Jack Thorne

Biography

Jack Thorne FRSL (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, television writer, 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. Thorne's two 2025 mini-series, Toxic Town and Adolescence, were released on Netflix to widespread critical acclaim. He co-wrote the third instalment in the Tron film franchise, Tron: Ares (2025). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

This Is England '90

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Carrotbum

Question Time

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Self - Panellist

This Is England '86

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Production

2022

Then Barbara Met Alan

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2022

Enola Holmes 2

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2024

Equal Play

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2019

The Aeronauts

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2021

Help

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2011

The Swarm

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His Dark Materials

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The Eddy

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Am I Being Unreasonable?

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The Accident

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Toxic Town

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Kiri

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National Treasure

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Adolescence

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Glue

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Lord of the Flies

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The Hack

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The Last Panthers

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The Fades

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Cast Offs

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Cast Offs

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Cast Offs

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This Is England '86

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Best Interests

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Crew

Directing