Doctor Who: The End of Time
2010 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
2013 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Steven Moffat.
Writer • 39 eps
Doctor Who
2005 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Sherlock
2010 • Series
Executive Producer • 1 eps
Doctor Who
2024 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Room 101
1994 • Series
as Guest • 1 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 • Series
Executive Producer • 3 eps
Dracula
2020 • Series
Writer • 28 eps
Coupling
2000 • Series
Executive Producer • 11 eps
The Devil's Hour
2022 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Murder Most Horrid
1991 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
The Time Traveler's Wife
2022 • Series
Writer • 43 eps
Press Gang
1989 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Inside Man
2022 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Steven Moffat.
Writer
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio
2016 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Friend from the Future
2016 • Movie
Writer
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
2015 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
2014 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
2014 • Movie
Screenplay
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014 • Movie
Executive Producer
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
2013 • Movie
Writer
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013 • Movie
Writer
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 • Movie
Writer
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro
2013 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Steven Moffat.
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Douglas Is Cancelled
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 1 eps
Doctor Who
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 11 eps
The Devil's Hour
2022 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Inside Man
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
The Time Traveler's Wife
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 3 eps
Dracula
2020 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
Class
2016 • Series
Executive Producer • 5 eps
Pond Life
2012 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Sherlock
2010 • Series
Writer • 6 eps
Jekyll
2007 • Series
Writer • 39 eps
Doctor Who
2005 • Series
Writer • 5 eps
Coupling
2003 • Series
Writer • 28 eps
Coupling
2000 • Series
Writer • 12 eps
Chalk
1997 • Series
Writer • 12 eps
Joking Apart
1993 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Murder Most Horrid
1991 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Steven Moffat.
as Self (uncredited)
Doctor Who at the Proms
2024 • Movie
as Himself
Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration
2023 • Movie
as Himself
In Search of Dracula
2020 • Movie
as Himself
Doctor Who and the Third Man
2019 • Movie
as Himself
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
2016 • Movie
as Self
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour
2014 • Movie
as Self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
2014 • Movie
as Self
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014 • Movie
as Himself
Unlocking Sherlock
2014 • Movie
Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
2013 • Movie
as Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
2013 • Movie
as Self
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
2013 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Steven Moffat.
as Self • 1 eps
Doctor Who: Video Commentaries
2023 • Series
2 eps
Doctor Who: The Fan Show
2015 • Series
as Self • 9 eps
Doctor Who Extra
2014 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 • Series
as Guest • 1 eps
Doctor Who Confidential
2005 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Room 101
1994 • Series