10 Facts About Jesse Armstrong

Jesse David Armstrong was born on 13 December 1970 and is a British author, screenwriter, and producer.

Jesse Armstrong is a co-creator of the Channel 4 comedy series Peep Show and Fresh Meat, and the creator of the HBO satirical comedy-drama series Succession.

Jesse Armstrong's father was a further education teacher who became a crime novelist in the 1990s, while his mother worked in nursery schools.

Jesse Armstrong attended a comprehensive school in Oswestry before studying American Studies at the University of Manchester, spending a year abroad in Massachusetts.

Jesse Armstrong met his writing partner Sam Bain while at the University of Manchester, living with him in his final year.

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Jesse Armstrong wrote the first and last of the six initial episodes and co-wrote the pilot with Sam Bain.

Alongside Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Tony Roche, Jesse Armstrong wrote for the first three series of the BAFTA-winning BBC Four comedy The Thick of It, and its 2009 film spin-off In the Loop.

Alongside The Thick of It's writing team, Jesse Armstrong wrote one episode of the first season of HBO comedy series Veep, set in the office of the American vice-president.

Jesse Armstrong previously wrote a similar column for New Statesman, entitled 'Tactical Briefing'.

Jesse Armstrong wrote one episode of Charlie Brooker's anthology series Black Mirror, entitled "The Entire History of You".