Jack Thorne
Writing
Born: December 6, 1978 (age 47) · Bristol, England, UK
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Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Wonder
2017
Enola Holmes
2020
Enola Holmes 2
2022
His Dark Materials
2019
Adolescence
2025
Skins
2007
The Aeronauts
2019
A Long Way Down
2014
Radioactive
2020
The Swimmers
2022
The Secret Garden
2020
Enola Holmes 3
2026
Photos (2)
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (5)
Upcoming (10)
The Beatles: Paul
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The Beatles: George
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The Beatles: Ringo
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The Beatles: John
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Treasure Island
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Treasure Island
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Sovereign
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Séance on a Wet Afternoon
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Séance on a Wet Afternoon
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Jane
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Shameless
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Skins
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The Accident
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His Dark Materials
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Enola Holmes 3
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Adolescence
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Wonder
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Enola Holmes
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Falling
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Falling
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Enola Holmes 2
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Enola Holmes 2
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Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies
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Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
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The Hack
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An Almost Christmas Story
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An Almost Christmas Story
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Sinbad
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The Eddy
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The Eddy
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Toxic Town
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The Last Panthers
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The Secret Garden
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A Long Way Down
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The Aeronauts
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The Aeronauts
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National Treasure
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Radioactive
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The Fades
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The Fades
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The Swimmers
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Coming Up
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Glue
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Skins
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This Is England '86
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The Virtues
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This Is England '90
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Joy
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Joy
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Cast Offs
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This Is England '88
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Dirt Music
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Best Interests
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Kiri
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Help
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National Theatre Live: After Life
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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
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The Scouting Book for Boys
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Then Barbara Met Alan
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Toxic Town
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National Treasure
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The Fades
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This Is England '86
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Falling
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Toxic Town
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National Treasure
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