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Jack Thorne
Writing
Born: 1978
Bristol, England, UK
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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.
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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
Falling
Screenplay
2026 · GB
Lord of the Flies
Executive Producer, Writer
2026 · GB
The Hack
Executive Producer, Writer
2025 · GB
Adolescence
Executive Producer, Writer
2025 · GB
Toxic Town
Executive Producer, Writer
2025 · GB
Best Interests
Executive Producer, Writer
2023 · GB
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Executive Producer
2022 · GB
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self - Writer and Producer
2022 · GB
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Falling | 2026 | Screenplay |
| Lord of the Flies | 2026 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| The Hack | 2025 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Adolescence | 2025 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Toxic Town | 2025 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Best Interests | 2023 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Am I Being Unreasonable? | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | 2022 | Self - Writer and Producer |
| CripTales | 2020 | Writer |
| The Eddy | 2020 | Executive Producer, Story |
| His Dark Materials | 2019 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| The Virtues | 2019 | Writer |
| Kiri | 2018 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | 2017 | Writer |
| National Treasure | 2016 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| The Last Panthers | 2015 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| This Is England '90 | 2015 | Carrotbum |
| This Is England '90 | 2015 | Writer |
| Glue | 2014 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Sinbad | 2012 | Writer |
| This Is England '88 | 2011 | Writer |
| The Fades | 2011 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Skins | 2011 | Writer |
| This Is England '86 | 2010 | Contributor |
| This Is England '86 | 2010 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| Shameless | 2004 | Writer |
| Coming Up | 2003 | Writer |
| Newsnight | 1980 | Self |
| Question Time | 1979 | Self - Panellist |