About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1970-12-13
Place of birth:
Oswestry, Shropshire, England, UK
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Jesse Armstrong

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2025 The Academy of Armando Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2025 Mountainhead Directing Director 57
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2015 Incident on the Northern Line Directing Director N/A
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2014 No Kaddish in Carmarthen Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Mountainhead Writing Writer 57
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2020 Downhill Writing Screenplay 56
Average
2019 The Day Shall Come Writing Writer 58
Average
2015 Incident on the Northern Line Writing Writer N/A
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2014 No Kaddish in Carmarthen Writing Writer N/A
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2012 Bad Sugar Writing Writer 59
Average
2010 Four Lions Writing Writer 66
Fair
2009 In the Loop Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
2007 Spinners and Losers Writing Writer 59
Average
2007 Spinners and Losers Writing Writer 61
Fair
2007 Magicians Writing Story 58
Average
2007 Magicians Writing Writer 58
Average
2007 The Rise of the Nutters Writing Writer 59
Average
2006 The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall Writing Writer 59
Average
Jonty Writing Screenplay N/A
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Ladies and Gentlemen Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2025 Mountainhead Production Executive Producer 57
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2018 Succession Production Executive Producer 82
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2014 Babylon Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2007 Magicians Production Producer 58
Average
Jonty Production Executive Producer N/A
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Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here Production Researcher 58
Average
First Day on Earth Production Executive Producer N/A
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