KRISTIN HARMS (Executive Producer) currently has a first look independent producer deal with John Wells Productions and is executive producing the upcoming heist film The Good Thief, written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Nick Nolte, which is based on the French New Wave film Bob The Gambler.
Harms is the producer on the multi-Emmy Award winning series The West Wing, for which she has won two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe, two George Peabody and two Humanitas awards as a producer. Harms is also a producer for the police/fire drama Third Watch and is involved in the daily operations of ER and the television projects Citizen Baines and The Big Time.
For five years, Harms served as the President of John Wells Productions (November 1996 - October 2001) where she oversaw all television and film projects and spearheaded the opening of the New York office of John Wells Productions in order to heighten their presence in the book market. Feature film projects currently being developed by Harms for John Wells Productions include The Englishman's Daughter, Kept Boy, Dooms, Raveling, Invisible Enemies, The Emperor of Ocean Park, based on the best-selling novel by Stephen L. Carter, and Bandits, with director Nancy Bardawil attached.
Harms was also responsible for bringing Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler's Killer Films (Boys Don't Cry) into a deal wherein John Wells Productions finances their operation. Upcoming projects include: One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams, and The Grey Zone, a film written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson. In addition, Harms oversaw director Mimi Leder's (Pay It Forward, Deep Impact) first-look deal with John Wells Productions and created the hailed Minority Director Training Program.
Previously, Harms worked with director Richard Donner and producer Lauren Shuler-Donner on several film collaborations including the Lethal Weapon series, Maverick, Conspiracy Theory and Free Willy. Harms began her career in the entertainment industry working for esteemed producer Kathleen Kennedy at Amblin Entertainment. |