Jack Thorne
Born: 1978-12-06 in Bristol, England, UK
Known For: Writing
Biography
Jack Thorne FRSL (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer. A massive fan of hard science fiction, he is best known for writing the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the films Wonder (2017), Enola Holmes (2020) and the latter's sequel (2022), and the television programme His Dark Materials (2019–2022). Between 2010 and 2015, Thorne co-wrote three mini-series – This Is England '86, This Is England '88, and This Is England '90 – with director Shane Meadows. In 2023, Jack Thorne's four-part mini-series Best Interests was released, starring Michael Sheen and Sharon Horgan. It was nominated for several awards, winning Best Limited Series at the Banff Rockie Awards. Thorne's two 2025 mini-series, Toxic Town and Adolescence, were released on Netflix to widespread critical acclaim. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Adolescence ... (Executive Producer)
- Toxic Town ... (Executive Producer)
- The Hack ... (Writer)
2024
- Joy ... (Writer)
- An Almost Christmas Story ... (Story)
- National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue ... (Writer)
- Let The Right One In ... (Adaptation)
- Equal Play ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Best Interests ... (Writer)
2022
- Enola Holmes 2 ... (Writer)
- The Swimmers ... (Writer)
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self - Writer and Producer
- Am I Being Unreasonable? ... (Executive Producer)
- Then Barbara Met Alan ... (Writer)
2021
- Help ... (Writer)
- National Theatre Live: After Life ... (Writer)
2020
- Enola Holmes ... (Screenplay)
- Dirt Music ... (Screenplay)
- Radioactive ... (Screenplay)
- The Secret Garden ... (Screenplay)
- The Eddy ... (Executive Producer)
- A Christmas Carol ... (Writer)
- CripTales ... (Writer)
2019
- His Dark Materials ... (Writer)
- The Aeronauts ... (Story)
- The Virtues ... (Writer)
- The Accident ... (Writer)
2018
- Kiri ... (Writer)
2017
- Wonder ... (Screenplay)
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams ... (Writer)
2016
- National Treasure ... (Writer)
2015
- War Book ... (Writer)
- The Last Panthers ... (Writer)
- This Is England '90 as Carrotbum
- Don't Take My Baby ... (Writer)
2014
- A Long Way Down ... (Screenplay)
- Glue ... (Writer)
2013
- Jonah ... (Writer)
2012
- Sinbad ... (Writer)
2011
- The Swarm ... (Producer)
- The Fades ... (Writer)
- Skins ... (Writer)
- This Is England '88 ... (Writer)
2010
- The Scouting Book for Boys ... (Writer)
- This Is England '86
2009
- Cast Offs ... (Writer)
2007
- Skins ... (Writer)
2006
- A Supermarket Love Song ... (Screenplay)
2005
- The Mascot ... (Screenplay)
2004
- Shameless ... (Writer)
2003
- Coming Up ... (Writer)
1980
- Newsnight as Self
1979
- Question Time as Self - Panellist