
- Known for
- Writing
- Credits
- 33 films
- Born
- December 6, 1978 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
Writing
Jack Thorne
Biography
Jack Thorne (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer.
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Thorne is best known for writing the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016), 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 connected mini-series based on the film This Is England – This Is England '86, This Is England '88and This Is England '90 – with director Shane Meadows.
In 2023, Thorne's four-part mini-series Best Interests was released starring Michael Sheen and Sharon Horgan. It was nominated for several awards and won 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.
In 2026, the first-ever TV series adaptation of William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies was released, with Thorne serving as screenwriter, and it received positive reviews.
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Known for
Acting 1
- 2026Making of Lord of the Flies · Self
Writing 25
- —Jane · Screenplay
- 2028The Beatles: Paul · Writer
- 2028The Beatles: John · Writer
- 2028The Beatles: George · Writer
- 2028The Beatles: Ringo · Writer
- 2026Enola Holmes 3 · Writer
- 2024JOY · Writer, Story
- 2024An Almost Christmas Story
Production 6
- 2026Enola Holmes 3 · Producer
- 2024Equal Play · Executive Producer
- 2022Enola Holmes 2 · Executive Producer
- 2022Then Barbara Met Alan · Executive Producer
- 2021Help · Executive Producer
- 2019The Aeronauts · Executive Producer
Crew 1
- 2026Making of Lord of the Flies · Thanks











