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Gender: Male

Place of birth: Bristol, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 41


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Skins
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8

Skins

(2007) Writer
His Dark Materials
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8

His Dark Materials

(2019) Executive Producer
Wonder
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8

Wonder

(2017) Screenplay
Enola Holmes 2
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7

Enola Holmes 2

(2022) Executive Producer
The Aeronauts
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7

The Aeronauts

(2019) Executive Producer
Enola Holmes
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7

Enola Holmes

(2020) Screenplay
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
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7
The Secret Garden
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6

The Secret Garden

(2020) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2015 Carrotbum
1979 Self - Panellist
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Screenplay
2023 Writer
2022 Writer
Writer
Writer
2021 Writer
Writer
2020 Writer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
Story
Screenplay
2019 Story
Screenplay
Writer
Writer
Writer
2018 Writer
2017 Screenplay
Writer
2016 Writer
2015 Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
2014 Writer
Idea
Screenplay
2013 Writer
2011 Writer
Writer
Screenplay
2010 Writer
Writer
2007 Writer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
Writer
Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2022 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2020 Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2018 Executive Producer
2016 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Creator
2014 Creator
2011 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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