John Wells

John Wells

Production

Born:
1956-05-28
Place of birth:
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Biography

John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is an American theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California. Wells is also a labor leader, and was elected president of the Writers Guild of America, West in 2009, after serving a prior term in that office from 1999–2001. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Wells (TV producer),licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Unaccustomed Earth

Unaccustomed Earth

2026Executive Producer
TV
UNTAMED

UNTAMED

7.22025Executive Producer
TV
Rescue: HI-Surf

Rescue: HI-Surf

6.72024Executive Producer
TV
The Emperor of Ocean Park

The Emperor of Ocean Park

6.52024Executive Producer
TV
Maid

Maid

8.02021Executive Producer
TV
Red Bird Lane

Red Bird Lane

2021Executive Producer
Movie
Shameless Hall of Shame

Shameless Hall of Shame

8.12020Creator
TV
Doom: Annihilation

Doom: Annihilation

5.02019Executive Producer
Movie
Goat

Goat

5.42016Executive Producer
Movie
Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

7.82016Director
TV
Burnt

Burnt

6.52015Director
Movie
Love & Mercy

Love & Mercy

7.12015Producer
Movie
Electric Slide

Electric Slide

5.02014Executive Producer
Movie
August: Osage County

August: Osage County

6.92013Director
Movie
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

7.02011Executive Producer
TV
Shameless

Shameless

8.22011Director
TV
The Company Men

The Company Men

6.52010Screenplay
Movie
Dirty Girl

Dirty Girl

6.02010Executive Producer
Movie
Cracks

Cracks

6.62009Executive Producer
Movie
Southland

Southland

7.92009Producer
TV
Motherhood

Motherhood

5.02009Executive Producer
Movie
Gigantic

Gigantic

5.62008Executive Producer
Movie
I'm Not There

I'm Not There

6.52007Executive Producer
Movie
Savage Grace

Savage Grace

5.72007Executive Producer
Movie
Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

5.72007Executive Producer
Movie
Infamous

Infamous

6.52006Executive Producer
Movie
Smith

Smith

7.32006Writer
TV
The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page

6.32006Executive Producer
Movie
Doom

Doom

5.22005Producer
Movie
Mrs. Harris

Mrs. Harris

5.82005Executive Producer
Movie
Duma

Duma

7.42005Producer
Movie
A Dirty Shame

A Dirty Shame

5.42004Executive Producer
Movie
The Company

The Company

5.32003Executive Producer
Movie
The Good Thief

The Good Thief

6.12003Producer
Movie
Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven

7.12002Executive Producer
Movie
White Oleander

White Oleander

7.02002Producer
Movie
Presidio Med

Presidio Med

8.02002Writer
TV
One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo

6.72002Executive Producer
Movie
Citizen Baines

Citizen Baines

7.02001Writer
TV
The Grey Zone

The Grey Zone

6.62001Executive Producer
Movie
Third Watch

Third Watch

8.01999Writer
TV
The West Wing

The West Wing

8.31999Executive Producer
TV
The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

6.11997Co-Executive Producer
Movie
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

5.41996Writer
Movie
Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

7.31996Flimnap The Treasurer
TV
ER

ER

7.81994Writer
TV
Angel Street

Angel Street

7.01992Writer
TV
The Nightman

The Nightman

3.21992Writer
Movie
China Beach

China Beach

7.41988Writer
TV
Nice Girls Don't Explode

Nice Girls Don't Explode

4.81987Producer
Movie
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol

6.01985the Ghost of Christmas Past
Movie
Just Cause

Just Cause

Executive Producer
TV