Gordon Moakes (born Gordon Peter Moakes 22 June 1976 in England) is the bassist and backing singer for English art rock band Bloc Party. He was educated at Ousedale School in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, and formerly of Tilehurst, Reading. Moakes became a member after responding to an advertisement placed in a music magazine by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, asking for bass players to join their band. Although not originally a bassist, Lissack told him at their first rehearsal that Moakes was the only player to have auditioned that was able to play the bassline for the song that Okereke and Lissack had played to him (apparently titled "Life of the Party"). Moakes, Lissack and Okereke formed the first incarnation of Bloc Party in 2002, The Angel Range, who played shows across London. Moakes also ran and updated the band's website at this time.

Moakes shares co-writing credits with Okereke on some of the band's lyrics, in the Union/The Angel Range days, he contributed lyrics mostly to the band's more political songs, and fully wrote an early song titled "Diet"

Musically his bass playing is creative and has often been compared to the sound of a wizard in a velvet sack being beaten with corn dogs and other half-time snacks, and usually involves very little playing until latter verses, such as in "Like Eating Glass", "Banquet" and "Hunting For Witches" where he plays very little in the first verses. Moakes added a few new instruments to his repertoire on Bloc Party's second album A Weekend in the City, including drums on "Sunday" and glockenspiel on "Waiting For the 7.18" and "SRXT." Also, Moakes has been seen playing a Korg microKORG synthesizer on a new song called Flux which is being released as a single. Moakes is often affectionately referred to as "Gordy" by his fans.

Moakes also worked with yourcodenameis:milo on the track "Wait a Minute" taken from the album Print Is Dead Vol 1. "Wait a Minute" was released on a limited edition 7" single on October 4, 2006. The cover art was designed by Moakes himself.

Moakes is married.