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Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne
Born (1978-12-06) 6 December 1978 (age 38)
Bristol, England, UK
Occupation Playwright, screenwriter
Nationality British
Period 2005–present
Notable awards
  • 2009 Best British Newcomer at the London Film Festival
  • Sony Radio Academy Gold Award for Best Drama - 2010
  • Fringe First Winner - 2010
  • Royal Television Society Best Writer (Drama) - 2011 (with Shane Meadows)
  • BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series (The Fades) - 2012
  • BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial (This is England 88) - 2012
  • BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama ("Don't Take My Baby") - 2016
  • BAFTA TV Awards for Best Drama Serial ("This Is England '90") - 2016
  • Jameson Empire Award - Best TV Series ("This Is England '90") - 2016

Jack Thorne (born 6 December 1978) is an English screenwriter and playwright.

Born in Bristol, England, he has written for radio, theatre and film, most notably on the TV shows Skins, Cast-offs, This Is England '86, This Is England '88, This Is England '90, The Fades, The Last Panthers and the feature film The Scouting Book for Boys. He currently lives in London.

Thorne was educated at St. Bartholomew's School, Newbury, Berkshire. He matriculated in 1998 at Pembroke College, Cambridge

Thorne's plays for stage include When You Cure Me (Bush Theatre, 2005), Fanny and Faggot (Finborough Theatre and tour 2007), Stacy (Arcola Theatre and Trafalgar Studios, 2007), Burying Your Brother in the Pavement (Royal National Theatre Connections Festival 2008), 2 May 1997 (Bush Theatre 2009), Bunny (Underbelly and tour 2010) which won a Fringe First at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival and Hope (Royal Court Theatre, 2014). He also collaborated on Greenland (2011) with Moira Buffini, Penelope Skinner and Matt Charman at the National Theatre.


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