Jack Thorne
Jack Thorne (born 6 December 1978) is a British playwright, screenwriter, and producer. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Thorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
- 2015This Is England '90Carrotbum4 ep.
- 2010This Is England '864 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2026FallingScreenplay, Writer6 ep.
- 2026Lord of the FliesAdaptation, Executive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2025The HackExecutive Producer, Writer7 ep.
- 2025AdolescenceCreator, Executive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2025Toxic TownExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2023Best InterestsExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2022Am I Being Unreasonable?Executive Producer12 ep.
- 2020CripTalesWriter1 ep.
- 2020The EddyExecutive Producer, Story, Writer8 ep.
- 2019His Dark MaterialsExecutive Producer, Writer23 ep.
- 2019The AccidentExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2019The VirtuesWriter4 ep.
- 2018KiriExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2017Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsWriter10 ep.
- 2016National TreasureExecutive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2015The Last PanthersExecutive Producer, Writer6 ep.
- 2015This Is England '90Writer4 ep.
- 2014GlueExecutive Producer, Idea, Writer8 ep.
- 2012SinbadWriter1 ep.
- 2011This Is England '88Writer3 ep.
- 2011The FadesExecutive Producer, Screenplay, Writer6 ep.
- 2011SkinsStory, Writer1 ep.
- 2010This Is England '86Executive Producer, Writer4 ep.
- 2009Cast OffsAssociate Producer, Co-Producer, Executive Producer, Writer6 ep.
- 2007SkinsWriter5 ep.
- 2004ShamelessWriter1 ep.
- 2003Coming UpWriter1 ep.
- —The UnheardCreator, Executive Producer1 ep.
- —Wavewalker: Breaking FreeWriter1 ep.
- —Untitled Jack Thorne Spy ThrillerExecutive Producer, Writer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026The One ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2025Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSelf - Writer and Producer1 ep.
- 2022Question TimeSelf - Panellist2 ep.
- 2025NewsnightSelf1 ep.
- 2019The South Bank Show1 ep.
- 2010This Is England '862 ep.