Person
Jack Thorne
Writing · Born 1978-12-06 · Bristol, England, UK
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.
Known for
Enola Holmes 3
Producer
Skins
Writer
Shameless
Writer
Enola Holmes
Screenplay
Newsnight
Self
The One Show
Self - Guest
Enola Holmes 2
Executive Producer
His Dark Materials
Writer
Wonder
Screenplay
Question Time
Self - Panellist
Filmography
- 2028The Beatles: PaulWriter
- 2028The Beatles: JohnWriter
- 2028The Beatles: GeorgeWriter
- 2028The Beatles: RingoWriter
- 2026Enola Holmes 3Producer
- 2026FallingScreenplay
- 2026Making of Lord of the FliesSelf
- 2026Lord of the FliesExecutive Producer
- 2025The HackWriter
- 2025AdolescenceExecutive Producer
- 2025Toxic TownExecutive Producer
- 2024JoyWriter
- 2024An Almost Christmas StoryStory
- 2024Equal PlayExecutive Producer
- 2024National Theatre Live: The Motive and the CueWriter
- 2023Best InterestsWriter
- 2022Enola Holmes 2Executive Producer
- 2022Am I Being Unreasonable?Executive Producer
- 2022The SwimmersWriter
- 2022Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSelf - Writer and Producer
- 2022Then Barbara Met AlanExecutive Producer
- 2021National Theatre Live: After LifeWriter
- 2021HelpWriter
- 2020A Christmas CarolWriter
- 2020CripTalesWriter
- 2020Dirt MusicScreenplay
- 2020Enola HolmesScreenplay
- 2020The Secret GardenScreenplay
- 2020The EddyExecutive Producer
- 2020RadioactiveScreenplay
- 2019The AeronautsStory
- 2019His Dark MaterialsWriter
- 2019The AccidentWriter
- 2019The VirtuesWriter
- 2018KiriWriter
- 2017WonderScreenplay
- 2017Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsWriter
- 2016National TreasureWriter
- 2015The Last PanthersWriter
- 2015This Is England '90Carrotbum
- 2015War BookWriter
- 2015Don't Take My BabyWriter
- 2014GlueWriter
- 2014A Long Way DownScreenplay
- 2013JonahWriter
- 2012SinbadWriter
- 2011This Is England '88Writer
- 2011The FadesWriter
- 2011The SwarmProducer
- 2011SkinsWriter
- 2010This Is England '86
- 2010The Scouting Book for BoysWriter
- 2009Cast OffsWriter
- 2007SkinsWriter
- 2006The One ShowSelf - Guest
- 2006A Supermarket Love SongScreenplay
- 2005The MascotScreenplay
- 2004ShamelessWriter
- 2003Coming UpWriter
- 1980NewsnightSelf
- 1979Question TimeSelf - Panellist
- —SovereignScreenplay
- —The Ocean at the End of the LaneScreenplay
- —Séance on a Wet AfternoonScreenplay
- —JaneScreenplay
- —ChorkWriter
- —Stranger Things: The First ShadowStory
- —Treasure IslandExecutive Producer
- —Wavewalker: Breaking FreeWriter
- —Untitled Jack Thorne Spy ThrillerWriter
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