John Wells

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Known For

Production

Known Credits

2

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-05-28 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Alexandria, Virginia, USA

John Wells

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.

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Acting

1996
Gulliver's Travels as Flimnap The Treasurer
1985
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol as the Ghost of Christmas Past

Creator

2011
Shameless as Creator
2006
Smith as Creator
2002
Presidio Med as Creator
1999
Third Watch as Creator
1988
China Beach as Creator

Crew

Directing

2025
The Pitt: Season 1 as Director
2025
The Pitt as Director
2024
Rescue: HI-Surf as Director
2021
Maid as Director
2016
Animal Kingdom as Director
2015
Burnt as Director
2013
August: Osage County as Director
2011
Shameless as Director
2010
The Company Men as Director
1999
Third Watch as Director
1994
ER as Director
1988
China Beach as Director

Production

Just Cause as Executive Producer
UNTAMED as Executive Producer
2025
The Pitt as Executive Producer
2024
Rescue: HI-Surf as Executive Producer
2024
Emperor of Ocean Park as Executive Producer
2021
Maid as Executive Producer
2019
Doom: Annihilation as Executive Producer
2016
Animal Kingdom as Executive Producer
2015
Burnt as Producer
2015
Love & Mercy as Producer
2014
Electric Slide as Executive Producer
2011
Mildred Pierce as Executive Producer
2010
The Company Men as Producer
2010
Dirty Girl as Executive Producer
2009
Cracks as Executive Producer
2009
Southland as Producer
2009
Motherhood as Executive Producer
2008
Gigantic as Executive Producer
2007
I'm Not There as Executive Producer
2007
Then She Found Me as Executive Producer
2007
Savage Grace as Executive Producer
2006
Infamous as Executive Producer
2006
Smith as Executive Producer
2006
Mrs. Harris as Executive Producer
2005
Doom as Producer
2005
The Notorious Bettie Page as Executive Producer
2005
Duma as Producer
2004
A Dirty Shame as Executive Producer
2002
Far from Heaven as Executive Producer
2002
White Oleander as Producer
2002
The Good Thief as Producer
1999
The West Wing as Executive Producer
1997
The Peacemaker as Co-Executive Producer
1994
ER as Executive Producer
1992
The Nightman as Co-Executive Producer
1988
China Beach as Producer
1987
Nice Girls Don't Explode as Producer

Writing

Just Cause as Writer
2016
Animal Kingdom as Writer
2011
Shameless as Writer
2010
The Company Men as Screenplay
2009
Southland as Writer
2006
Smith as Writer
2002
Presidio Med as Writer
2001
Citizen Baines as Writer
1999
Third Watch as Writer
1999
Third Watch as Teleplay
1999
The West Wing as Writer
1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story as Writer
1994
ER as Writer
1994
ER as Teleplay
1992
The Nightman as Writer
1988
China Beach as Writer
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