Cast & creator
Jack Thorne
Best known for The One Show, Skins, Newsnight
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.
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film credits
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television credits
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1978–2028 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (130)
Showing 130 of 130 credits
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Skins
Writer
2007
Newsnight
Self
1980
Shameless
Writer
2004
The South Bank Show
1978
Question Time
Self - Panellist
1979
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self - Writer and Producer
2022
His Dark Materials
Writer
2019His Dark Materials
Executive Producer
2019His Dark Materials
Creator
2019
This Is England '86
2010This Is England '86
Writer
2010This Is England '86
Executive Producer
2010
Adolescence
Executive Producer
2025Adolescence
Writer
2025Adolescence
Creator
2025Adolescence
Creator
2025
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Writer
2017
Wonder
Screenplay
2017
Enola Holmes 3
Producer
2026Enola Holmes 3
Writer
2026
Enola Holmes 2
Executive Producer
2022Enola Holmes 2
Screenplay
2022Enola Holmes 2
Story
2022
Enola Holmes
Screenplay
2020
Lord of the Flies
Executive Producer
2026Lord of the Flies
Writer
2026Lord of the Flies
Adaptation
2026Lord of the Flies
Creator
2026
The Hack
Writer
2025The Hack
Executive Producer
2025The Hack
Creator
2025
Skins
Writer
2011Skins
Story
2011
Falling
Screenplay
2026Falling
Writer
2026Falling
Creator
2026
Best Interests
Writer
2023Best Interests
Executive Producer
2023Best Interests
Creator
2023
The Secret Garden
Screenplay
2020
Toxic Town
Executive Producer
2025Toxic Town
Writer
2025Toxic Town
Creator
2025
The Eddy
Executive Producer
2020The Eddy
Writer
2020The Eddy
Story
2020The Eddy
Creator
2020
The Aeronauts
Story
2019The Aeronauts
Screenplay
2019The Aeronauts
Executive Producer
2019
The Swimmers
Writer
2022
National Treasure
Writer
2016National Treasure
Executive Producer
2016National Treasure
Creator
2016
The Last Panthers
Writer
2015The Last Panthers
Executive Producer
2015The Last Panthers
Creator
2015
Coming Up
Writer
2003
The Fades
Writer
2011The Fades
Screenplay
2011The Fades
Executive Producer
2011The Fades
Creator
2011
Glue
Writer
2014Glue
Idea
2014Glue
Executive Producer
2014Glue
Creator
2014
A Long Way Down
Screenplay
2014
An Almost Christmas Story
Story
2024An Almost Christmas Story
Screenplay
2024
The Virtues
Writer
2019
Sinbad
Writer
2012
The Accident
Writer
2019The Accident
Executive Producer
2019The Accident
Creator
2019
This Is England '90
Carrotbum
2015This Is England '90
Writer
2015
Radioactive
Screenplay
2020
Kiri
Writer
2018Kiri
Executive Producer
2018Kiri
Creator
2018
Am I Being Unreasonable?
Executive Producer
2022
This Is England '88
Writer
2011Treasure Island
Executive Producer
2027Treasure Island
Screenplay
2027
JOY
Writer
2024JOY
Story
2024
Dirt Music
Screenplay
2020
Cast Offs
Writer
2009Cast Offs
Executive Producer
2009Cast Offs
Associate Producer
2009Cast Offs
Co-Producer
2009Cast Offs
Creator
2009Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Story
The Beatles: John
Writer
2028
The Scouting Book for Boys
Writer
2010
The Beatles: Paul
Writer
2028Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Screenplay
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
Executive Producer
The Beatles: George
Writer
2028
Help
Writer
2021Help
Executive Producer
2021
The Beatles: Ringo
Writer
2028Untitled Jack Thorne Spy Thriller
Executive Producer
Untitled Jack Thorne Spy Thriller
Writer
Untitled Jack Thorne Spy Thriller
Creator
National Theatre Live: After Life
Writer
2021
Making of Lord of the Flies
Self
2026Making of Lord of the Flies
Thanks
2026
Jane
Screenplay
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Writer
2024Letters to My Younger Future Self
2026Sovereign
Screenplay
Then Barbara Met Alan
Writer
2022Then Barbara Met Alan
Executive Producer
2022
Jonah
Writer
2013Don't Take My Baby
Writer
2015
CripTales
Writer
2020
War Book
Writer
2015
Equal Play
Executive Producer
2024The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Screenplay
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
Writer
A Christmas Carol
Writer
2020The Swarm
Producer
2011The Unheard
Creator
The Unheard
Executive Producer
The Unheard
Creator
A Supermarket Love Song
Screenplay
2006Chork
Writer
The Mascot
Screenplay
2005