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Jesse Armstrong
Oswestry, Shropshire, England, UK
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…
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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.
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2026
Bait
TV show Thanks
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2025
Mountainhead
Movie Writer
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2025
The Academy of Armando
Movie Self
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2020
Downhill
Movie Screenplay
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2019
The Day Shall Come
Movie Writer
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2019
Dead Pixels
TV show Executive Producer
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2019
What We Do in the Shadows
TV show Executive Consultant
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2018
Succession
TV show Executive Producer
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2015
Incident on the Northern Line
Movie Writer
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2014
Babylon
TV show Writer
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2014
No Kaddish in Carmarthen
Movie Director
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2013
Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
TV show Self
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2012
Bad Sugar
Movie Writer
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2012
Veep
TV show Teleplay
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2011
Black Mirror
TV show Writer
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2011
Fresh Meat
TV show Writer
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2010
Four Lions
Movie Writer
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2009
The Old Guys
TV show Writer
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2009
In the Loop
Movie Screenplay
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2007
Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie Writer
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2007
Spinners and Losers
Movie Writer
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2007
Magicians
Movie Story
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2007
The Rise of the Nutters
Movie Writer
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2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall
Movie Writer
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2005
The Thick of It
TV show Writer
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2003
Peep Show
TV show Producer
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2002
Seriously Weird
TV show Writer
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2002
The Story of Tracy Beaker
TV show Writer
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1999
My Parents Are Aliens
TV show Writer
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1999
Smack the Pony
TV show Additional Writing
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1999
Days Like These
TV show Writer
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1995
The Queen's Nose
TV show Writer
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1980
Newsnight
TV show Self
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Jonty
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First Day on Earth
TV show Executive Producer
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Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here
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