Jack Thorne
Writer

Jack Thorne

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Known For Writing
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Birthday December 6, 1978 (47 years old)
Place of Birth Bristol, England, UK
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Biography

Jack ThorneΒ FRSLΒ (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer.

A massive fan ofΒ hard science fiction, he is best known for writing the stage playΒ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the filmsΒ WonderΒ (2017),Β Enola HolmesΒ (2020) and the latter'sΒ sequelΒ (2022), and the television programmeΒ His Dark Materials (2019–2022). Between 2010 and 2015, Thorne co-wrote three mini-series – This Is England '86,Β This Is England '88, andΒ This Is England '90 – with directorΒ Shane Meadows.Β 

In 2023, Jack Thorne's four-part mini-seriesΒ Best InterestsΒ was released, starringΒ Michael Sheen andΒ Sharon Horgan. It was nominated for several awards, winning Best Limited Series at theΒ Banff Rockie Awards.

Thorne's two 2025 mini-series,Β Toxic TownΒ andΒ Adolescence, were released onΒ NetflixΒ to widespread critical acclaim.

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Filmography (7)

Making of Lord of the Flies 2026
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 2022
This Is England '90 2015
This Is England '86 2010
The One Show 2006
Newsnight 1980
Question Time 1979

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