Production
John Wells
Born May 28, 1956 · 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
6.5 TMDB
Burnt
Director, Producer
8.2 TMDB
Shameless
Writer, Director, Creator
5.2 TMDB
Doom
Producer
6.7 TMDB
One Hour Photo
Executive Producer
6.9 TMDB
August: Osage County
Director
6.1 TMDB
The Peacemaker
Co-Executive Producer
8.7 TMDB
The Pitt
Executive Producer, Director
8.0 TMDB
Maid
Executive Producer, Director
7.8 TMDB
ER
Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Teleplay
6.5 TMDB
The Company Men
Screenplay, Director, Producer
6.5 TMDB
I'm Not There
Executive Producer
7.1 TMDB
Love & Mercy
Producer
7.1 TMDB
Far from Heaven
Executive Producer
8.3 TMDB
The West Wing
Executive Producer, Writer
7.8 TMDB
Animal Kingdom
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
5.0 TMDB
Doom: Annihilation
Executive Producer
7.2 TMDB
UNTAMED
Executive Producer
6.6 TMDB
Cracks
Executive Producer
7.0 TMDB
White Oleander
Producer
5.4 TMDB
A Dirty Shame
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2026Unaccustomed EarthExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2025UNTAMEDExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2025The PittExecutive Producer, DirectorSeries
- 2024Rescue: HI-SurfExecutive Producer, DirectorSeries
- 2024The Emperor of Ocean ParkExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2021MaidExecutive Producer, DirectorSeries
- 2021Red Bird LaneExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2020Shameless Hall of ShameCreatorSeries
- 2019Doom: AnnihilationExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2016GoatExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2016Animal KingdomDirector, Writer, Executive ProducerSeries
- 2015BurntDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2015Love & MercyProducerMovie
- 2014Electric SlideExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2013August: Osage CountyDirectorMovie
- 2011Mildred PierceExecutive ProducerSeries
- 2011ShamelessWriter, Director, CreatorSeries
- 2010The Company MenScreenplay, Director, ProducerMovie
- 2010Dirty GirlExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2009CracksExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2009SouthlandProducer, WriterSeries
- 2009MotherhoodExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2008GiganticExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2007I'm Not ThereExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2007Savage GraceExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2007Then She Found MeExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2006InfamousExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2006SmithWriter, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
- 2006The Notorious Bettie PageExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2005DoomProducerMovie
- 2005Mrs. HarrisExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2005DumaProducerMovie
- 2004A Dirty ShameExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2003The CompanyExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2003The Good ThiefProducerMovie
- 2002Far from HeavenExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2002White OleanderProducerMovie
- 2002Presidio MedWriter, CreatorSeries
- 2002One Hour PhotoExecutive ProducerMovie
- 2001Citizen BainesWriterSeries
- 2001The Grey ZoneExecutive ProducerMovie
- 1999Third WatchDirector, Writer, Teleplay, CreatorSeries
- 1999The West WingExecutive Producer, WriterSeries
- 1997The PeacemakerCo-Executive ProducerMovie
- 1996Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day StoryWriterMovie
- 1996Gulliver's TravelsFlimnap The TreasurerSeries
- 1994ERWriter, Director, Executive Producer, TeleplaySeries
- 1992Angel StreetWriter, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
- 1992The NightmanWriter, Co-Executive ProducerMovie
- 1988China BeachDirector, Writer, Producer, CreatorSeries
- 1987Nice Girls Don't ExplodeProducerMovie
- 1985Kenny Everett's Christmas Carolthe Ghost of Christmas PastMovie
- —Just CauseExecutive Producer, WriterSeries