Alexander Everett Moffat (; born March 25, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. Moffat was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he debuted as a featured player during the show's 42nd season in 2016, alongside Mikey Day and Melissa Villaseñor. After two seasons as featured players, all three became repertory cast members in 2018, beginning with the show's 44th season. Moffat left SNL in 2022, after six years as a cast member.In 2023, he made his Broadway-debut in The Cottage.
Early life
Moffat was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and graduated from North Shore Country Day School in 2000. Afterwards he attended Denison University, graduating in 2004.
Career
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.
Saturday Night Live
Moffat made his debut on Saturday Night Live on the October 1, 2016 episode hosted by Margot Robbie with musical guest The Weeknd, alongside Mikey Day and Melissa Villaseñor. Moffat 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 the show's 47th season in 2022, following six years as a cast member.
Celebrity impressions on Saturday Night Live
Casey Affleck
David Beckham
Joe Biden
Richard Branson
Billy Bush
Tucker Carlson
Anderson Cooper
Bill Cowher
Willem Dafoe
Mark Davis
Steve Doocy
Ross Duffer
Al Franken
Hugh Grant
Kelsey Grammer
Chuck Grassley
Tom Green
Kit Harington
Chris Harrison
Chris Hemsworth
Phil Jackson
Ernie Johnson Jr. Egils Levits Arie Luyendyk Jr. Paul Manafort Marc Maron Conor McGregor Gavin Newsom Beto O'Rourke Enrique Peña Nieto Joe Scarborough Adam Schiff Chuck Schumer Brady Skjei Eric Trump Prince William Glenn Youngkin Geoff Zakarian Mark Zuckerberg
Recurring characters on Saturday Night Live
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).
Personal life
He is married to Caroline Rau, and their first child, daughter Everett, was born in January 2021. He lives in Brooklyn.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
Podcasts
References
External links
1982 births
Living people
21st-century American comedians
21st-century American male actors
American impressionists (entertainers) American male comedians American male television actors American sketch comedians American stand-up comedians Comedians from Illinois Denison University alumni Male actors from Illinois