Born 1961 (age 64) · Paisley, Scotland, UK
Appears in 94 titles

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

The Adventures of Tintin
6.9
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
Screenplay
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
7.7
Doctor Who: The Snowmen
2012
Writer
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
7.8
Doctor Who: Deep Breath
2014
Screenplay
Doctor Who: Time Crash
7.7
Doctor Who: Time Crash
2007
Writer
Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor
Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven
Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Doctor Who: Clara and the TARDIS