Jack Thorne
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 6, 1978 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Bristol, England, UK
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Sovereign
Movie · Screenplay
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Movie · Screenplay
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Movie · Screenplay
Jane
Movie · Screenplay
Chork
Movie · Writer
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Movie · Story
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Untitled Jack Thorne Spy Thriller
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Beatles: Paul
Movie · Writer
The Beatles: John
Movie · Writer
The Beatles: George
Movie · Writer
The Beatles: Ringo
Movie · Writer
Treasure Island
Movie · Screenplay
Enola Holmes 3
Movie · Writer
Lord of the Flies
TV · Writer, Adaptation · 4 eps
Falling
TV · Screenplay, Writer · 6 eps
Adolescence
TV · Writer · 4 eps
Toxic Town
TV · Writer · 4 eps
The Hack
TV · Writer · 7 eps
JOY
Movie · Writer, Story
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Movie · Writer
An Almost Christmas Story
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Best Interests
TV · Writer · 4 eps
Then Barbara Met Alan
Movie · Writer
The Swimmers
Movie · Writer
Enola Holmes 2
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Help
Movie · Writer
National Theatre Live: After Life
Movie · Writer
Dirt Music
Movie · Screenplay
Enola Holmes
Movie · Screenplay
Radioactive
Movie · Screenplay
The Secret Garden
Movie · Screenplay
A Christmas Carol
Movie · Writer
The Eddy
TV · Writer, Story · 8 eps
CripTales
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Aeronauts
Movie · Story, Screenplay
The Virtues
TV · Writer · 4 eps
The Accident
TV · Writer · 4 eps
His Dark Materials
TV · Writer · 18 eps
Kiri
TV · Writer · 4 eps
Wonder
Movie · Screenplay
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
TV · Writer · 10 eps
National Treasure
TV · Writer · 4 eps
Don't Take My Baby
Movie · Writer
War Book
Movie · Writer
The Last Panthers
TV · Writer · 6 eps
This Is England '90
TV · Writer · 4 eps
A Long Way Down
Movie · Screenplay
Glue
TV · Writer, Idea · 6 eps
Jonah
Movie · Writer
Sinbad
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Fades
TV · Writer, Screenplay · 6 eps
This Is England '88
TV · Writer · 3 eps
Skins
TV · Writer, Story · 1 ep
The Scouting Book for Boys
Movie · Writer
This Is England '86
TV · Writer · 4 eps
Cast Offs
TV · Writer · 6 eps
Skins
TV · Writer · 5 eps
A Supermarket Love Song
Movie · Screenplay
The Mascot
Movie · Screenplay
Shameless
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Coming Up
TV · Writer · 1 ep