Jack Thorne Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Jack Thorne Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Quick Infoā
Wife: Rachel Mason
Height: 6' 5"
Age: 45 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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Profession(s) | ⢠Playwright ⢠Television Writer ⢠Screenwriter ⢠Film Producer |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 6' 5" (195 cm) |
Eye Colour | Blue |
Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper (Semi-bald) |
Career | |
Debut | Film (as a writer): The Scouting Book for Boys (2009) ![]() Film (as an executive producer): Help (2021) ![]() TV (as a writer): Shameless (2007) on Showtime ![]() TV (as an executive producer & creator): The Fades (2011) on BBC Three & BBC HD ![]() |
Award(s) | Royal Television Society Awards ⢠Best Writer ā Drama for the film This Is England '86 (2011) ⢠Best Mini-Series for the film National Treasure (2017) ⢠Best Single Drama for the film Help (2022) ⢠Outstanding Contribution to British Television 2022 ⢠RTS Fellowship (2023) BAFTA TV Awards ⢠Best Drama Series for The Fades (2012) ⢠Best Mini-Series for This is England '88 (2012) ⢠Best Single Drama for Don't Take My Baby (2016) ⢠Best Mini-Series for This Is England '90 (2016) ⢠Best Mini-Series for National Treasure (2017) Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards ⢠Outstanding Contribution to Writing (2022) Broadcast Awards ⢠Best Drama Series or Serial for This Is England '90 (2017) ⢠Best Single Drama for Help (2022) ⢠Best Single Drama for Then Barbara Met Alan (2022) Other awards ⢠Best British Newcomer for The Scouting Book for Boys at London Film Festival Awards (2009) ⢠Fringe First for Bunny at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2010) ⢠Best TV Series for This Is England '90 at Jameson Empire Award (2016) ⢠TV series and Serials: Screenplay for National Treasure at Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming (2017) ⢠Best New Play for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Olivier Awards (2017) ⢠Best Play for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Evening Standard Theatre Awards (2017) ⢠Best Play for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at Tony Awards (2018) ⢠Outstanding Adaptation for A Christmas Carol at Drama Desk Awards (2022) ⢠TV Performing Arts at Prix Italia for Crip Tales (2021) ⢠Best Drama at Rose d'Or for Help (2021) ⢠Best Feature Length Film at Banff Rockie Award for Help (2022) ⢠Rockies Grand Jury Prize at Banff Rockie Award for Help (2022) ⢠Best TV Film at Venice TV Awards for Help (2022) ⢠Best TV Movie at Seoul International Drama Awards for Help (2022) ⢠Best TV Movie/Mini Series at International Emmy Awards for Help (2022) ⢠Honorary Fellowship at National Film and Television School (2023) ⢠Best Play at Evening Standard Theatre Awards for The Motive and the Cue (2023) ⢠Best Limited Series for Banff Rockie Award for Best Interests (2024) ⢠Best New Play at Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for The Motive and the Cue (2024) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 6 December 1978 (Wednesday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 45 Years |
Birthplace | Bristol, England |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | British |
Hometown | Bristol, England |
School | St. Bartholomew's School, Newbury, Berkshire (1998) |
College/University | University of Cambridge |
Educational Qualification | Graduation in Social and Political Science (2002) |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Tattoo(s) | On his right wrist ![]() |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Rachel Mason (comedy agent) ![]() |
Children | Son- Elliott |
Parents | Father- Mike (a town planner) Mother- Maggie (a teacher) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Jack Thorne
Jack Thorne grew up in Bristol and Newbury, England.
His mother worked with adults who had learning disabilities. His parents were politically active and supported the Labour Party.
They were also associated with a community theatre and acted in plays. His father wrote and directed many comedy plays.
During his studies at the University of Cambridge, Jack Thorne took part in student drama.
When he was 20 years old, he developed cholinergic urticaria, an allergy to heat. This caused him chronic pain and left the university.
The medication helped him function, but the condition lasted for 10 years.
Jack Thorne was identified as disabled until he attended a Graeae Theatre Company open day. The company is known for encouraging people with disabilities, welcomed him, and he later became its patron. He once talked about the company in a media conversation. He said,
They taught me a lot of things about how to make drama.ā
In 2002, he returned to college and finished his graduation at the University of Cambridge.
In 2005, Jack Thorne wrote the play āWhen You Cure Me,ā which premiered at the Bush Theatre.
A still from the play When You Cure Me
He then went on to write many theatre plays including āFanny and Faggotā (2004, Edinburgh Festival Fringe; 2007, Finborough Theatre), āBunnyā (2010, Underbelly), and āHopeā (2014, Royal Court Theatre).
Jack Thorne has written four radio plays including āWhen You Cure Meā (BBC Radio 3, 2006), āLeft at the Angelā (BBC Radio 4, 2007), āThe Hunchback of Notre Dameā (BBC Radio 4, 2009), and āPeople Snogging in Public Placesā (BBC Radio 3, 2009).
He has written various television shows such as āSkinsā (2007) and āShameless (2007).ā
In 2009, his film, āThe Scouting Book for Boys,ā won him Best Newcomer at the London Film Festival. The jury praised his poetic writing and storytelling skills.
Jack Thorne has co-written the television shows āThis Is England 86ā (2010), āThis Is England 88ā (2011), and āThis Is England 90ā (2015).
In August 2010, he wrote a supernatural television show called āTouch,ā later renamed āThe Fadesā which aired on BBC Three.
A still from the television show The Fades
In 2011, his play āA Summer Nightā (which aired on BBC Radio 3) was performed live at the Free Thinking festival. He wrote this play as his response to the 2011 London riots.
In 2012, his play āPeople Snogging in Public Placesā was translated into French as Regarder passer les trains and broadcast by France-Culture.
On 8 May 2013, Jack Thorne wrote the film āWonder,ā which was based on the novel by R.J. Palacio. He co-wrote the script with Steve Conrad and Stephen Chbosky, and the film starred Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, and Jacob Tremblay.
He then started writing films for both UK and US producers, including āWar Bookā (2014) and āA Long Way Downā (2014), which was based on Nick Hornbyās novel.
Jack Thorne then went on to write many films such as āPinocchioā (2018), āThe Aeronautsā (2019), āRadioactiveā (2020), āHelpā (2021), and āEnola Holmes 2ā (2022).
The poster of the film Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
The film āHelpā tells the true story of Barbara Lisicki and Alan Holdsworth, founders of the Disabled Peopleās Direct Action Network (DAN). The organisation was set in 1989. the film showed their journey as disabled cabaret performers, and their fight for disability rights, which led to the Disability Discrimination Act of 1995.
In 2014, his teen murder television show āGlueā premiered on E4 and was nominated for Best Multichannel Programme at the 2015 Broadcast Awards.
Jack Thorne then went on to write many television shows including āThe Last Panthersā (2015), āDonāt Take My Babyā (2016), āNational Treasureā (2016), āThe Eddyā (2017), āKiriā (2018), āThe Accidentā (2019), and āThen Barbara Met Alanā (2022).
Thorne has long supported the disabled community in the arts.
Jack Thorne has written several plays and shows about disability such as āThe Hunchback of Notre Dameā (2009), āCast Offsā (2009), āDonāt Take My Babyā (2015), āCripTalesā (2020), and āThen Barbara Met Alanā (2022).
A still from the show Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)
In 2016, he wrote the stage play āHarry Potter and the Cursed Child,ā based on a story written by him, J.K. Rowling, and John Tiffany. It has been performed at the Palace Theatre, London (since August 2016), Lyric Theatre, Broadway (since April 2018), Princess Theatre, Melbourne (since February 2019), and Curran Theatre, San Francisco (since December 2019).
In 2017, Jack Thorne adapted āWoyzeck,ā a stage play written by Georg Büchner for the Old Vic. It starred John Boyega.
He wrote a new version of the play āA Christmas Carolā by Charles Dickens for the Old Vicās 2017 Christmas Season.
In 2018, he rewrote āthe King Kongā musical for its Broadway debut.
In 2019, Jack Thorne wrote the play āThe End of Historyā for the Royal Court Theatre.
The same year, his play āSundayā premiered at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York.
In 2019, āA Christmas Carolā was performed on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. In 2020, it was broadcast live through Old Vic: On Camera television series due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The poster of the play āA Christmas Carolā
In June 2021, his adaptation of the film āAfter Lifeā opened at the National Theatre, London.
In August 2021, Jack Thorne gave the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
According to him, more disabled stories should be written and performed by disabled people to make hidden issues more visible on television.
In 2022, he was diagnosed as autistic. He was inspired to get tested after hearing a question on Desert Island Discs.
In April 2023, his play āThe Motive and the Cue,ā directed by Sam Mendes, opened at the Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre.
In June 2023, his play āWhen Winston Went to War with the Wireless,ā about the BBC during the 1926 General Strike, premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Katy Rudd.
In 2023, Jack Thorne wrote a television series of the novel āLord of the Flies.ā
He then wrote āToxic Town,ā a television series about the Corby toxic waste scandal.
The poster of the television series Toxic Town
In 2024, Jack Thorne wrote about the News International phone hacking scandal for the television series āThe Hack,ā which aired on ITV and STV.
After his marriage, Thorne and his wife went through many IVF attempts to have their son, Elliott. This experience later inspired them to create the film Joy.
His sister-in-law, Cath, is the long-term partner of comedian Frank Skinner.
Once, during a media conversation, he talked about his mental health. He said,
Iām a slightly deranged adult.ā āIām not very good with other people.ā āIām mental.ā
Jack Thorne is tall and full of nervous energy. He makes restless movements of his toes. He gets distracted easily, so he never rides a bike. He does not like the subway, so he walks long distances.
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