Jack Thorne

Schrijver, Producer, Acteur, Regisseur

6 december 1978 (47 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Shameless
    Shameless11 seasons
  • This Is England '86
    This Is England '861 season
  • The Secret Garden
    The Secret Garden2020
  • Glue
    Glue8 episodes

Known For

  • Adolescence
    Adolescence4 episodes
  • Enola Holmes 2
    Enola Holmes 22022
  • His Dark Materials
    His Dark Materials3 seasons
  • Enola Holmes
    Enola Holmes2020
  • Wonder
    Wonder2017
  • The Swimmers
    The Swimmers2022
  • Skins
    Skins7 seasons
  • The Aeronauts
    The Aeronauts2019
  • A Long Way Down
    A Long Way Down2014
  • Help
    Help2021
  • This Is England '88
    This Is England '883 episodes
  • This Is England '86
    This Is England '863 seasons
  • This Is England '90
    This Is England '904 episodes
  • Toxic Town
    Toxic Town4 episodes
  • Radioactive
    Radioactive2019
  • JOY - The Birth of IVF
    JOY - The Birth of IVF2024
  • The Fades
    The Fades6 episodes
  • Lord of the Flies
    Lord of the Flies5 episodes
  • How I Live Now
    How I Live Now2013
  • Am I Being Unreasonable?
    Am I Being Unreasonable?2 seasons

Cinematografie

2026
2026
Lord of the Flies · as Executive Producer
2025
The Hack · as Executive Producer
2025
Adolescence · as Executive Producer
2025
Toxic Town · as Executive Producer
2023
Best Interests · as Executive Producer
2022
Enola Holmes 2 · as Executive Producer
2022
Am I Being Unreasonable? · as Executive Producer
2022
Then Barbara Met Alan · as Executive Producer
2021
Help · as Executive Producer
2020
The Eddy · as Executive Producer
2019
The Aeronauts · as Executive Producer
2019
His Dark Materials · as Executive Producer
2019
The Accident (2019) · as Executive Producer
2018
Kiri · as Executive Producer
2016
National Treasure · as Executive Producer
2015
The Last Panthers · as Executive Producer
2014
Glue · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
2011
The Fades · as Executive Producer
2010
This Is England · as Executive ProducerOp Plex
2009
Cast Offs · as Associate Producer
Seance on a Wet Afternoon · as Executive Producer

2015
This Is England '90 · as Carrotbum
2010

2026
2026
83rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Recipient
2025
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg · as Self - Writer And Producer
2018
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner
2006
The ONE Show · as Self - Guest
2000
BBC Breakfast · as Self
1988
This Morning · as Self
1982
Channel 4 News · as Self
1980
Newsnight · as Self
1979
Question Time · as Self - Panellist
1978

2024
2020
The Eddy · as Story
2019
The Aeronauts · as Story
2013
How I Live Now · as Additional Material