David Moore is an award winning British film and television director working both at home in the UK and abroad. He most recently directed the hit Harlan Coben thriller series “Fool Me Once” which is now a Netflix all time top ten show. He has directed TV series such as “Indian Summers” starring Julie Walters for Channel 4/New Pictures, “Monroe” starring Jimmy Nesbitt for ITV/Mammoth and “Outlander” for Starz/Tall Ship. He is probably best known for his feature length drama “Sweeney Todd” starring Ray Winstone for the BBC which won Ray the best actor award at the Shanghai Television Festival. Having started his film career as an editor cutting commercials, music videos, documentaries and fiction films he moved onto directing while at the National Film and Television School, subsequently directing several shorts, including the BAFTA Scotland and RTS award winning “The Star”. David has also produced a series of “Monroe” and directed & produced the Agatha Christie single drama “Endless Night” for ITV.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 1, 1958 (68)
- Hammersmith, London, UK
- Director, also producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
What are David Moore's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- 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 David Moore's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for David Moore'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
30 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Murder Before Evensong(2025)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Fool Me Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Bad Connection(2023)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Fate: The Winx Saga(2021)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Jamestown(2017)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Jericho(2016)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
The Last Kingdom(2015)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Indian Summers(2015)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Outlander(2014)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Shetland(2013)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Just Henry(2011)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Monroe(2011)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Merlin(2008)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Lilies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sweeney Todd(2006)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Wallis & Edward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Tom Brown's Schooldays(2005)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Forsyte Saga(2002)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Night and Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
In a Land of Plenty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Rebus(2000)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Trial & Retribution(1997)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
The Lakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Touching Evil(1997)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Poirot(1989)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Career shape
A full career of 30 titles from 1984 to 2025.
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.
How do David Moore's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 David Moore's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does David Moore work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Moore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Alexander shares the most, 2.
Directors
- John AlexanderShared titles: Jamestown (2017), Indian Summers (2015)See all 2 shared titles with John Alexander
- Paul WilmshurstShared titles: Jamestown (2017), Indian Summers (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Wilmshurst
Actors
- Barbara FlynnShared titles: Just Henry (2011), The Forsyte Saga (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Barbara Flynn
Composers and cinematographers
- Tim PhillipsShared titles: Murder Before Evensong (2025), Jericho (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Phillips
- Tim FlemingShared titles: Fate: The Winx Saga (2021), Jamestown (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Fleming
- Ulf BrantåsShared titles: Jamestown (2017), Sweeney Todd (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Ulf Brantås
- Dominik ScherrerShared titles: Just Henry (2011), Monroe (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Dominik Scherrer
Producers
- Lis SteeleShared titles: Fate: The Winx Saga (2021), Jamestown (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Lis Steele
- Kate BartlettShared titles: Jericho (2016), Just Henry (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Bartlett
- Charles PattinsonShared titles: Indian Summers (2015), Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Charles Pattinson
- Rebecca EatonShared titles: Indian Summers (2015), The Forsyte Saga (2002)See all 2 shared titles with Rebecca Eaton
