Jesse Armstrong
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Jesse Armstrong

Dec 13, 1970 - Oswestry, Shropshire, England, UK

Jesse David Armstrong (born December 13, 1970) is a British author, screenwriter, and producer. He is a co-creator of the Channel 4 comedy series Peep Show (2003–2015) and Fresh Meat (2011–2016), and the creator of the HBO satirical comedy-drama series Succession (2018–2023).

Armstrong has received many nominations and awards, including a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing the film In the Loop (2009), and 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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Movie2007Spinners and LosersWriterWriting
Movie2010Four LionsWriterWriting
MovieN/AJontyProducerProduction
Movie2009In the LoopScreenplayWriting
Movie2007MagiciansStoryWriting
Movie2007MagiciansWriterWriting
Movie2007The Rise of the NuttersWriterWriting
Movie2012Bad SugarWriterWriting
Movie2014No Kaddish in CarmarthenDirectorDirecting
Movie2014No Kaddish in CarmarthenWriterWriting
Movie2007MagiciansProducerProduction
MovieN/ARory Bremner: From Blair to HereResearcherProduction
Movie2006The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the HallWriterWriting
MovieN/AJontyWriterWriting
Movie2019The Day Shall ComeWriterWriting
Movie2020DownhillScreenplayWriting
Movie2015Incident on the Northern LineWriterWriting
Movie2015Incident on the Northern LineDirectorDirecting
Movie2025MountainheadWriterWriting
Movie2025MountainheadExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2025MountainheadDirectorDirecting
TV Show2003Peep ShowProducerProduction
TV Show2003Peep ShowWriterWriting
TV Show2003Peep ShowExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show1999Days Like TheseWriterWriting
TV Show2005The Thick of ItWriterWriting
TV Show2009The Old GuysWriterWriting
TV Show2011Fresh MeatWriterWriting
TV Show2011Black MirrorWriterWriting
TV Show2018SuccessionExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2018SuccessionWriterWriting
TV Show2018Sally4EverExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2019What We Do in the ShadowsExecutive ConsultantProduction
TV Show2012VeepTeleplayWriting
TV Show2012VeepStoryWriting
TV Show2018SuccessionProducerProduction
TV Show2014BabylonWriterWriting
TV Show1999My Parents Are AliensWriterWriting
TV ShowN/AFirst Day on EarthExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2014BabylonExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2002Seriously WeirdWriterWriting
TV Show2002The Story of Tracy BeakerWriterWriting
TV Show1995Queen's NoseWriterWriting
TV Show1999Smack the PonyAdditional WritingCrew
TV Show2003Peep ShowCreatorCreator
TV Show2009The Old GuysCreatorCreator
TV Show2014BabylonCreatorCreator
TV Show2011Fresh MeatCreatorCreator
TV Show2018SuccessionCreatorCreator