Steven Moffat

Steven Moffat

63 · Born: Nov 18, 1961

2016
2013
2010
2005

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornNov 18, 1961 Paisley, Scotland, UK
Spouse
  • Sue Vertue

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 23, 2024 )
  • Maggie

    ( Dec 23, 2024 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Bill Moffat

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.

Career

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2013
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2012
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{"id":9043,"title":"Doctor Who Confidential","year":2007,"character":"Guest","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/doctor-who-confidential","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9043.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9043.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":272249,"title":"Doctor Who at 60: A Musical Celebration","year":"2023","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-at-60-a-musical-celebration","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_272249.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_272249.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
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2020
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2016
{"id":37406,"title":"Unlocking Sherlock","year":"2014","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/unlocking-sherlock","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_37406.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_37406.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
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{"id":90382,"title":"Doctor Who: Earth Conquest - The World Tour","year":"2014","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-earth-conquest-the-world-tour","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_90382.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_90382.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":7186,"title":"The Real History of Science Fiction","year":2014,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-real-history-of-science-fiction","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_7186.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_7186.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":145408,"title":"Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-the-ultimate-guide","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_145408.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_145408.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":38679,"title":"The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-fiveish-doctors-reboot","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_38679.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_38679.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":214030,"title":"Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-live-the-afterparty","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_214030.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_214030.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":145430,"title":"Doctor Who Explained","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-explained","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_145430.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_145430.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":214029,"title":"Doctor Who at the Proms","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-at-the-proms-2013","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_214029.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_214029.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":171521,"title":"Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-live-the-next-doctor","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_171521.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_171521.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":214279,"title":"The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who","year":"2012","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-timey-wimey-of-doctor-who","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_214279.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_214279.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
{"id":121905,"title":"Doctor Who","year":"2017","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-2017","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_121905.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_121905.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
{"id":121937,"title":"Sherlock","year":"2016","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/sherlock-2016","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6rjl8n15j1o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6rjl8n15j1o0.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
Sherlock
Sherlock as Writer
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
{"id":142405,"title":"Doctor Who","year":"2015","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-2015","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_142405.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_142405.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
{"id":140659,"title":"Doctor Who","year":"2014","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-2014","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_140659.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_140659.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
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2013
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
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Sherlock
Sherlock as Writer
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
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{"id":203489,"title":"Doctor Who","year":"2012","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-2012","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_203489.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_203489.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
{"id":1276,"title":"The Adventures of Tintin","year":"2011","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-adventures-of-tintin","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3ej2g7et0j9g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3ej2g7et0j9g.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
{"id":147231,"title":"Doctor Who","year":"2010","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-2010","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_147231.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_147231.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Writer
{"id":214531,"title":"BBC Proms","year":"2010","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/bbc-proms","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_214531.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_214531.jpg"},"released":1}
BBC Proms
BBC Proms as Writer
{"id":266656,"title":"Doctor Who: Time Crash","year":"2007","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/doctor-who-time-crash","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266656.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266656.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":92898,"title":"Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death","year":"1999","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/comic-relief-doctor-who-the-curse-of-fatal-death","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_92898.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_92898.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
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2024
Douglas Is Cancelled
Douglas Is Cancelled as Creator, Writer
{"id":103840176,"title":"The Time Traveler's Wife","year":"2022","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-time-travelers-wife","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/44ofm5m3dlc0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/44ofm5m3dlc0.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
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Inside Man
Inside Man as Creator
{"id":103834007,"title":"Dracula","year":"2020","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/dracula-uk","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/56lg0b4i5630.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/56lg0b4i5630.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
Dracula
Dracula as Creator
{"id":468,"title":"Sherlock","year":"2010","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/sherlock","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/39fm2p02ehkg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/39fm2p02ehkg.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Sherlock
Sherlock as Creator
{"id":7912,"title":"Jekyll","year":"2007","job":"Creator, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/jekyll","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_7912.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_7912.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Jekyll
Jekyll as Creator, Writer
{"id":8060,"title":"Coupling","year":"2003","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/coupling-2003","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8060.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8060.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Coupling
Coupling as Creator
{"id":1452,"title":"Coupling","year":"2000","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/coupling","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4klpranvaa10.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4klpranvaa10.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Coupling
Coupling as Creator
{"id":8247,"title":"Chalk","year":"1997","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/chalk","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8247.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8247.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
Chalk
Chalk as Creator
{"id":8355,"title":"Joking Apart","year":"1993","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/joking-apart","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8355.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8355.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Joking Apart
Joking Apart as Creator
{"id":9814,"title":"Press Gang","year":"1989","job":"Creator, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/press-gang","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9814.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9814.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
Press Gang
Press Gang as Creator, Writer