Director

Steven Moffat

Writing

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Directed credits

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TMDB popularity

1.7

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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: 7.48

Wikidata: Q461003

Also known as

Steve Moffat

Frequent jobs

Writer (47)Executive Producer (18)Screenplay (2)Additional Dialogue (1)Producer (1)

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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.

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Writer

2013 Movie

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

Executive Producer

2013 Movie

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol

Writer

2010 Movie

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Executive Producer

2015 Movie

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Writer

2017 Movie

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Writer

2016 Movie

Doctor Who: Deep Breath

Screenplay

2014 Movie

Doctor Who: Last Christmas

Writer

2014 Movie

Doctor Who: The Snowmen

Writer

2012 Movie

An Adventure in Space and Time

Executive Producer

2013 Movie

Doctor Who: Time Crash

Writer

2007 Movie

Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe

Writer

2011 Movie

Series

Top Rated Series

Highest rated series linked with Steven Moffat.

Sherlock

Executive Producer • 12 eps

2010 Series

Coupling

Writer • 28 eps

2000 Series

Doctor Who

Writer • 39 eps

2005 Series

The Time Traveler's Wife

Executive Producer • 6 eps

2022 Series

Jekyll

Executive Producer • 6 eps

2007 Series

The Devil's Hour

Executive Producer • 11 eps

2022 Series

Dracula

Executive Producer • 3 eps

2020 Series

Inside Man

Writer • 4 eps

2022 Series

Doctor Who

Executive Producer • 1 eps

2024 Series

Class

Executive Producer • 8 eps

2016 Series

Movies

Other Crew Work in Movies

Additional movie credits for Steven Moffat.

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Writer

2017 Movie

Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio

Writer

2016 Movie

Doctor Who: Friend from the Future

Writer

2016 Movie

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Writer

2016 Movie

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

Executive Producer

2015 Movie

Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation

Executive Producer

2015 Movie

Doctor Who: Last Christmas

Writer

2014 Movie

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

Writer

2014 Movie

Doctor Who: Deep Breath

Screenplay

2014 Movie

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion

Executive Producer

2014 Movie

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Executive Producer

2014 Movie

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

Executive Producer

2013 Movie