Known For
Writing
Born
Dec 13, 1970
Place of Birth
Oswestry, Shropshire, England, UK
Credits
36 titles
Jesse Armstrong
Biography
Jesse David Armstrong (born 13 December 1970) is an English screenwriter and producer. Known for writing for a string of several critically acclaimed British comedy series as well as satirical dramas, he has received numerous accolades, including two BAFTA TV Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three WGA Awards, and eight Emmy Awards in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two BAFTA Film Awards. He first gained prominence co-creating the British comedy shows Peep Show (2003–2015) and Fresh Meat (2011–2016) with his writing partner Sam Bain. During this time, he wrote for the political satire series The Thick of It (2005–2009) and co-wrote In the Loop (2009), the latter of which earned him Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also co-wrote the films Four Lions (2010) and Downhill (2020). Armstrong wrote and directed the television film Mountainhead (2025). He gained acclaim for creating the HBO comedy-drama series Succession (2018–2023), earning four consecutive wins of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for writing episodes of the first, second, third and fourth seasons of Succession. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jesse Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Bait
Thanks
Mountainhead
Writer
The Academy of Armando
Self
Downhill
Screenplay
The Day Shall Come
Writer
Dead Pixels
Executive Producer
What We Do in the Shadows
Executive Consultant
Succession
Executive Producer
Incident on the Northern Line
Writer
Babylon
Writer
No Kaddish in Carmarthen
Director
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
Self
Bad Sugar
Writer
Veep
Teleplay
Black Mirror
Writer
Fresh Meat
Writer
Four Lions
Writer
The Old Guys
Writer
In the Loop
Screenplay
Ladies and Gentlemen
Writer
Spinners and Losers
Writer
Magicians
Story
The Rise of the Nutters
Writer
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Writer
The Thick of It
Writer
Peep Show
Executive Producer
Seriously Weird
Writer
The Story of Tracy Beaker
Writer
My Parents Are Aliens
Writer
Smack the Pony
Additional Writing
Days Like These
Writer
The Queen's Nose
Writer
Newsnight
Self
First Day on Earth
Executive Producer
Jonty
Screenplay
Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
Researcher