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Jack Thorne (b. 1978)

Birthplace:
Bristol, England, UK

Born:
December 6, 1978

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Executive Producer:
2019  The Aeronauts
2022  Enola Holmes 2
2022  Then Barbara Met Alan

Screenplay:
2014  A Long Way Down
2017  Wonder
2019  The Aeronauts
2020  Dirt Music
2020  Enola Holmes
2020  Radioactive
2020  The Secret Garden
2022  Enola Holmes 2
2022  Then Barbara Met Alan
2025  TRON: Ares
????  Seance on a Wet Afternoon
????  Sovereign
????  The Alchemist
????  The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Story:
2014  A Long Way Down
2017  Wonder
2019  The Aeronauts
2020  Dirt Music
2020  Enola Holmes
2020  Radioactive
2020  The Secret Garden
2022  Enola Holmes 2
2022  Then Barbara Met Alan
2025  TRON: Ares
????  Seance on a Wet Afternoon
????  Sovereign
????  The Alchemist
????  The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Writer:
2010  The Scouting Book for Boys
2013  Jonah
2014  A Long Way Down
2015  Don't Take My Baby
2015  War Book
2017  Wonder
2019  The Aeronauts
2020  A Christmas Carol
2020  Dirt Music
2020  Enola Holmes
2020  Radioactive
2020  The Secret Garden
2021  Help
2021  National Theatre Live: After Life
2022  Enola Holmes 2
2022  The Swimmers
2022  Then Barbara Met Alan
2024  National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
2025  TRON: Ares
????  Joy
????  Seance on a Wet Afternoon
????  Sovereign
????  The Alchemist
????  The Ocean at the End of the Lane

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
2009  Cast Offs
2010  This Is England '86
2011  The Fades
2011  This Is England '88
2014  Glue
2015  The Last Panthers
2016  National Treasure
2018  Kiri
2019  His Dark Materials
2019  The Accident
2019  The Virtues
2020  The Eddy
2023  Best Interests

Executive Producer:
2009  Cast Offs
2010  This Is England '86
2011  The Fades
2011  This Is England '88
2014  Glue
2015  The Last Panthers
2016  National Treasure
2018  Kiri
2019  His Dark Materials
2019  The Accident
2019  The Virtues
2020  The Eddy
2022  Am I Being Unreasonable?
2023  Best Interests
????  Toxic Town

Idea:
2009  Cast Offs
2010  This Is England '86
2011  The Fades
2011  This Is England '88
2014  Glue
2015  The Last Panthers
2016  National Treasure
2018  Kiri
2019  His Dark Materials
2019  The Accident
2019  The Virtues
2020  The Eddy
2022  Am I Being Unreasonable?
2023  Best Interests
????  Toxic Town

Screenplay:
2009  Cast Offs
2010  This Is England '86
2011  The Fades
2011  This Is England '88
2014  Glue
2015  The Last Panthers
2016  National Treasure
2018  Kiri
2019  His Dark Materials
2019  The Accident
2019  The Virtues
2020  The Eddy
2022  Am I Being Unreasonable?
2023  Best Interests
????  Toxic Town

Story:
2009  Cast Offs
2010  This Is England '86
2011  The Fades
2011  This Is England '88
2014  Glue
2015  The Last Panthers
2016  National Treasure
2018  Kiri
2019  His Dark Materials
2019  The Accident
2019  The Virtues
2020  The Eddy
2022  Am I Being Unreasonable?
2023  Best Interests
????  Toxic Town

Writer:
2007  Skins
2009  Cast Offs
2010  This Is England '86
2011  The Fades
2011  This Is England '88
2014  Glue
2015  The Last Panthers
2015  This Is England '90
2016  National Treasure
2017  Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2018  Kiri
2019  His Dark Materials
2019  The Accident
2019  The Virtues
2020  The Eddy
2022  Am I Being Unreasonable?
2023  Best Interests
????  Toxic Town

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