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Jesse Armstrong
Writer, Producer, Actor, Director, Additional CreditsBorn December 13, 1970 (55 years)
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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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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Jesse Armstrong Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2020 | Downhill · as Screenplay |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Succession (TV Series) |
| 2014 | Babylon (2014) (TV Series) |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Black Mirror (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Fresh Meat (TV Series) |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | In the Loop · as Screenplay |
| 2009 | The Old Guys (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Dogface (TV Series) |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | The Thick of It (TV Series) |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Seriously Weird (TV Series) |
| 2002 | The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV Series) |
| 2001 | 2DTV (TV Series) |
| 2000 | TV to Go (TV Series) |
| 1999 | My Parents Are Aliens (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Days Like These (TV Series) |
| 1995 | The Queen's Nose (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Mountainhead · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Dead Pixels (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Sally4Ever (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Succession (TV Series) |
| 2016 | Avatards (TV Series) |
| 2014 | Babylon (2014) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Fresh Meat (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | The Old Guys (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | |
| 2003 |
| 2025 |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2024 | 81st Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2022 | The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | 2020 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2013 | Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | 10 O'Clock Live (TV Series) · as Self - Writer, 'the Thick Of It' |
| 2007 | Behind the Tricks: Making 'Magicians' · as Self |
| 2006 | Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Untitled 'Peep Show' Documentary · as Self |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Newsnight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) · as Executive Consultant |
| 2017 | Back (TV Series) · as Story Consultant |
| 2012 | Veep (TV Series) · as Teleplay |
| 2006 | That Mitchell and Webb Look (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 2006 | Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe (TV Series) · as Contributor |
| 1999 | Smack the Pony (TV Series) · as Additional Material |