Jack Thorne
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Born December 6, 1978 (47 years old)·Bristol, England, UK·Male
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).
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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.
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Filmography
113 credits across 71 titlesWriting
61 creditsActing
3 creditsCreator
16 creditsProduction
26 creditsCrew
1 creditAs self
5 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
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1 creditProjects with no date and no confirmation, some of which will never be made.
