Early Life
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong was born in Rothbury, Northumberland, the youngest of three children, to Henry Angus Armstrong and his wife, Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland, daughter of Lucius Thompson-McCausland.
As a child, he studied at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh and then Durham School and Trinity College, Cambridge on music scholarships. His musical talent was showcased in several sketches of The Armstrong and Miller Show. At Cambridge, he read English and was a member of the college choir. He joined the Footlights in his final year as part of the writing team for the 1992 revue and was Spooks creator David Wolstencroft's comedy partner.
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