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Jack Thorne

Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn December 6, 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
  • This Is England
  • The Secret Garden
  • Glue

Known For

  • Adolescence
  • Enola Holmes 2
  • Enola Holmes
  • Wonder
  • His Dark Materials
  • The Swimmers
  • A Long Way Down
  • Skins
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
  • Help
  • This Is England '90
  • The Aeronauts
  • Toxic Town
  • Radioactive
  • The Fades
  • Joy
  • The Virtues
  • This Is England '88
  • This Is England
  • How I Live Now
  • Skins (US)
  • The Secret Garden
  • National Treasure

Jack Thorne Filmography

2025
The Hack (TV Series)
2025
Adolescence (TV Series)
2025
Toxic Town (TV Series)
2024
2024
2023
Best Interests (TV Series)
2022
2022
2022
2021
2020
2020
Enola Holmes · as Screenplay
2020
2020
The Eddy (TV Series)
2019
Radioactive · as Screenplay
2019
His Dark Materials (TV Series)
2019
2019
Dirt Music · as Screenplay
2019
The Virtues (TV Series)
2018
Kiri (TV Series)
2017
Wonder · as Screenplay
2017
2016
National Treasure (TV Series)
2015
The Last Panthers (TV Series)
2015
2015
2014
2014
A Long Way Down · as Screenplay
2013
2012
Sinbad (TV Series)
2011
2011
The Fades (TV Series)
2011
Skins (US) (TV Series)
2010
2009
Cast Offs (TV Series)
2009
2007
Skins (TV Series)
2004
Shameless (TV Series)
2003
Coming Up (TV Series)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon · as Screenplay

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

2015
This Is England '90 (TV Series) · as Carrotbum
2010

2025
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg (TV Series) · as Self - Writer And Producer
2018
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner
2000
BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self
1988
This Morning (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self
1980
Newsnight (TV Series) · as Self
1979
Question Time (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist
1978
The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self

2024
2024
Let The Right One In · as Adaptation
2019
The Aeronauts · as Story
2014
Glue (TV Series) · as Idea
2013
How I Live Now · as Additional Material

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