Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1978-12-06 (45 years old)

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Biography

Jack Thorne is an English screenwriter and playwright who has written for radio, theatre and film. Thorne began his TV career writing on Shameless and Skins, before writing Cast Offs in 2009. He has since created the shows Glue, The Last Panthers, Kiri and The Accident. He is also the writer of the television adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. He has won five BAFTA awards: Best Mini-Series for This is England ’88, Best Drama Series for The Fades, Best Single Drama for Don't Take My Baby, Best Serial for This is England ’90 and Best Original Series for National Treasure.


Thorne's feature film credits include The Scouting Book for Boys, War Book, A Long Way Down, Wonder (starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson) and The Aeronauts (starring Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne). Thorne is also a prolific playwright, having written the critically acclaimed The Solid Life of Sugar Water, Hope, The End of History, and adaptations of Let the Right One In at the Royal Court, and Woyzeck (starring John Boyega) and A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic. He also wrote the stage play for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child based on an original story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany, which won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in 2017 and the 2018 Tony Award for Best Play.

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Filmography

all 45

Writer 38

Movies 25

TV Shows 20

Producer 3

self 2

Creator 1

Writer
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)

Movie
Creator / Writer
Best Interests

Best Interests (2023)

TV
Writer
Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2 (2022)

Movie
7
Writer
The Swimmers

The Swimmers (2022)

Movie
8
Executive Producer
Am I Being Unreasonable?

Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022)

TV
Writer
Then Barbara Met Alan

Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)

Movie
Writer
National Theatre Live: After Life

National Theatre Live: After Life (2021)

Movie
Writer
Help

Help (2021)

Movie
Writer
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (2020)

Movie
Writer
Dirt Music

Dirt Music (2020)

Movie
Writer
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes (2020)

Movie
6.42
Writer
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (2020)

Movie
6.38
Self - Interviewed Guest
Kermode and Mayo’s Home Entertainment Service

Kermode and Mayo’s Home Entertainment Service (2020)

TV
Writer
The Eddy

The Eddy (2020)

TV
Writer
Radioactive

Radioactive (2020)

Movie
Writer
The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts (2019)

Movie
2
Writer
His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials (2019)

TV
6.1
Creator / Executive Producer / Writer
The Accident

The Accident (2019)

TV
Creator
The Virtues

The Virtues (2019)

TV
Creator / Writer
Kiri

Kiri (2018)

TV
6
Writer
Wonder

Wonder (2017)

Movie
7.42
Writer
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017)

TV
3.5
Creator / Writer
National Treasure

National Treasure (2016)

TV
Writer
The Last Panthers

The Last Panthers (2015)

TV
Carrotbum
This Is England '90

This Is England '90 (2015)

TV
Writer
War Book

War Book (2015)

Movie
Writer
Don't Take My Baby

Don't Take My Baby (2015)

Movie
Creator / Idea / Writer / Idea
Glue

Glue (2014)

TV
8
Writer
A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down (2014)

Movie
9
Writer
How I Live Now

How I Live Now (2013)

Movie
4
Writer
Jonah

Jonah (2013)

Movie
6
Creator / Writer
This Is England '88

This Is England '88 (2011)

TV
Writer
The Fades

The Fades (2011)

TV
4.8
Creator / Writer
This Is England '86

This Is England '86 (2010)

TV
Writer
The Scouting Book for Boys

The Scouting Book for Boys (2010)

Movie
Writer
Cast Offs

Cast Offs (2009)

TV
Writer
Skins

Skins (2007)

TV
7.5
Self - Panellist
Question Time

Question Time (1979)

TV
Writer
TRON: Ares

TRON: Ares

Movie
Writer
Sovereign

Sovereign

Movie
Writer
The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Movie
Writer
Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Movie
Writer
Joy

Joy

Movie
Executive Producer / Writer
Toxic Town

Toxic Town

TV
Writer
The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.7
Based on 969 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1978-12-06 (45 years old)

Birth Place
Bristol, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom


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