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 co-creating the British comedy shows Peep Show (2003–2015) and Fresh Meat (2011–2016) with his writing partner Sam Bain. 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 Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also co-wrote the films Four Lions (2010) and Downhill (2020). Armstrong wrote and directed television film Mountainhead (2025).
He gained acclaim for creating the HBO 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.
Lees meer...13 december 1970 was een zondag onder het sterrenbeeld ♐. Het was de 346e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Richard M. Nixon.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 54 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op vrijdag 13 december 2024, 301 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zaterdag 13 december 2025, in 63 dagen. Je hebt 20.025 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 480.615 uur, of ongeveer 28.836.959 minuten, of ongeveer 1.730.217.540 seconden.
Date: 14 December 1970
Li Ching-sun, deputy dir of Taiwan's semiofficial Broadcasting Corp of China, arrested in Nov, reptdly has been charged with being high-level Chinese Communist agent; observers speculate that recent arrests of other journalists may be linked to his case; Taiwan's controlled press has made no comment
Date: 13 December 1970
correspondents from many nations appeal to Communists to use Xmas cease-fire to free 17 newsmen known to be missing in Cambodia
Date: 13 December 1970
newsmen stage 24-hr strike to back demands for 20% pay increase and greater voice in ed policy
Date: 13 December 1970
regime reorganizes press and information services under direct control of Papadopoulos; names I Anastasopoulos new Secretariat-Gen for Press and Information to handle information of Greek and internatl pub opinion on Greek topics and problems as well as supervise other medias
Date: 13 December 1970
journalism prize named for late D Pearson estab; will be awarded annually for investigative reptg by a Washington correspondent; winner will be selected by D Pearson Foundation
Date: 14 December 1970
By CHRISTOPHER LYDON Special to The New York Times
Christopher Special
N Johnson, member of FCC, describes Adm as case study in 'govt by TV', s prepared for delivery to conv of pol consultants, London; sees such style of govt threat to const democracy; says it is marked by forced feeding of ideology, manipulation of news events and suppression of dissent, all abetted by intimidation of broadcasters, examples
Date: 13 December 1970
By BERNARD GLADSTONE
Bernard GLADSTONE
Date: 13 December 1970
By LEWIS FUNKE
Lewis FUNKE
J E Jones to appear in title role for 6th time in Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, production