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
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.
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). • 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". ==Personal life==