Steven Moffat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Steven Moffat

Scottish television writer and producer

Date of Birth: 18-Nov-1961

Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: screenwriter, teacher, television producer, executive producer, showrunner, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Steven Moffat

  • Steven William Moffat (; born 18 November 1961) is a Scottish television writer and producer.
  • He is best known for his work as showrunner, writer and executive producer of two BBC One series: the science fiction television series Doctor Who, and the contemporary crime drama television series Sherlock, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.
  • In 2015, Moffat was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to drama. Born in Paisley, Scotland, Moffat, the son of a teacher, was a teacher himself.
  • His first television work was the teen drama series Press Gang.
  • His first sitcom, Joking Apart, was inspired by the breakdown of his first marriage.
  • Later in the 1990s, he wrote Chalk, inspired by his own experience as an English teacher.
  • Moffat, a lifelong fan of Doctor Who, wrote the comedic sketch episode The Curse of Fatal Death for the Comic Relief charity telethon, which aired in early 1999.
  • His early-2000s sitcom Coupling was based upon the development of his relationship with television producer Sue Vertue.
  • In March 2004, Moffat was announced as one of the writers for the revived Doctor Who TV series.
  • He wrote six episodes under executive producer Russell T Davies, which aired from 2005 to 2008.
  • Moffat's scripts during this era won him three Hugo Awards, a BAFTA Craft Award, and a BAFTA Cymru Award.
  • Between episodes, he wrote and produced the modern-day drama series Jekyll, based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
  • In May 2008, it was announced that Moffat was replacing Davies as showrunner, lead writer and executive producer of Doctor Who.
  • Around the same time, he dropped his contract with film director Steven Spielberg for a film trilogy based on artist HergĂ©'s character Tintin.
  • Part of the lone script he wrote was used in Spielberg's film The Adventures of Tintin, eventually released in 2011. Production on Sherlock's unaired pilot episode began in January 2009, while series 5 of Doctor Who—Moffat's first series as executive producer—began production the following July.
  • Moffat won another Hugo for his writing as a Doctor Who showrunner, while his work as a Sherlock showrunner won him a BAFTA Craft Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
  • In January 2016, Moffat announced he would be stepping down from running Doctor Who after six series.
  • Sherlock's fourth and most recent series aired in January 2017.
  • Moffat's last Doctor Who episode, "Twice Upon a Time", aired at Christmas in 2017.
  • Moffat co-created Dracula, based on Bram Stoker's novel, which was commissioned by BBC One and Netflix and began production in March 2019.

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