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Jesse Armstrong

ジェシー・アームストロング　/　じぇしー・あーむすとろんぐ

Journalist from United Kingdom

December 13, 1970 (age 55)　・　Oswestry, United Kingdom

journalist
screenwriter
showrunner

My Take

Armstrong fascinates me because he writes power better than almost anyone alive. A journalist-turned-screenwriter from Oswestry by way of Manchester, he built dialogue that cuts like a blade, satire dressed as drama. The stack of Emmy writing wins isn't an accident; it's the residue of an observer who learned to see how the rich and ruthless actually talk. Screenwriters work in the shadows, but the architecture of every great series is theirs. I have a soft spot for these invisible craftsmen, and his command of cruelty-laced comedy makes him, in my view, one of the sharpest pens of the era.

Overview

Jesse David Armstrong (born 13 December 1970) 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 in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and two British Academy Film…

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1. Profile

Name (English): Jesse Armstrong
Name (Japanese): ジェシー・アームストロング
Reading: じぇしー・あーむすとろんぐ
Born: December 13, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dog
Origin: Oswestry, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: journalist / screenwriter / showrunner

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Manchester

Awards & achievements

2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
2023 International Emmy Founders Award
2023 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/jessearmstrong1
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse%20Armstrong

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