Alexander Peter Moffat (born 2 June 1962) is a British playwright and screenwriter.
Biography from TMDB.
- June 2, 1962 (64)
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Writer and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Peter Moffat's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Peter Moffat's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Peter Moffat's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.
Scoop(2024)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
61st Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Your Honor(2020)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
The Last Post(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
The Night Of(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Undercover(2016)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
The Village(2013)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Silk(2011)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Einstein and Eddington(2008)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Criminal Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
ShakespeaRe-Told(2005)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Hawking(2004)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Cambridge Spies(2003)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
North Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 2000 to 2024.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 BAFTA Awards from 6 major nominations, 2005–2017.
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Long Form - Adaptation
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Drama Series
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Drama Serial
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Writer
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Single Drama
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Peter Moffat's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 55/100 and the plot and story 54/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Peter Moffat's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Peter Moffat work with?
People who share at least 2 of Peter Moffat's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philip Martin shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Philip MartinShared titles: Scoop (2024), Einstein and Eddington (2008), Hawking (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Philip Martin
Actors
- Keeley HawesShared titles: Scoop (2024), ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Keeley Hawes
Cinematographers and editors
- Julian CourtShared titles: Einstein and Eddington (2008), Hawking (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Julian Court
- Trevor WaiteShared titles: Einstein and Eddington (2008), Hawking (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Trevor Waite
Producers
- George FaberShared titles: The Last Post (2017), The Village (2013), Einstein and Eddington (2008)See all 3 shared titles with George Faber
- Laura MackieShared titles: ShakespeaRe-Told (2005), Hawking (2004), Cambridge Spies (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Laura Mackie
- Hilary SalmonShared titles: Scoop (2024), Undercover (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Hilary Salmon
- Claudine SturdyShared titles: The Last Post (2017), The Village (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Claudine Sturdy