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Jason Wells
Jason Wells (full name: Charles Jason Wells) is an American actor and playwright.

Career
Wells’s first play, "Men of Tortuga," had a critically-acclaimed debut at Steppenwolf Theatre's First Look Repertory of New Work, went on to a successful run at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, and returned to Chicago for a production at Profiles Theatre. It has also received productions at Apollinaire Theatre Company in Massachusetts; Furious Theatre Company in Pasadena; Purple Heart Theatre in Dublin, Ireland; and Street Corner Arts in Austin. Jason’s second play, "Perfect Mendacity," was a commission from Manhattan Theatre Club and the Sloan Foundation. Like "Men of Tortuga," it debuted at Steppenwolf and went on to its official world premiere at the Asolo. In 2010, it was a finalist for the American Theatre Critics Association’s Steinberg/New Play Award, and won the ATCA M. Elizabeth Osborn Award. Both "Men of Tortuga" and "Perfect Mendacity" are published through Samuel French, Inc. "The North Plan" debuted at First Look in 2010, and just completed its official world premiere run at Portland Center Stage in Portland, Oregon.

Wells is also an actor with numerous TV, film, and stage credits.