Jack Thorne

Born: 6th of December 1978 (47 years old)

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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Jack Thorne's Filmography

This Is England '86

This Is England '86

  •   TV Show
  • 2010
Adolescence

Adolescence

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Toxic Town

Toxic Town

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Joy

Joy

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Story, Writer
An Almost Christmas Story

An Almost Christmas Story

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Screenplay, Story
Best Interests

Best Interests

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Executive Producer, Writer
The Swimmers

The Swimmers

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Writer
Am I Being Unreasonable?

Am I Being Unreasonable?

  •   TV Show
  • 2022
Executive Producer
Help

Help

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Executive Producer, Writer
Dirt Music

Dirt Music

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Screenplay
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Screenplay
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Screenplay
Radioactive

Radioactive

  •   Movie
  • 2020
Screenplay
The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
The Accident

The Accident

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
The Virtues

The Virtues

  •   TV Show
  • 2019
Writer
Kiri

Kiri

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Wonder

Wonder

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Screenplay
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

  •   TV Show
  • 2017
Writer
National Treasure

National Treasure

  •   TV Show
  • 2016
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
The Last Panthers

The Last Panthers

  •   TV Show
  • 2015
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
War Book

War Book

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Writer
Glue

Glue

  •   TV Show
  • 2014
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Screenplay
This Is England '88

This Is England '88

  •   TV Show
  • 2011
Writer
This Is England '86

This Is England '86

  •   TV Show
  • 2010
Executive Producer, Writer
The Scouting Book for Boys

The Scouting Book for Boys

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Writer
Skins

Skins

  •   TV Show
  • 2007
Writer
Shameless

Shameless

  •   TV Show
  • 2004
Writer