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Jack Thorne(I)

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Jack Thorne
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Jack Thorne was born on 6 December 1978 in Bristol, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Adolescence (2025), Wonder (2017) and The Aeronauts (2019). He is married to Rachel Mason.
BornDecember 6, 1978
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BornDecember 6, 1978
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 24 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Known for

    Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in Adolescence (2025)
    Adolescence
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Jacob Tremblay, and Gidget in Wonder (2017)
    Wonder
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Aeronauts (2019)
    The Aeronauts
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2019
    Robbie Coltrane and Julie Walters in National Treasure (2016)
    National Treasure
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Untitled Sam Mendes Beatles Project
      • Writer
      • Filming
      • 2028
    • Untitled Ringo Starr Biopic
      • Writer
      • Filming
      • 2028
    • Untitled Paul McCartney Biopic
      • script
      • Filming
      • 2028
    • Untitled John Lennon Biopic
      • script
      • Filming
      • 2028
    • Untitled George Harrison Biopic
      • script
      • Filming
      • 2028
    • Wavewalker: Breaking Free
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Untitled Millie Bobby Brown David Harbour Netflix Spy Series
      • created by
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Treasure Island
      • written by
      • Pre-production
    • Stranger Things: The First Shadow
      • based on an original story by
      • Pre-production
    • Seance on a Wet Afternoon
      • screenplay
      • Filming
    • Jane
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production
    • Disability Monologues
      • Writer
      • In Development
      • TV Series
    • Chork
      • Writer
      • Post-production
    • Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Himesh Patel, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 3 (2026)
      Enola Holmes 3
      5.7
      • written by
      • 2026
    • Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu in Falling (2026)
      Falling
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 2026
    • David McKenna in Lord of the Flies (2026)
      Lord of the Flies
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • adapted for television by
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2026
    • Robert Carlyle and David Tennant in The Hack (2025)
      The Hack
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • created for television by
      • written by
      • writer
      • 2025
    • Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in Adolescence (2025)
      Adolescence
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2025
    • Jodie Whittaker in Toxic Town (2025)
      Toxic Town
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • written by
      • created by
      • 2025
    • Bill Nighy, James Norton, and Thomasin McKenzie in Joy (2024)
      Joy
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2024
    • An Almost Christmas Story (2024)
      An Almost Christmas Story
      7.0
      Short
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2024
    • Mark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn in National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)
      National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
      8.5
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Michael Sheen, Niamh Moriarty, and Sharon Horgan in Best Interests (2023)
      Best Interests
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson, Brian Fisher, Kit Connor, and Dafne Keen in His Dark Materials (2019)
      His Dark Materials
      7.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • developed for television by
      • adaptation (developed for television by)
      • 2019–2022
    • Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Serrana Su-Ling Bliss, Abbie Hern, Gabriel Tierney, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Himesh Patel, Róisín Monaghan, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
      Enola Holmes 2
      6.8
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2022
    • Manal Issa and Nathalie Issa in The Swimmers (2022)
      The Swimmers
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Ruth Madeley and Arthur Hughes in Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)
      Then Barbara Met Alan
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2022
    • National Theatre Live: After Life (2021)
      National Theatre Live: After Life
      • writer
      • 2021

    Producer

    • Untitled Millie Bobby Brown David Harbour Netflix Spy Series
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Treasure Island
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Seance on a Wet Afternoon
      • executive producer
      • Filming
    • Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Himesh Patel, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 3 (2026)
      Enola Holmes 3
      5.7
      • produced by
      • 2026
    • David McKenna in Lord of the Flies (2026)
      Lord of the Flies
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Robert Carlyle and David Tennant in The Hack (2025)
      The Hack
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper in Adolescence (2025)
      Adolescence
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Jodie Whittaker in Toxic Town (2025)
      Toxic Town
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Selin Hizli, Daisy May Cooper, and Lenny Rush in Am I Being Unreasonable? (2022)
      Am I Being Unreasonable?
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2025
    • Equal Play (2024)
      Equal Play
      8.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • James McAvoy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson, Brian Fisher, Kit Connor, and Dafne Keen in His Dark Materials (2019)
      His Dark Materials
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer: New Line Cinema
      • executive producer
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2019–2022
    • Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Serrana Su-Ling Bliss, Abbie Hern, Gabriel Tierney, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Himesh Patel, Róisín Monaghan, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
      Enola Holmes 2
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Ruth Madeley and Arthur Hughes in Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)
      Then Barbara Met Alan
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Stephen Graham and Jodie Comer in Help (2021)
      Help
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Joanna Kulig and André Holland in The Eddy (2020)
      The Eddy
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Mark Lewis Jones, Sarah Lancashire, Joanna Scanlan, Adrian Scarborough, and Genevieve Barr in The Accident (2019)
      The Accident
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in The Aeronauts (2019)
      The Aeronauts
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • National Treasure: Kiri (2018)
      National Treasure: Kiri
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018

    Actor

    • On with Kara Swisher (2022)
      On with Kara Swisher
      3.2
      Podcast Series
      • 2025
    • Vicky McClure, Andrew Shim, Thomas Turgoose, and Rosamund Hanson in This Is England '90 (2015)
      This Is England '90
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Carrotbum
      • 2015
    • This Is England '86 (2010)
      This Is England '86
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Carrotbum
      • 2010
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
    • Born
      • December 6, 1978
      • Bristol, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Rachel Mason? - present
    • Other works
      Wrote "Burying Your Brother In The Pavement" for the National Theatre's Connections Festival.
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      • 1 Article

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    • Trivia
      Is a graduate of the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writer's Programme.

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