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Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne

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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TRON: Ares

TRON: Ares

2025

Screenplay

Adolescence

Adolescence

2025

Executive Producer, Writer, Creator

Toxic Town

Toxic Town

2025

Executive Producer, Writer, Creator

Joy

Joy

2024

Writer, Story

An Almost Christmas Story

An Almost Christmas Story

2024

Story, Screenplay

Equal Play

Equal Play

2024

Executive Producer

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

2024

Writer

Best Interests

Best Interests

2023

Writer, Creator

Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2

2022

Writer, Executive Producer

The Swimmers

The Swimmers

2022

Writer

Am I Being Unreasonable?

Am I Being Unreasonable?

2022

Executive Producer

Then Barbara Met Alan

Then Barbara Met Alan

2022

Executive Producer, Writer

National Theatre Live: After Life

National Theatre Live: After Life

2021

Writer

Help

Help

2021

Writer

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2020

Writer

Dirt Music

Dirt Music

2020

Screenplay

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020

Screenplay

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

2020

Screenplay

The Eddy

The Eddy

2020

Executive Producer, Writer, Story, Creator

Radioactive

Radioactive

2020

Screenplay

The Aeronauts

The Aeronauts

2019

Story, Executive Producer, Screenplay

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

2019

Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

The Accident

The Accident

2019

Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

The Virtues

The Virtues

2019

Writer, Creator

Kiri

Kiri

2018

Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

Wonder

Wonder

2017

Screenplay

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

2017

Writer

National Treasure

National Treasure

2016

Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

The Last Panthers

The Last Panthers

2015

Creator, Writer, Creator

This Is England '90

This Is England '90

2015

Writer

War Book

War Book

2015

Writer

Don't Take My Baby

Don't Take My Baby

2015

Writer

Glue

Glue

2014

Creator, Writer, Idea, Executive Producer, Creator

A Long Way Down

A Long Way Down

2014

Screenplay

Jonah

Jonah

2013

Writer

This Is England '88

This Is England '88

2011

Writer, Creator

The Fades

The Fades

2011

Writer, Screenplay, Creator

This Is England '86

This Is England '86

2010

Writer, Creator

The Scouting Book for Boys

The Scouting Book for Boys

2010

Writer

Cast Offs

Cast Offs

2009

Creator

Skins

Skins

2007

Writer

The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Screenplay

Sovereign

Sovereign

Screenplay

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Screenplay

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Screenplay

Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

Executive Producer, Writer

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