Jack Thorne

Writing

Jack Thorne

Born December 6, 1978Bristol, England, UK53 credits

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

Filmography

Lord of the Flies
2026Lord of the Flies
Executive ProducerTV
The Hack
2025The Hack
WriterTV
Adolescence
2025Adolescence
Executive ProducerTV
Toxic Town
2025Toxic Town
Executive ProducerTV
Joy
2024Joy
WriterMovie
Equal Play
2024Equal Play
Executive ProducerMovie
Am I Being Unreasonable?
2022Am I Being Unreasonable?
Executive ProducerTV
The Swimmers
2022The Swimmers
WriterMovie
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self - Writer and ProducerTV
Then Barbara Met Alan
2022Then Barbara Met Alan
Executive ProducerMovie
Help
2021Help
WriterMovie
The Eddy
2020The Eddy
Executive ProducerTV
Kiri
2018Kiri
WriterTV
War Book
2015War Book
WriterMovie
Glue
2014Glue
WriterTV
Jonah
2013Jonah
WriterMovie
Sinbad
2012Sinbad
WriterTV
Skins
2011Skins
WriterTV
Skins
2007Skins
WriterTV
Newsnight
1980Newsnight
as SelfTV
Question Time
1979Question Time
as Self - PanellistTV
C
Chork
WriterMovie
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Executive ProducerMovie