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Ellis J. Wells

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Ellis J. Wells
Edited by Bass Rock Films

Featuring scenes from ANGER MANAGEMENT, BACKBENCHER*, TRACE and PICK A CARD

* available on AmazonPrime (US and UK)
Play demo reel1:58
SHOWREEL (2025)
9 Videos
70 Photos
Ellis J. Wells was born in Bristol, England. He attended Bristol Grammar School, where he made his acting debut in a production of Bertolt Brecht's "Fear and Misery of the Third Reich". When he was 18 he moved to America, to attend university in Iowa; where he was nominated for Best Actor at KCACTF for his performance as Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

After graduation Ellis moved to New York City before returning to the UK where he has toured nationally and internationally in theatre. In 2018 he was nominated for Best Actor at the iFFIF awards for the short film "Edge"; and in 2021 was nominated for Best Actor at the MegaFlix Film Awards for the feature film "Last Chancers". Most recently Ellis wrapped on the lead role in the AmazonPrime feature film "Backbencher" and won Best Actor at the GNV Film Festival for the short film "Pinch".
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Rohit Sujanani, Ellis J. Wells, Makenna Guyler, and Scott Whatley in Backbencher (2024)
    Backbencher
    • John
    • 2024
    Last Chancers (2020)
    Last Chancers
    7.1
    • Flynn
    • 2020
    Edge (2017)
    Edge
    9.1
    Short
    • Michael
    • 2017
    Zombies of the Third Reich (2025)
    Zombies of the Third Reich
    5.8
    • Gen. George Green
    • 2025

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    • Legend Hunter
      • Francis Shackleton
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2019
    • Misanthropos or (The Life of Timon of Athens)
      • Lucilius
      • Post-production
    • Once Upon a Time in Frickley
      • Bartholomew Wurdlesworth
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • The Island of Wonder and Despair
      • Albert Renald
      • Completed



    • Tom Simper, Mogali Masuku, Charles Beaven, and Eben Figueiredo in Testament (2025)
      Testament
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Records Clerk
      • 2025
    • Zombies of the Third Reich (2025)
      Zombies of the Third Reich
      5.8
      • Gen. George Green
      • 2025
    • Anger Management (2025)
      Anger Management
      Short
      • Bossman
      • 2025
    • I, Elsewhere (2025)
      I, Elsewhere
      Short
      • The man on the bus
      • 2025
    • Our Favourite Place (2024)
      Our Favourite Place
      Short
      • Mark
      • 2024
    • Simon Weir and Georgia Hendry in Trace (2024)
      Trace
      Short
      • Phil
      • 2024
    • Rohit Sujanani, Ellis J. Wells, Makenna Guyler, and Scott Whatley in Backbencher (2024)
      Backbencher
      • John
      • 2024
    • Bibi Lucille in Emerald Lullaby (2024)
      Emerald Lullaby
      Short
      • Doctor Pearson
      • 2024
    • Sean Delaney and Adam Ali in Salt Line (2024)
      Salt Line
      Short
      • Reverend Timothy Abbott
      • 2024
    • Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits (2023)
      Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Tour Guide
      • 2024
    • Ellis J. Wells in Pinch (2024)
      Pinch
      Short
      • Dr. Duff
      • 2024
    • Olisa Odele, Katy Wix, Dylan Llewellyn, Jon Pointing, and Izuka Hoyle in Big Boys (2022)
      Big Boys
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Dream Husband (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Ellis J. Wells in The Performance (2023)
      The Performance
      Short
      • The Performer
      • 2023
    • Pick A Card (2023)
      Pick A Card
      7.1
      Short
      • Mr. Franklin
      • 2023
    • The Chair (2023)
      The Chair
      Short
      • PFC Miller
      • 2023

    Videos9

    SHOWREEL (2025)
    Demo Reel 1:58
    SHOWREEL (2025)
    COMMERCIAL SHOWREEL
    Demo Reel 0:57
    COMMERCIAL SHOWREEL
    COMMERCIAL SHOWREEL
    Demo Reel 0:57
    COMMERCIAL SHOWREEL
    SHOWREEL  (2023)
    Demo Reel 3:11
    SHOWREEL (2023)
    The Passion of St. Edmund Campion [TRAILER]
    Demo Reel 0:40
    The Passion of St. Edmund Campion [TRAILER]
    SHOWREEL (2019)
    Demo Reel 2:11
    SHOWREEL (2019)
    Virtual Vendetta (voiceover)
    Demo Reel 0:44
    Virtual Vendetta (voiceover)

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    • Alternative name
      • Ellis Wells
    • Height
      • 1.84 m
    • Spouse
      • Richard WellsDecember 31, 2015 - present

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      • Male
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      At university he worked as film critic for the Iowa State Daily.

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