Biography
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones and From Hell.Frequently described as the best graphic novel writer in history, he has been widely recognized by his peers and by critics. He has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his na...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Watchmen: Chapter II
2024
Graphic Novel
Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple wi...
Superheroes: The Down of a New Fascist Era
2024
as Self
Watchmen: Chapter I
2024
Graphic Novel
In 1985, the murder of a government-sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend the...
Who Killed the KLF?
2023
as Self
Between 1988 and 1992, British Electronic duo The KLF had scored #1 records throughout the world and had become household names. Determined to ridicul...
The Show
2021
as Frank Metterton
A man goes on a mission to locate a stolen artifact for a client, which leads him to a haunted town full of vampires, sleeping beauties, and Voodoo ga...
The Show
2021
Screenplay, Original Music Composer
A man goes on a mission to locate a stolen artifact for a client, which leads him to a haunted town full of vampires, sleeping beauties, and Voodoo ga...
Army of One
2020
as Detective Frank Shelton
Out hiking, Special Forces Brenner Baker stumbles onto a Cartel's compound. Her husband's killed and she's left for dead. The Cartel made two mistakes...
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
2020
Characters
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the rema...
WMK 23 13 11
2019
as himself (clip)
A 57-minute long-form music video illustrating the subjects including magic, the nature of reality and chaos - and honouring the works of Robert Anton...
Stewart Lee: Content Provider
2018
as Himself
Stewart Lee's latest live show, Content Provider, is also his most successful live show yet. He toured it for 214 dates from November 2016 to April 20...
Unearthings – On and Off Watling Street
2017
as Self
Iain Sinclair walks a section of Watling Street, the Roman road said to have much older origins, from Canterbury to London.
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016
Original Story
As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into mad...
A Professional Relationship
2015
as Frank Metterton
Matchbright and Metterton - a working partnership, a meeting of two minds. A Double Act. Well at least that's the general concept. All is fair in love...
A Professional Relationship
2015
Writer
Matchbright and Metterton - a working partnership, a meeting of two minds. A Double Act. Well at least that's the general concept. All is fair in love...
Upon Reflection
2015
Writer
Leonard Brock talks shop in a fly on the wall view of St. James Working Men’s Club. The arrival of a visitor disrupts the maudlin equilibrium of the e...
By Our Selves
2015
as Himself
Andrew Kötting's film retraces John Clare's journey from Epping Forest to Northamptonshire accompanied by a straw bear.
Show Pieces
2014
Writer
Alan Moore, the genius 2000 AD writer behind WATCHMEN, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, FROM HELL, CONSTANTINE and V FOR VENDETTA invites you in...
His Heavy Heart
2014
Writer
Picks up the narrative of the hapless James Mitchum from a point following his dreadful realization at the conclusion of Jimmy’s End. In a grotesque p...
Jimmy's End
2012
as Frank Metterton
A short film written by comics great Alan Moore, Jimmy's End is a Lynchian noir about a Northampton writer and occultist who attempts to take over loc...
Jimmy's End
2012
Writer
A short film written by comics great Alan Moore, Jimmy's End is a Lynchian noir about a Northampton writer and occultist who attempts to take over loc...
Act of Faith
2012
Writer, Executive Producer
It's raining in Northampton and Faith Harrington has Friday evening ahead of her, her favorite outfit and her favorite face, her top tunes shimmering ...
Swandown
2012
as Himself
Director Andrew Kötting and writer Iain Sinclair sail a swan-shaped pedalo from Hastings to Hackney in London in the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Game...
Lint: The Movie
2011
as Himself
Documents the life and work of cult SF author and philosopher Jeff Lint, creator of some of the strangest and most inventive works of the 20th century...
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
as Self (archive footage)
A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009
Graphic Novel
A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.
Under the Hood
2009
Graphic Novel
Stars from the Watchmen movie team up in the amazing live-action/CGI Under the Hood, based on Nite Owl's powerful firsthand account of how the hooded ...
Watchmen
2009
Original Story, Graphic Novel
In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the mas...
In Search of Steve Ditko
2007
as Self
Jonathan Ross attempts to track down reclusive comic book artist Steve Ditko, best known as the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange for Marvel...
Don't Get Me Started - What's So Wrong About Blasphemy?
2006
as Self
Following the fall out from Jerry Springer The Opera, the play's writer and comedian Stewart Lee explores religion and blasphemy in this documentary
V for Vendetta
2006
Graphic Novel
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive B...
The Mindscape of Alan Moore
2003
as Himself
The Mindscape of Alan Moore is a psychedelic journey into one of the world's most powerful minds; chronicling the life and work of Alan Moore, author ...
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
Graphic Novel
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
From Hell
2001
Graphic Novel
Frederick Abberline is an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets in this Hughes brothers...
The Cardinal and the Corpse
1992
‘The Cardinal and the Corpse' marks the beginning of Petit’s loose partnership with writer Iain Sinclair. There’s a nod towards narrative here involvi...
Monsters, Maniacs and Moore
1987
as Self
1987 documentary featuring comic book writer Alan Moore.
Ragnarok
1983
Story
Three exciting stories of science fiction adventure set many years in the future. The Earth, once the hub of the Galaxy and its judicial system, is no...
More Nine Lessons and Carols For Godless People
N/A
as Himself
Thanks for reading the writing about this DVD, which is the third in the Nine Lessons and Carols series. The shows are put together each year by Robi...
The Birth Caul
N/A
Director, Writer
Alan Moore produced and performed "The Birth Caul: A Shamanism of Childhood"" on November 18, 1995. The audio of this performance was recorded on CD ...
AFSOS's "Batman: The Killing Joke"
N/A
Writer
Alan Moore's graphic novel "Batman: The Killing Joke" - as told by the members of A Film Server or Something...