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John Wells

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Showrunner / Television Producer / Theatrical Producer | * 05/28/1956 (67) | Alexandria, Virginia (United States of America (USA))
John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956) is an American producer, writer, and director. He is best known for his role as showrunner and executive producer of the television series ER, Third Watch, The West Wing, Southland, Shameless, Animal Kingdom, and American Woman, as well as the miniseries Maid and the upcoming series Rescue: HI-Surf. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California. Wells is also a labor leader, having served as president of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1999 to 2001 and from 2009 to 2011. Wells serves on the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) Board of Governors. In 2011, he developed the series Shameless ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

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A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional wom ...

August: Osage County

R

2013 | 3.4/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Drama
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Bobby Walker lives the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and two co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to ...

The Company Men

R

2010 | 3.3/5 | 1h 44min
Drama
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The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have ...

The West Wing

TV-14

1999 | 4.1/5 | 45min per episode
Drama
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ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room. ...

ER

TV-14

1994 | 3.9/5 | 45min per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for John Wells

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with John Wells as Crew(28)

Production/Executive Producer2019 Doom: Annihilation
Production/Producer2015 Love & Mercy
Directing/Director2015 Burnt
Production/Producer2015 Burnt
Production/Executive Producer2014 Electric Slide
Directing/Director2013 August: Osage County
Directing/Director2010 The Company Men
Production/Producer2010 The Company Men
Writing/Screenplay2010 The Company Men
Production/Executive Producer2010 Dirty Girl
Production/Executive Producer2009 Cracks
Production/Executive Producer2008 Gigantic
Production/Executive Producer2007 Then She Found Me
Production/Executive Producer2007 Savage Grace
Production/Executive Producer2007 I'm Not There
Production/Executive Producer2006 Infamous
Production/Executive Producer2006 Mrs. Harris
Production/Producer2005 Doom
Production/Producer2005 Duma
Production/Executive Producer2004 A Dirty Shame
Production/Producer2003 The Good Thief
Production/Producer2002 White Oleander
Production/Executive Producer2002 Far from Heaven
Production/Co-Executive Producer1997 The Peacemaker
Writing/Writer1996 Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Production/Co-Executive Producer1992 The Nightman
Writing/Writer1992 The Nightman
Production/Producer1987 Nice Girls Don't Explode

TV Shows/Series with John Wells as Crew(31)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Maid
Directing/Director2021 Maid
Crew/Creator2020 Shameless Hall of Shame
Directing/Director2016 Animal Kingdom
Writing/Writer2016 Animal Kingdom
Production/Executive Producer2016 Animal Kingdom
Directing/Director2011 Shameless
Writing/Writer2011 Shameless
Creator/Creator2011 Shameless
Crew/Creator2011 Shameless
Production/Producer2009 Southland
Writing/Writer2009 Southland
Writing/Writer2006 Smith
Production/Executive Producer2006 Smith
Creator/Creator2006 Smith
Writing/Writer2002 Presidio Med
Creator/Creator2002 Presidio Med
Writing/Writer2001 Citizen Baines
Production/Executive Producer1999 The West Wing
Writing/Writer1999 The West Wing
Writing/Writer1999 Third Watch
Directing/Director1999 Third Watch
Creator/Creator1999 Third Watch
Directing/Director1994 ER
Production/Executive Producer1994 ER
Writing/Writer1994 ER
Writing/Teleplay1994 ER
Writing/Writer1988 China Beach
Directing/Director1988 China Beach
Production/Producer1988 China Beach
Creator/Creator1988 China Beach

Full Name: John Wells
Born: Monday, 05/28 1956 (May) in Alexandria, Virginia (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 67 years + 333 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Carnegie Mellon University
Member of: National Academy of Sciences
Other names for John Wells (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Wells (filmmaker)"
"John Wells (Produzent)"
John Wells frequently works together with these people:
Christopher Chulack (13x, Crew)
Lydia Woodward (12x, Crew)
Christine Vachon (11x, Crew)
Carol Flint (8x, Crew)
Lance Gentile (7x, Crew)
John Sacret Young (7x, Crew)
William H. Macy (6x, Actor)
Mimi Leder (6x, Crew)
Joe Sachs (6x, Crew)
Neal Baer (6x, Crew)
Nelson McCormick (6x, Crew)
Laura Innes (5x, Actress)

Other people with this name: John Wells (GB)

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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:91322, Added: 05/26/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024