Jack Thorne

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-12-06 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Bristol, England, UK

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-wr...

Production

2022

Then Barbara Met Alan

as Executive Producer

2022

The Swimmers

as Writer

2022

2015

2013

Jonah

as Writer

2021

Help

as Writer

2024

Joy

as Writer

-

The Alchemist

as Screenplay

2014

A Long Way Down

as Screenplay

2022

Enola Holmes 2

as Executive Producer

2015

War Book

as Writer

-

Sovereign

as Screenplay

2017

Wonder

as Screenplay

2019

2025

TRON: Ares

as Screenplay

2020

Dirt Music

as Screenplay

2024

Equal Play

as Executive Producer

2020

Enola Holmes

as Screenplay

2019

The Aeronauts

as Screenplay

2019

The Aeronauts

as Executive Producer

2020

Radioactive

as Screenplay

2020

The Secret Garden

as Screenplay

2020

2024

2024

Joy

as Story

-

Enola Holmes 3

as Screenplay

2021

Help

as Executive Producer

2011

The Swarm

as Producer

2006

2005

The Mascot

as Screenplay

2013

-

Chork

as Writer

-

Jane

as Screenplay

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