Jesse Armstrong

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 cocreating the British comedy shows Peep Show 20032015 and Fresh Meat 20112016 with his writing partner Sam Bain During this time he wrote for the political satire series The Thick of It 20052009 and cowrote In the Loop 2009 the latter of which earned him Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay He also cowrote the films Four Lions 2010 and Downhill 2020 Armstrong wrote and directed the television film Mountainhead 2025 He gained acclaim for creating the HBO comedydrama series Succession 20182023 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia