Jack Thorne

Writing · born 6 December 1978 · Bristol, England, UK

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. 

Where to start: Making of Lord of the Flies (2026).