Jack Thorne
Born: 1978-12-06 in Bristol, England, UK
Known For: Writing
Biography
Jack Thorne (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer. Thorne is best known for writing the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016), 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 connected mini-series based on the film This Is England – This Is England '86, This Is England '88and This Is England '90 – with director Shane Meadows. In 2023, Thorne's four-part mini-series Best Interests was released starring Michael Sheen and Sharon Horgan. It was nominated for several awards and won 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. In 2026, the first-ever TV series adaptation of William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies was released, with Thorne serving as screenwriter, and it received positive reviews. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2028
- The Beatles: John ... (Writer)
- The Beatles: Paul ... (Writer)
- The Beatles: George ... (Writer)
- The Beatles: Ringo ... (Writer)
2027
- Treasure Island ... (Executive Producer)
2026
- Lord of the Flies ... (Executive Producer)
- Enola Holmes 3 ... (Producer)
- Falling ... (Screenplay)
- Making of Lord of the Flies as Self
- Letters to My Younger Future Self
2025
- Adolescence ... (Executive Producer)
- The Hack ... (Writer)
- Toxic Town ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- An Almost Christmas Story ... (Story)
- JOY ... (Writer)
- National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue ... (Writer)
- Equal Play ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Best Interests ... (Writer)
2022
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self - Writer and Producer
- Enola Holmes 2 ... (Executive Producer)
- The Swimmers ... (Writer)
- Am I Being Unreasonable? ... (Executive Producer)
- Then Barbara Met Alan ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Help ... (Writer)
- National Theatre Live: After Life ... (Writer)
2020
- Enola Holmes ... (Screenplay)
- Dirt Music ... (Screenplay)
- The Eddy ... (Executive Producer)
- The Secret Garden ... (Screenplay)
- Radioactive ... (Screenplay)
- CripTales ... (Writer)
- A Christmas Carol ... (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
- The Last Panthers ... (Writer)
- This Is England '90 as Carrotbum
- War Book ... (Writer)
- Don't Take My Baby ... (Writer)
2014
- A Long Way Down ... (Screenplay)
- Glue ... (Writer)
2013
- Jonah ... (Writer)
2012
- Sinbad ... (Writer)
2011
- The Fades ... (Writer)
- Skins ... (Writer)
- This Is England '88 ... (Writer)
- The Swarm ... (Producer)
2010
- This Is England '86
- The Scouting Book for Boys ... (Writer)
2009
- Cast Offs ... (Writer)
2007
- Skins ... (Writer)
2006
- The One Show as Self - Guest
- 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