D. C. Moore was born in 1980 in Duston, Northamptonshire. He took part in the Royal Court's Young Writer's Programme and his first full length play "Alaska" was produced there in 2007. In 2008 "Alaska" was awarded the Tom Erhardt Award for promising new playwright by the Peggy Ramsey Foundation. Moore's other plays include "The Empire" (2010), "Honest" (2010), "Town" (2010), and "The Swan" (2011). He was nominated for the 2010 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright, while "The Empire" won the 2010 TMA Award for Best Touring Production.