Jesse Armstrong: movies and TV shows

Jesse Armstrong has 54 credits in the archive: 23 films and 31 TV series, from 1980 to 2026. Highest rated: Succession (8.3/10).

Career timeline

1980 – 2026 · busiest year: 2007 (5 credits)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2026	Bait		TV	6.8	55
2025	Mountainhead		Film	5.3	54
2025	Mountainhead		Film	5.3	54
2025	Mountainhead		Film	5.3	54
2025	The Academy of Armando	Self	Film	1.0	54
2020	Downhill		Film	5.2	49
2019	What We Do in the Shadows		TV	8.0	48
2019	Dead Pixels		TV	6.6	48
2019	The Day Shall Come		Film	5.8	48
2018	Succession		TV	8.3	47
2018	Succession		TV	8.3	47
2018	Succession		TV	8.3	47
2015	Incident on the Northern Line		Film	—	44
2015	Incident on the Northern Line		Film	—	44
2014	Babylon		TV	6.6	43
2014	Babylon		TV	6.6	43
2014	Babylon		TV	6.6	43
2014	No Kaddish in Carmarthen		Film	—	43
2014	No Kaddish in Carmarthen		Film	—	43
2013	Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe	Self	TV	8.0	42
2012	Veep		TV	7.5	41
2012	Veep		TV	7.5	41
2012	Bad Sugar		Film	6.0	41
2011	Black Mirror		TV	8.3	40
2011	Fresh Meat		TV	7.2	40
2011	Fresh Meat		TV	7.2	40
2011	Fresh Meat		TV	7.2	40
2010	Four Lions		Film	7.0	39
2009	The Old Guys		TV	6.5	38
2009	The Old Guys		TV	6.5	38
2009	In the Loop		Film	7.0	38
2007	Magicians		Film	5.9	36
2007	Magicians		Film	5.9	36
2007	Magicians		Film	5.9	36
2007	The Rise of the Nutters		Film	8.5	36
2007	Spinners and Losers		Film	8.6	36
2006	The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall		Film	5.3	35
2005	The Thick of It		TV	8.1	34
2003	Peep Show		TV	8.0	32
2003	Peep Show		TV	8.0	32
2003	Peep Show		TV	8.0	32
2003	Peep Show		TV	8.0	32
2002	The Story of Tracy Beaker		TV	6.5	31
2002	Seriously Weird		TV	7.0	31
1999	My Parents Are Aliens		TV	6.7	28
1999	Smack the Pony		TV	7.3	28
1999	Days Like These		TV	4.0	28
1995	The Queen's Nose		TV	7.2	24
1980	Newsnight	Self	TV	6.0	9
	Jonty		Film	—	—
	Jonty		Film	—	—
	Ladies and Gentlemen		Film	—	—
	First Day on Earth		TV	—	—
	Rory Bremner: From Blair to Here		Film	7.0	—