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Alex Moffat
Alexander Everett Moffat (/ˈmɒfət/; born March 25, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2016 to 2022. In 2023, he made his Broadway debut in The Cottage.
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| Alexander Everett Moffat (1982-03-25) March 25, 1982Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Denison University (BA) |
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Alexander Everett Moffat (/ˈmɒfət/; born March 25, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2016 to 2022. In 2023, he made his Broadway debut in The Cottage.
Alex Moffat was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from North Shore Country Day School in 2000. He attended Denison University, graduating in 2004.
Moffat started his comedy career as a Chicago-based improviser and featured performer at The Second City, ImprovOlympic, Annoyance Theatre, and Zanies Comedy Club. In 2015, Moffat co-starred alongside John Ashton in the indie-drama Uncle John, and in 2016, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.
Moffat made his debut on Saturday Night Live on the October 1, 2016 season 42 episode alongside Mikey Day and Melissa Villaseñor. After auditioning to join the cast the previous three seasons, he eventually was hired as part of a showcase at iO Theater in Chicago. His screen test included impressions of Chris Hemsworth and Joe Biden.
He became a repertory cast member in 2018, beginning with season 44. On the December 19, 2020 episode, Moffat appeared in the cold open playing President-elect Joe Biden, taking over the role from Jim Carrey. He left the show at the end of season 47 in 2022, following six years as a cast member.
He made cameo appearances in the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special in February 2025 and reprised his role of Eric Trump in the pre-taped sketch "The White Potus" in April 2025.
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- The Guy Who Just Bought a Boat, a preppy snob who gives dating advice and makes offhand comments about how horrible his sexual prowess is (according to the season 43 episode hosted by Ryan Gosling, he has a cousin (played by Gosling) known as The Guy who Just Joined Soho House, who acts similar to him, and in season 45, Ryan Reynolds played his frat brother, The Guy Who Knows the Owner, in a cameo appearance).
- Terry Fink, a film critic who gives whimsical reviews on films during the Weekend Update segment, and in one episode, gave reviews for films nominated for Academy Awards, where he claimed to have watched every film from 2022 in two days, stating "All thanks to a little multivitamin I take called LSD".
He is married to Caroline Rau, and their first child, daughter Everett, was born in January 2021. He lives in Brooklyn.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015 | Uncle John | Ben | Nominated – Best Actor – Midwest Independent Film Festival (2015) |
| 2017 | Rachel | Ben | Short film |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Jimmy (voice) | |
| 2019 | Someone Great | Will | |
| 2020 | The Opening Act | Chris Palmer | |
| Holidate | Peter | ||
| 2021 | Dating and New York | Trent Wilkinson | |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog | Albert | ||
| 2022 | Christmas with the Campbells | Shawn Campbell | |
| Susie Searches | Hayden Powers | ||
| 2023 | 80 for Brady | Nat | |
| 2025 | Kinda Pregnant | Rawn | |
| Summer of 69 | DJ Don | ||
| 2026 | Mermaid | Dr. Albow | |
| TBA | Love on Tap | Samuel | Post-production |
| Untitled Stephen Merchant film | TBA | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | The State of Us | Henchman | |
| 2016–2022 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 121 episodes |
| 2017 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Eric Trump/Conor McGregor | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Billions | Anthony Radaelli | Episode: "Kompenso" |
| 2020 | F Is for Family | Sandy Calabasas (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Home Economics | Dennis | Episode: "Wedding Bouquet, $125" |
| 2023 | The Bear | Josh | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Bad Monkey | Evan Shook | 8 episodes |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Himself | Television special |
| Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special | Stabber | Television special | |
| 2026 | Hacks | Graham Sweeney | Episode: "Quik Scribbl" |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
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| 2023 | The Cottage | Clarke | Helen Hayes Theatre | Broadway |
| Gutenberg! The Musical! | Producer | James Earl Jones Theatre | Broadway cameo | |
| 2024 | The Big Gay Jamboree | Keith | Orpheum Theatre | Off-Broadway |
| 2024–2026 | Bigfoot! The Musical | Mayor | 54 Below | Concert staging |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | Off-Broadway premiere |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | Heads Will Roll (Audible Original - Audio Comedy) | Odin | 10 episodes |
| 2026 | Judge Travis | Tony DelaCroix/ Bobby Joel | 2 episodes |
- Alex Moffat at IMDb
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