
Jack Thorne
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1978-12-06 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Bristol, England, UK
Jack Thorne
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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Known For
Crew
The Alchemist
Screenplay
Sovereign
Screenplay
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Screenplay
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Screenplay
Enola Holmes 3
Screenplay
The Beatles: Paul
Writer
The Beatles: John
Writer
The Beatles: George
Writer
The Beatles: Ringo
Writer
Jane
Screenplay
Chork
Writer
(2025)
The Hack
Writer
(2024)
Joy
Writer, Story
(2024)
(2024)
Equal Play
Executive Producer
(2024)
An Almost Christmas Story
Story, Screenplay
(2022)
Then Barbara Met Alan
Writer, Executive Producer
(2022)
The Swimmers
Writer
(2022)
Enola Holmes 2
Writer, Executive Producer
(2021)
Help
Writer, Executive Producer
(2021)
(2020)
Dirt Music
Screenplay
(2020)
Enola Holmes
Screenplay
(2020)
Radioactive
Screenplay
(2020)
The Secret Garden
Screenplay
(2020)
A Christmas Carol
Writer
(2019)
The Aeronauts
Story, Screenplay, Executive Producer
(2017)
Wonder
Screenplay
(2015)
Don't Take My Baby
Writer
(2015)
War Book
Writer
(2014)
A Long Way Down
Screenplay
(2013)
Jonah
Writer
(2013)
How I Live Now
Writer
(2011)
The Swarm
Producer
(2010)
(2006)
A Supermarket Love Song
Screenplay
(2005)
The Mascot
Screenplay