Jesse Armstrong
British comedy and television writer · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1970 · age 55
Jesse David Armstrong is an English screenwriter and producer. Known for writing for a string of critically acclaimed British comedy series as well as satirical dramas, he has received numerous accolades including two British Academy Television Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three WGA Awards, and eight Emmy Awards...
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Armando Iannucci Directed Spinners and Losers (2007)
Joanna Scanlan Also in Spinners and Losers (2007)
Chris Morris Directed Four Lions and The Day Shall Come
Chris Addison Also in Spinners and Losers (2007)
Alex MacQueen Also in In the Loop, Four Lions and Downhill
Simon Blackwell Also in Spinners and Losers (2007)
Peter Capaldi Jesse wrote The Thick of It and Magicians
Kayvan Novak Also in Four Lions and Bad Sugar
Darren Boyd Also in Ladies and Gentlemen and Four Lions
Steve Carell Jesse directed Mountainhead (2025)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Produced Downhill (2020)
Jodie Whittaker Jesse wrote Black Mirror
Jason Schwartzman Jesse directed Mountainhead (2025)
Ruben Östlund Produced Downhill (2020)
Jim Rash Directed Downhill (2020)
Roger Allam Jesse wrote The Thick of It
Lorene Scafaria Directed Jonty
Iain Canning Produced The Day Shall Come (2019)
Julia Davis Jesse wrote Four Lions (2011)
Emile Sherman Produced The Day Shall Come (2019)
Frank Rich Produced Mountainhead (2025)
Lucy Prebble Produced Mountainhead (2025)
Justin Edwards Also in Spinners and Losers (2007)
Olivia Poulet Also in The Rise of the Nutters and In the Loop
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Known for writing for a string of critically acclaimed British comedy series as well as satirical dramas, he has received numerous accolades including two British Academy Television Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three WGA Awards, and eight Emmy Awards in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two British Academy Film Awards.
