JOHN WELLS
(Executive Producer/Writer)

One of the most prolific executive producers, directors and writers for the stage, film and television, multiple award-winning John Wells is at the helm of three fast-paced one-hour dramas. All three series, "ER," "The West Wing"--which he developed with Aaron Sorkin ("The American President," "A Few Good Men")--and "Third Watch," which he co-created, are broadcast on the NBC Television Network. Wells has an exclusive deal with Warner Bros., where he has a full slate of features in various stages of development and pre-production.

As the magnetic force behind "ER," television's number one series, John Wells has won a multitude of awards, including an Emmy, the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award, the Producers Guild of America Award, six People's Choice Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards and a Humanitas Prize, and he has received awards and commendations from health care organizations across the country.

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, and raised in Denver, Wells graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh with a bachelor of fine arts degree in theatre and later studied film and television at the University of Southern California.

Wells previously served as a writer and producer for three seasons on the critically acclaimed series "China Beach." During his tenure on that series, he received the George Foster Peabody Award, a Humanitas Prize, three Writers Guild of America Award nominations and six Emmy nominations. He produced the film "Nice Girls Don't Explode," as well as the telefilm "The Nightman," and he was the co-executive producer of the action blockbuster "The Peacemaker" for DreamWorks. Some of his award-winning stage productions include "Judgement," "Balm in Gilead," "Battery" and "She Also Dances."

Wells' current film projects include a remake of the classic French film "Bob the Gambler," which is to be directed by Neil Jordan ("Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles"); "Bandits," the remake of a German film being developed with director Joel Schumacher ("A Time to Kill"); "White Oleander," an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Janet Fitch; and "Invisible Enemies," based on a Vanity Fair article by Bryan Burrough ("Barbarians at the Gate"), examining the world of cyber terrorism from the perspective of a former hacker turned FBI consultant.

Wells lives with his wife, Marilyn, and their daughter, Rachel Madison, in Los Angeles, California.