Person
John Wells
Production · Born 1956-05-28 · 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
Shameless
Writer
The Pitt
Executive Producer
The West Wing
Writer
Animal Kingdom
Director
ER
Writer
Third Watch
Writer
Southland
Writer
Maid
Executive Producer
China Beach
Writer
UNTAMED
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2025UNTAMEDExecutive Producer
- 2025The PittExecutive Producer
- 2024Rescue: HI-SurfExecutive Producer
- 2024The Emperor of Ocean ParkExecutive Producer
- 2021MaidExecutive Producer
- 2020Shameless Hall of ShameCreator
- 2019Doom: AnnihilationExecutive Producer
- 2016GoatExecutive Producer
- 2016Animal KingdomDirector
- 2015BurntDirector
- 2015Love & MercyProducer
- 2014Electric SlideExecutive Producer
- 2013August: Osage CountyDirector
- 2011Mildred PierceExecutive Producer
- 2011ShamelessWriter
- 2010The Company MenScreenplay
- 2010Dirty GirlExecutive Producer
- 2009CracksExecutive Producer
- 2009SouthlandWriter
- 2009MotherhoodExecutive Producer
- 2008GiganticExecutive Producer
- 2007I'm Not ThereExecutive Producer
- 2007Then She Found MeExecutive Producer
- 2007Savage GraceExecutive Producer
- 2006InfamousExecutive Producer
- 2006SmithWriter
- 2006The Notorious Bettie PageExecutive Producer
- 2006Mrs. HarrisExecutive Producer
- 2005DoomProducer
- 2005DumaProducer
- 2004A Dirty ShameExecutive Producer
- 2003The CompanyExecutive Producer
- 2003The Good ThiefProducer
- 2002Far from HeavenExecutive Producer
- 2002White OleanderProducer
- 2002Presidio MedWriter
- 2002One Hour PhotoExecutive Producer
- 2001Citizen BainesWriter
- 2001The Grey ZoneExecutive Producer
- 1999Third WatchWriter
- 1999The West WingWriter
- 1997The PeacemakerCo-Executive Producer
- 1996Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryWriter
- 1996Gulliver's TravelsFlimnap The Treasurer
- 1994ER: 24 HoursExecutive Producer
- 1994ERWriter
- 1992Angel StreetWriter
- 1992The NightmanWriter
- 1988China BeachWriter
- 1987Nice Girls Don't ExplodeProducer
- 1985Kenny Everett's Christmas Carolthe Ghost of Christmas Past
- —Just CauseExecutive Producer
- —Unaccustomed EarthExecutive Producer
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