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

2028

The Beatles: Paul ... (Writer)
The Beatles: John ... (Writer)
The Beatles: George ... (Writer)
The Beatles: Ringo ... (Writer)

2026

Lord of the Flies ... (Executive Producer)
Falling ... (Screenplay)
Enola Holmes 3 ... (Screenplay)
Making of Lord of the Flies as Self

2025

Adolescence ... (Executive Producer)
The Hack ... (Writer)
Toxic Town ... (Executive Producer)

2024

Joy ... (Writer)
An Almost Christmas Story ... (Story)
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 ... (Writer)
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)
The Eddy ... (Executive Producer)
The Secret Garden ... (Screenplay)
Radioactive ... (Screenplay)
Dirt Music ... (Screenplay)
A Christmas Carol ... (Writer)
CripTales ... (Writer)

2019

His Dark Materials ... (Writer)
The Accident ... (Writer)
The Aeronauts ... (Story)
The Virtues ... (Writer)

2018

Kiri ... (Writer)

2014

Glue ... (Writer)
A Long Way Down ... (Screenplay)

2013

Jonah ... (Writer)

2012

Sinbad ... (Writer)

2011

Skins ... (Writer)
The Fades ... (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