Steven Moffat
- Writing
- November 18, 1961 · Paisley, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Doctor Who at the Proms · Self
- Douglas Is Cancelled · Executive producer, Writer
- Doctor Who · Executive producer, Writer
- Doctor Who: Video Commentaries · Self
- Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration · Self
- The Devil's Hour · Executive producer
- Inside Man · Writer, Executive producer
- The Time Traveler's Wife · Executive producer, Teleplay
- In Search of Dracula · Self
- Dracula · Executive producer, Writer
- Doctor Who and the Third Man · Self
- Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio · Writer, Executive producer
- Class · Executive producer
- Doctor Who: Friend from the Future · Writer
- Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock · Self
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride · Writer, Creator
- Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song · Executive producer, Writer
- Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: Last Christmas · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who Extra · Self
- Doctor Who: Deep Breath · Screenplay, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour · Self
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion · Self, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison · Self, Executive producer
- The Real History of Science Fiction · Self
- Unlocking Sherlock · Self
- Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith
- Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor · Executive producer, Writer
- Sherlock: Many Happy Returns · Executive producer, Writer
- Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty · Self
- The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot · Self, Executive producer
- The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro · Writer
- Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: The Last Day · Writer
- An Adventure in Space and Time · Executive producer
- Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide · Self
- Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor · Writer
- Doctor Who: The Inforarium · Writer
- Doctor Who: Rain Gods · Writer
- Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS · Producer, Writer
- Doctor Who at the Proms · Self, Writer
- Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor · Self
- Doctor Who: Clarence and the Whispermen · Writer
- Doctor Who: She Said, He Said · Writer
- Doctor Who: The Snowmen · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Bad Night · Writer
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Good Night · Writer
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: First Night · Writer
- Doctor Who - Night and The Doctor: Last Night · Writer
- Doctor Who - Night and the Doctor: Up All Night · Writer
- Doctor Who: Vastra Investigates · Writer
- Doctor Who: The Great Detective · Writer
- Pond Life · Executive producer
- The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who · Self
- The Women of Doctor Who
- The Science of Doctor Who
- Doctor Who: Good as Gold · Executive producer
- Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe Prequel · Writer
- The Adventures of Tintin · Screenplay
- Doctor Who: The Wedding of River Song Prequel · Writer
- Doctor Who Motion Comic · Writer
- Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler Prequel · Writer
- Doctor Who: A Good Man Goes to War - Prequel · Writer
- Come in Number Five
- Doctor Who: The Impossible Astronaut Prequel · Writer
- Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 2 · Writer
- Doctor Who: Meanwhile in the TARDIS: Part 1 · Writer
- Doctor Who at the Proms · Writer, Executive producer
- Unlocking Sherlock · Self
- Sherlock · Writer, Executive producer
- Doctor Who: The End of Time · Additional Dialogue
- Doctor Who: Time Crash · Writer
- Jekyll · Writer, Executive producer
- Paris in the Springtime
- Doctor Who Confidential · Guest
- Doctor Who · Writer, Executive producer