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Jesse David Armstrong (born 13 December 1970) is an English screenwriter and producer. Known for writing for a string of critically acclaimed series as well as , he has received numerous accolades including two BAFTA TV Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three WGA Awards, and eight in addition to nominations for an 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 . 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 Oscar and BAFTA nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also co-wrote the films (2010) and Downhill (2020). Armstrong made his directorial debut with the television film Mountainhead (2025) which he also wrote.

He gained acclaim for creating the 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.

Early life and education
Armstrong was born in In England, close to the England–Wales border. His father was a further education teacher who became a crime novelist in the 1990s, while his mother worked in nursery schools. He attended a comprehensive school in Oswestry before studying American Studies at the University of Manchester, spending a year abroad at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Career
First jobs
In 1995, he began to work as a researcher for the Labour MP Doug Henderson, initially without payment. At the same time, he acted as a consultant on politics for 's production company. He subsequently worked as a painter and decorator.

2000–2015: Peep Show and The Thick of It
Armstrong met his writing partner while at the University of Manchester, living with him in his final year. They began writing together after they graduated, when they had both moved to . At the beginning of their writing career, Armstrong and Bain wrote for the Channel 4 sketch show Smack the Pony and the children's shows The Queen's Nose and My Parents Are Aliens. They went on to create and write Peep Show, sitcom The Old Guys, and Channel 4 comedy dramas Fresh Meat and Babylon. They also wrote for the BBC Radio 4 sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Sound, starring Peep Show's two main actors David Mitchell and , and its adaptation That Mitchell and Webb Look. Peep Show has won several writing awards,Peep Show (British TV series)#Awards and honours including a BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy in 2008.

To date, Armstrong and Bain have written two films together – the 2007 comedy Magicians, and, alongside Chris Morris, the 2010 terrorism satire . Armstrong and Bain received the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award at the British Comedy Awards 2010. In 2012 both Armstrong and Bain were featured on the TV industry journal Broadcast's 'Hot 100' list, highlighting the most successful people in UK television. In 2012, Armstrong and Bain wrote the Channel 4 comedy pilot , a spoof of Dynasty-style soap operas, which stars , and , all of whom also co-conceived the show. In 2014, Armstrong, with , Robert Jones and Sam Bain, co-created the Channel 4 Babylon. Armstrong wrote the first and last of the six initial episodes and co-wrote the pilot with Sam Bain.

Alongside , and Tony Roche, Armstrong wrote for the first three series Armstrong is not listed among the writers for the fourth series. of the BAFTA-winning BBC Four comedy The Thick of It, and its 2009 film spin-off In the Loop. In The Loop was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and won Best British Screenplay at the 2009 Evening Standard British Film Awards. Alongside The Thick of It's writing team, Armstrong wrote one episode of the first season of comedy series , set in the office of the American vice-president.

In the run-up to the 2010 UK general election, Armstrong wrote a column in – 'Malcolm Tucker's election briefing – as dictated to Jesse Armstrong'. He previously wrote a similar column for , entitled 'Tactical Briefing'. In 2010, Armstrong's currently-unproduced screenplay Murdoch, a drama in which and his family disagree over who should have control of his company, received attention after it appeared on The Black List, a list of unproduced screenplays most liked by Hollywood industry figures. In the wake of the 2011 phone hacking scandal involving newspapers owned by Murdoch it was rumoured that the script was being developed by Channel 4, but Armstrong dismissed these claims.

In 2010 it was reported that Armstrong was developing a biopic of the Republican Party strategist , with and . In October 2011 it was reported that Armstrong's film adaptation of 's book The Longest Cocktail Party, charting the founding of ' record company and the recording of their final album Let It Be, was to be directed by Michael Winterbottom. In February 2016 it was reported that Winterbottom had withdrawn from the project and the film's future was uncertain.

Armstrong wrote one episode of 's , entitled "The Entire History of You". Robert Downey Jr. has since bought the rights to adapt the script for a forthcoming film. Armstrong's first novel, Love, Sex and Other Foreign Policy Goals, was released in April 2015.

2017–present: Succession and acclaim
In 2017, Armstrong's American drama series Succession, executive produced by and , was picked up to series by . The series starred , , , Matthew Macfadyen and Brian Cox. The series ran from 2018 to 2023 and received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. During this time he co-wrote the screenplay for the 2020 comedy-drama film Downhill with and . The film was based on the 2014 Ruben Östlund film Force Majeure and starred and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

Personal life
Armstrong is married and has two children. His wife works for the National Health Service. They live in . Armstrong is a supporter of Fulham F.C.

Works
Film
2007Magicians Also associate producer
2009In the Loop
2010
2019The Day Shall Come
2020Downhill
2025Mountainhead Directorial debut

Short film

2012Bad Sugar
2013No Kaddish in Carmarthen
2015Incident on the Northern Line

Television
2000My Parents Are Aliens Episode: "El Presidente"
2000–2002Smack the Pony Additional material
20012DTV
2001–2002TV to Go
2001–2003The Queen's Nose 6 episodes
2002
Ed Stone Is Dead
2003The Story of Tracy Beaker 2 episodes
2003–2015Peep Show
2004Revolver 5 episodes
2005–2009The Thick of It 15 episodes
2006The Secret Policeman's Ball TV special
The Last Laugh
2006–2009That Mitchell and Webb Look 6 episodes
2007Dogface 5 episodes
Ladies and Gentlemen TV pilot
2008Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
2009–2010The Old Guys
2011 Episode: "The Entire History of You"
2011–2016Fresh Meat
2012 Episode: "Tears"
TV pilot
2014Babylon
2018–2023Succession 16 episodes
2019–2021

TV movie

2025Mountainhead

Other credits

2015Christmas University ChallengeContestant2 episodes
2016Script consultant1 episode
2017BackStory consultant
2019–2024What We Do in the ShadowsExecutive consultant61 episodes

Bibliography

Awards and nominations
+ ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! Ref.
2009Best Adapted ScreenplayIn the Loop
2022Astra TV AwardsBest Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, DramaSuccession
2023Succession
2009British Academy Film AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayIn the Loop
Outstanding British Film
2006British Academy Television AwardsBest Situation ComedyPeep Show
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012Fresh Meat
2016Best Scripted ComedyPeep Show
2009British Academy Television Craft Awards
2010The Thick of It
2014 Fresh Meat
2016Peep Show
2020 Succession
2022
2009British Comedy AwardsBest TV ComedyPeep Show
2010Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award
2011Best SitcomPeep Show
Best Comedy DramaFresh Meat
Best British TV Comedy
2009British Independent Film AwardsBest ScreenplayIn the Loop
2010
2006Broadcasting Press Guild AwardsWriter's AwardThe Thick of It
2010
2012Best Comedy/EntertainmentFresh Meat
2013Best Entertainment/Comedy
2010Central Ohio Film Critics Association AwardsBest Original ScreenplayFour Lions
2009Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayIn the Loop
2010Best Original ScreenplayFour Lions
2009Chlotrudis AwardsBest Original ScreenplayIn the Loop
2025Directors Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Directing – Movies for Television align="center" Https://www.dga.org/news/pressreleases/2026/260107_78thannualdgaawardstelevisionnomineesannounced< /ref>
2019Golden Globe AwardsBest Television Series – DramaSuccession
2021
2023
2009Houston Film Critics Society AwardsBest ScreenplayIn the Loop
2009International Cinephile Society AwardsBest Adapted Screenplay
2010International Emmy AwardsBest Comedy SeriesPeep Show
2023Founders Award
2009London Film Critics' Circle AwardsScreenwriter of the YearIn the Loop
2010Four Lions
2009Los Angeles Film Critics Association AwardsBest ScreenplayIn the Loop
2009New York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest Screenplay
2009Online Film & Television Association AwardsBest Adapted Screenplay
2012Best Writing in a Comedy Series
2009Online Film Critics Society AwardsBest Adapted ScreenplayIn the Loop
2019Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesSuccession
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesSuccession
2020Outstanding Drama SeriesSuccession
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesSuccession
2022Outstanding Drama SeriesSuccession
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesSuccession
2023Outstanding Drama SeriesSuccession
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesSuccession
2025Outstanding Television MovieMountainhead
2019Producers Guild of America AwardsOutstanding Producer of Episodic Television – DramaSuccession
2021
2023
2025Best Streamed or Televised MovieMountainhead align="center" Https://producersguild.org/2026-pga-awards-motion-pictures-and-television-categories-nominees/< /ref>
2005Royal Television Society AwardsSituation Comedy & Comedy DramaPeep Show
Writer – Comedy
2006Situation Comedy & Comedy Drama
Writer – Comedy
2009Scripted Comedy
Writer – Comedy
2011
2012Scripted ComedyFresh Meat
Writer – Comedy
2010San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsBest Original ScreenplayFour Lions
2012Writers Guild of America Awards Veep
2018 Succession
New Series
2019What We Do in the Shadows
Drama SeriesSuccession
2021
2023

See also
  • List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Great Britain
  • List of Primetime Emmy Award winners
  • List of Golden Globe winners

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