Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
John Wells
Production
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 1All crew credits: 49
TMDB ID: 47333
IMDb ID: nm0920274
Known for: Production
Born: May 28, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2025
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q2465518
Frequent jobs
Director (3)Executive Producer (25)Writer (12)Producer (6)Co-Executive Producer (1)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Wells.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Wells.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Wells.
Producer
Duma
2005 • Movie
Executive Producer
Far from Heaven
2002 • Movie
Producer
Love & Mercy
2015 • Movie
Producer
White Oleander
2002 • Movie
Director
August: Osage County
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
One Hour Photo
2002 • Movie
Executive Producer
Cracks
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Grey Zone
2001 • Movie
Screenplay
The Company Men
2010 • Movie
Director
Burnt
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
I'm Not There
2007 • Movie
Executive Producer
Infamous
2006 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Wells.
Executive Producer • 30 eps
The Pitt
2025 • Series
Writer • 10 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
Writer • 24 eps
Shameless
2011 • Series
Executive Producer • 10 eps
Maid
2021 • Series
Writer • 14 eps
Third Watch
1999 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Southland
2009 • Series
Writer • 31 eps
ER
1994 • Series
Director • 9 eps
Animal Kingdom
2016 • Series
as Flimnap The Treasurer • 2 eps
Gulliver's Travels
1996 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
UNTAMED
2025 • Series
Executive Producer • 5 eps
Mildred Pierce
2011 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Wells.
Director
August: Osage County
2013 • Movie
Producer
Doom
2005 • Movie
Executive Producer
One Hour Photo
2002 • Movie
Director
Burnt
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
Cracks
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Dirty Girl
2010 • Movie
Executive Producer
Far from Heaven
2002 • Movie
Producer
Love & Mercy
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Company
2003 • Movie
Producer
Duma
2005 • Movie
Screenplay
The Company Men
2010 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Grey Zone
2001 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Wells.
Writer • 24 eps
Shameless
2011 • Series
Writer • 10 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
Writer • 31 eps
ER
1994 • Series
Executive Producer • 30 eps
The Pitt
2025 • Series
Director • 9 eps
Animal Kingdom
2016 • Series
Writer • 14 eps
Third Watch
1999 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Southland
2009 • Series
Writer • 11 eps
China Beach
1988 • Series
Executive Producer • 10 eps
The Emperor of Ocean Park
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 10 eps
Maid
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 5 eps
Mildred Pierce
2011 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
UNTAMED
2025 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Wells.
Executive Producer
Doom: Annihilation
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
Goat
2016 • Movie
Producer
Love & Mercy
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
Electric Slide
2014 • Movie
Screenplay
The Company Men
2010 • Movie
Executive Producer
Dirty Girl
2010 • Movie
Executive Producer
Cracks
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Motherhood
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Gigantic
2008 • Movie
Executive Producer
I'm Not There
2007 • Movie
Executive Producer
Then She Found Me
2007 • Movie
Executive Producer
Savage Grace
2007 • Movie
Executive Producer
Infamous
2006 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Notorious Bettie Page
2006 • Movie
Executive Producer
Mrs. Harris
2006 • Movie
Producer
Doom
2005 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Wells.
Executive Producer • 6 eps
UNTAMED
2025 • Series
Executive Producer • 30 eps
The Pitt
2025 • Series
Executive Producer • 19 eps
Rescue: HI-Surf
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 10 eps
The Emperor of Ocean Park
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 10 eps
Maid
2021 • Series
Creator • 6 eps
Shameless Hall of Shame
2020 • Series
Executive Producer • 5 eps
Mildred Pierce
2011 • Series
Writer • 24 eps
Shameless
2011 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Southland
2009 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Smith
2006 • Series
Writer • 2 eps
Presidio Med
2002 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Citizen Baines
2001 • Series
Writer • 14 eps
Third Watch
1999 • Series
Writer • 10 eps
The West Wing
1999 • Series
Writer • 31 eps
ER
1994 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Angel Street
1992 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Wells.
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Wells.