John Wells (producer)

John Wells (2012)

John Marcum Wells (born May 28, 1956 in Alexandria , Virginia ) is an American film and television producer , screenwriter, and film and television director . He is best known as the creator of the television series Third Watch - Einsatz am Limit and Shameless .

Life

John Wells was born in Alexandria , Virginia in May 1956 . His father was an Episcopalian priest. His ancestors come from England , Ireland , Scotland , Norway and Sweden . He graduated from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama , one of the oldest theater schools in America, in 1979 .

He began his career as a producer of various television series. For Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme and The West Wing - In the center of power , which were also successful in Germany, he received an Emmy in 1996 and from 2000 to 2003 respectively . He made his debut as a feature film director in 2010 with the drama Company Men starring Ben Affleck , Kevin Costner , Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones . His second director, In August in Osage County (2013) was a literary adaptation of the play of the same name by Tracy Letts, starring Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep .

John's brother Llewellyn Wells also works as a television producer.

Filmography (selection)

As a producer

• 1987: Nice Girls Don't Explode
• 2002: White Oleander (White Oleander)
• 2002: The Thief of Monte Carlo (The Good Thief)
• 2004: A Home at the End of the World (A Home at the End of the World)
• 2005: Duma - My friend from the wild (Duma)
• 2005: Doom - The Movie (Doom)
• 2010: Company Men (The Company Men)
• 2014: Love & Mercy
• 2015: In the intoxication of the stars (Burnt)

As a screenwriter

• 1989–1991: China Beach (TV series)
• 1992: Angel Street (TV movie)
• 1994–2009: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series)
• 1998: Trinity (TV series)
• 1999–2005: Third Watch - Use at the Limit ( Third Watch television series, creator)
• 2002–2003: Presidio Med (TV series, creator)
• 2003–2006: The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing , TV series)
• 2006–2007: Smith (TV series, creator)
• 2010: Company Men (The Company Men)
• 2010–2011: Southland (TV series)
• since 2011: Shameless (TV series, creator)
• since 2016: Animal Kingdom (TV series)

As a director

• 1998–2009: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series)
• 2010: Company Men (The Company Men)
• since 2011: Shameless (TV series)
• 2013: In August in Osage County (August: Osage County)
• 2015: In the intoxication of the stars (Burnt)
• since 2016: Animal Kingdom (TV series)

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

Nominations

• 1989: China Beach (Best Drama Series)
• 1990: China Beach (Best Drama Series)
• 1991: China Beach (Best Drama Series)
• 1992: China Beach (Best Drama Series)
• 1995: Emergency Room (best drama series)
• 1996: Emergency Room (Best Screenplay in a Drama Series)
• 1997: Emergency Room (best drama series)
• 1998: Emergency Room (best drama series)
• 1999: Emergency Room (best drama series)
• 2000: Emergency Room (best director in a drama series)
• 2001: Emergency Room (best drama series)
• 2002: Emergency Room (Best Screenplay in a Drama Series)
• 2004: The West Wing (best drama series)
• 2005: The West Wing (best drama series)
• 2006: The West Wing (best drama series)
• 2006: Mrs. Harris (Best TV Movie)
• 2011: Mildred Pierce (Best Miniseries)

Excellent

• 1996: Emergency Room (best drama series)
• 2000: The West Wing (best drama series)
• 2001: The West Wing (best drama series)
• 2002: The West Wing (best drama series)
• 2003: The West Wing (Best Drama Series)

• 2012: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television performance

Web links

Commons : John Wells  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• John Wells in theInternet Movie Database(English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?n=llewellyn-wallace-wells&pid=135051058 John Wells' father: Episcopalian priest
2. ↑ http://www.moviepilot.de/people/john-wells--4 Graduated from theater school in 1979
3. ^ Awards from John Wells , IMDb.com