John Wells
Production Born May 28, 1956 Alexandria, Virginia, USA 81 credits
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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The Pitt · Executive ProducerThe Pitt · DirectorUNTAMED · Executive Producer
The Emperor of Ocean Park · Executive ProducerRescue: HI-Surf · Executive ProducerRescue: HI-Surf · Director
Maid · Executive ProducerMaid · Director
Shameless Hall of Shame · Creator
Doom: Annihilation · Executive Producer
Animal Kingdom · DirectorAnimal Kingdom · WriterAnimal Kingdom · Executive ProducerGoat · Executive Producer
Burnt · DirectorBurnt · ProducerLove & Mercy · Producer
Electric Slide · Executive Producer
August: Osage County · Director
Shameless · WriterShameless · DirectorShameless · CreatorMildred Pierce · Executive Producer
The Company Men · ScreenplayThe Company Men · ProducerThe Company Men · DirectorDirty Girl · Executive Producer
Southland · WriterSouthland · ProducerCracks · Executive ProducerMotherhood · Executive Producer
Gigantic · Executive Producer
I'm Not There · Executive ProducerSavage Grace · Executive ProducerThen She Found Me · Executive Producer
Smith · WriterSmith · Executive ProducerSmith · CreatorThe Notorious Bettie Page · Executive ProducerInfamous · Executive Producer
Doom · ProducerDuma · Producer
A Dirty Shame · Executive Producer
The Company · Executive ProducerThe Good Thief · Producer
One Hour Photo · Executive ProducerPresidio Med · WriterPresidio Med · CreatorFar from Heaven · Executive ProducerWhite Oleander · Producer
The Grey Zone · Executive ProducerCitizen Baines · Writer
The West Wing · WriterThe West Wing · Executive ProducerThird Watch · WriterThird Watch · DirectorThird Watch · Teleplay
The Peacemaker · Co-Executive Producer
Gulliver's TravelsEntertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story · Writer
ER · WriterER · DirectorER · Executive ProducerER · TeleplayER: 24 Hours · Executive Producer
Angel Street · WriterAngel Street · Executive ProducerAngel Street · CreatorThe Nightman · WriterThe Nightman · Co-Executive Producer
China Beach · WriterChina Beach · DirectorChina Beach · ProducerChina Beach · Creator
Nice Girls Don't Explode · Producer
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
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- The Pitt (2025) Executive Producer
- The Pitt (2025) Director
- UNTAMED (2025) Executive Producer
- The Emperor of Ocean Park (2024) Executive Producer
- Rescue: HI-Surf (2024) Executive Producer
- Rescue: HI-Surf (2024) Director
- Maid (2021) Executive Producer
- Maid (2021) Director
- Shameless Hall of Shame (2020) Creator
- Doom: Annihilation (2019) Executive Producer
- Animal Kingdom (2016) Director
- Animal Kingdom (2016) Writer
- Animal Kingdom (2016) Executive Producer
- Goat (2016) Executive Producer
- Burnt (2015) Director
- Burnt (2015) Producer
- Love & Mercy (2015) Producer
- Electric Slide (2014) Executive Producer
- August: Osage County (2013) Director
- Shameless (2011) Writer
- Shameless (2011) Director
- Shameless (2011) Creator
- Mildred Pierce (2011) Executive Producer
- The Company Men (2010) Screenplay
- The Company Men (2010) Producer
- The Company Men (2010) Director
- Dirty Girl (2010) Executive Producer
- Southland (2009) Writer
- Southland (2009) Producer
- Cracks (2009) Executive Producer
- Motherhood (2009) Executive Producer
- Gigantic (2008) Executive Producer
- I'm Not There (2007) Executive Producer
- Savage Grace (2007) Executive Producer
- Then She Found Me (2007) Executive Producer
- Smith (2006) Writer
- Smith (2006) Executive Producer
- Smith (2006) Creator
- The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) Executive Producer
- Infamous (2006) Executive Producer
- Mrs. Harris (2006) Executive Producer
- Doom (2005) Producer
- Duma (2005) Producer
- A Dirty Shame (2004) Executive Producer
- The Company (2003) Executive Producer
- The Good Thief (2003) Producer
- One Hour Photo (2002) Executive Producer
- Presidio Med (2002) Writer
- Presidio Med (2002) Creator
- Far from Heaven (2002) Executive Producer
- White Oleander (2002) Producer
- The Grey Zone (2001) Executive Producer
- Citizen Baines (2001) Writer
- The West Wing (1999) Writer
- The West Wing (1999) Executive Producer
- Third Watch (1999) Writer
- Third Watch (1999) Director
- Third Watch (1999) Teleplay
- Third Watch (1999) Creator
- The Peacemaker (1997) Co-Executive Producer
- Gulliver's Travels (1996) as Flimnap The Treasurer
- Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996) Writer
- ER (1994) Writer
- ER (1994) Director
- ER (1994) Executive Producer
- ER (1994) Teleplay
- ER: 24 Hours (1994) Executive Producer
- Angel Street (1992) Writer
- Angel Street (1992) Executive Producer
- Angel Street (1992) Creator
- The Nightman (1992) Writer
- The Nightman (1992) Co-Executive Producer
- China Beach (1988) Writer
- China Beach (1988) Director
- China Beach (1988) Producer
- China Beach (1988) Creator
- Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987) Producer
- Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985) as the Ghost of Christmas Past
- Unaccustomed Earth Executive Producer
- Just Cause Executive Producer
- Just Cause Writer