John Wells
Though most noted for creating and executive producing some of television's most critically acclaimed shows, John Wells was difficult to pigeonhole because of his extensive producing credits in features while also displaying considerable business acumen as the president of the Writers Guild of America, West. In fact, Wells made his producer debut on the satirical comedy "Nice Girls Don't Explode" (1987) before transitioning to television as a writer and eventual co-executive producer on the acclaimed Vietnam drama "China Beach" (ABC, 1989-1991). After developing the failed cop procedural "Angel Street" (CBS, 1992), he became the executive producer on the Michal Crichton-created medical drama "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009), a long-running, Emmy Award-winning series that established Wells as one of the top television producers in the business. From there, Wells ventured back into film producing with "The Peacemaker" (1997) before creating the mildly successful "Third Watch" (NBC, 1999-2005) and stepping into the showrunner role on the critically lauded political drama "The West Wing" (NBC, 1999-2006). Meanwhile, his company John Wells Productions produced a number of well-received indie features like "Far From Heaven" (2002), "The Good Thief" (2003) and "I'm Not There" (2007), and Wells himself made his feature directing debut with "The Company Men" (2010). But his bread and butter remained television, though the not-easily-defined Wells jumped from network to cable with "Southland" (NBC, 2009; TNT, 2010-13) and "Shameless" (Showtime, 2011- ), where he flourished under more creative freedom while retaining his high standard of quality television.
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John Wells
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home-Less for the Holidays | Edmond Griffiths (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet |
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Arena Wars | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Christmas Collision | Charles King (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Meryl Streep: The Winner Takes it All | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
43% |
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Doom: Annihilation | Executive Producer | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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One Must Fall | Dorian (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rangers | Prince Korlan Magan (Character) | - | 2016 |
79% |
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Goat | Executive Producer | $23.0K | 2016 |
29% |
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Burnt |
Director, Producer |
$13.7M | 2015 |
14% |
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Electric Slide | Executive Producer | - | 2014 |
89% |
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Love & Mercy | Producer | $12.5M | 2014 |
67% |
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August: Osage County | Director | $37.7M | 2013 |
67% |
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The Company Men |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$4.4M | 2010 |
20% |
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Motherhood | Executive Producer | $92.9K | 2009 |
35% |
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Gigantic | Executive Producer | $102.1K | 2008 |
40% |
|
An American Crime | Executive Producer | - | 2007 |
38% |
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Savage Grace | Executive Producer | $434.4K | 2007 |
50% |
|
Then She Found Me | Executive Producer | $3.7M | 2007 |
76% |
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I'm Not There | Executive Producer | $4.0M | 2007 |
75% |
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Infamous | Executive Producer | $1.2M | 2006 |
58% |
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The Notorious Bettie Page | Executive Producer | $1.4M | 2006 |
48% |
|
Nearing Grace | Executive Producer | - | 2005 |
43% |
|
Mrs. Harris | Executive Producer | - | 2005 |
95% |
|
Duma | Producer | $860.0K | 2005 |
18% |
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Doom | Producer | $28.0M | 2005 |
29% |
|
Party Monster | Executive Producer | $668.1K | 2003 |
66% |
|
Camp | Executive Producer | $1.6M | 2003 |
77% |
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The Good Thief | Producer | $3.5M | 2002 |
87% |
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Far From Heaven | Executive Producer | $15.9M | 2002 |
69% |
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White Oleander | Producer | $16.3M | 2002 |
81% |
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One Hour Photo | Executive Producer | $31.6M | 2002 |
71% | No Score Yet | The Big Time | Executive Producer | - | 2002 |
69% |
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The Grey Zone | Executive Producer | $507.4K | 2001 |
46% |
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The Peacemaker | Executive Producer | $41.3M | 1997 |
60% |
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story | Screenwriter | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Nightman | Screenwriter | - | 1992 |
60% |
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Nice Girls Don't Explode | Producer | - | 1987 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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50% | 65% | Rescue: HI-Surf | Executive Producer | 2024-2025 |
63% | 86% | Emperor of Ocean Park | Executive Producer | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Animal Kingdom |
Director, Executive Producer, Writer |
2016-2019 2021-2022 |
94% | 87% | Maid | Executive Producer | 2021 |
82% | 82% | Shameless |
Director, Executive Producer, Writer |
2011-2015 2017-2021 |
44% | 74% | American Woman | Executive Producer | 2018 |
90% | 97% | Southland |
Executive Producer, Writer |
2009-2013 |
81% | 86% | Mildred Pierce | Executive Producer | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Executive Producer | 1994-2009 |
50% | No Score Yet | Smith |
Executive Producer, Writer |
2006-2007 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | Executive Producer | 1999-2006 |
27% | No Score Yet | Presidio Med |
Executive Producer, Writer |
2002-2003 2006 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Third Watch |
Writer, Executive Producer |
1999-2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Citizen Baines |
Executive Producer, Writer |
2001 |
46% | No Score Yet | Trinity | Executive Producer | 1998-1999 |