{{short description|Canadian actor and screenwriter}} {{Distinguish|Rob Wells}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = File:Rob Wells.jpg | caption = Wells in character as Ricky in April 2009 | image_size = | birth_name = Robert Christopher Wells | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|03|20}} | birth_place = [[Moncton]], [[New Brunswick]], Canada | known_for = ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' | occupation = Actor, comedian, screenwriter | years_active = 1995–present }}
'''Robert Christopher "Robb" Wells''' (born March 20, 1971)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swearnet.tumblr.com/post/80161059256/a-big-happy-birthday-fuck-off-to-robb-wells |title=A big Happy Birthday "FUCK OFF" to Robb Wells! |date=20 March 2014 |access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[actor]], [[comedian]], and [[screenwriter]] best known for portraying [[Ricky LaFleur|Ricky]] in ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]''.
==Early life== Wells was graduated from [[Saint Mary's University (Halifax)|Saint Mary's University]] in 1993 with a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree.<ref>[https://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/bitstream/handle/01/25099/convocation_1993_spring.pdf?sequence=1 Convocation - 1993] Saint Mary's University</ref><ref>[https://www.sootoday.com/local-entertainment/dress-in-trailer-park-gear-meet-trailer-park-dudes-updated-151651 Dress in trailer park gear. Meet trailer park dudes (updated)] Sootoday.com</ref> In January 2006, ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'' published an article in which it was revealed that Wells is a distant cousin of the former [[Prime Minister of Canada]], [[Stephen Harper]].<ref>{{cite news | title = ''Stephen Harper and Ricky of Trailer Park Boys are distant cousins'' | work = Globe and Mail (Canada), pg. A1 | date = 13 January 2006}}</ref>
==Career== In 2002, Wells appeared with [[John Paul Tremblay]] and [[John Dunsworth]] in the film ''[[Virginia’s Run]]'' starring [[Gabriel Byrne]] and [[Joanne Whalley]], playing characters similar to their ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' characters. Wells also featured in ''[[The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day]]''.
In 2010, Wells reunited with many of his former ''Trailer Park Boys'' cast-mates in the new series ''[[The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour]]''.<ref name="globe">{{cite news |last=Knox |first=Carsten |date=July 12, 2010 |title=The Boys are back and on drugs |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-boys-are-back-and-on-drugs/article1212335/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715073349/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/the-boys-are-back-this-time-on-drugs/article1637258 |archive-date=2010-07-15 |access-date= |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref> Wells appeared in the film ''[[Hobo with a Shotgun]]'', released to theaters on March 25, 2011. Wells' name is misspelled as "[[Rob Wells]]" in the film's credits.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
In August 2011, Wells made a cameo appearance in the independent film ''Jackhammer'', shot in [[Victoria, British Columbia]]. Wells also appeared as a radical Nova Scotian separatist freedom fighter/terrorist in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] TV series ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' in its [[Archer (season 3)|third season]] in an episode entitled "The Limited." His ''Trailer Park Boys'' co-stars [[John Paul Tremblay]] and [[Mike Smith (actor)|Mike Smith]] also had credited voice-over roles in the episode. Wells also starred in the horror movie ''[[Would You Rather (film)|Would You Rather]]'' in 2012 as Peter.
In October 2012, Wells, along with Tremblay and Smith, signed on to return to ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' in a [[Trailer Park Boys 3: Don't Legalize It|third film]] that started filming in March 2013 and was released April 18, 2014.
On July 4, 2013, it was announced that Wells, Tremblay and Smith had acquired the rights to ''Trailer Park Boys'' and confirmed it would return with eighth and ninth seasons to be aired on the internet channel SwearNet.com.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/trailer-park-boys-announce-acquisition-and-a-new-season-512684401.html |author=Roberts, Sheila |title=Trailer Park Boys Announce Acquisition and a new Season |date=4 July 2013 |publisher=Newswire.ca }}</ref> Seasons 8 through 12 of ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' aired on [[Netflix]], beginning on September 5, 2014.
In 2014, Wells co-starred, co-wrote, and co-produced [[Swearnet]] with his Trailer Park Boys colleagues.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 | data-sort-value="Cart Boy, The" | ''The Cart Boy'' | Ricky | Unaired <br> Short film |- | 1998 | ''One Last Shot'' |Rob |Short film |- | 1999 | ''Trailer Park Boys'' | Ricky | |- | 2002 | ''[[Virginia's Run]]'' | Rob | |- | 2004 | ''Dear Santa Claus, Go Fuck Yourself'' | rowspan="4"| [[Ricky LaFleur]] | |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 | ''[[Trailer Park Boys: The Movie]]'' | |- | ''Hearts of Dartmouth: Life of a Trailer Park Girl'' | |- | 2007 | ''Trailer Park Boys 101'' | |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 | data-sort-value="Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, The" | ''[[The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day]]'' | Jimmy the Gofer | |- | ''[[Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day]]'' | Ricky | |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''[[Hobo with a Shotgun]]'' | Logan | Credited as Rob Wells |- | data-sort-value="Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour, The" | ''[[The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour]]'' | Stabby Brutto | |- | rowspan="5" | 2012 | ''Jackhammer'' | Rocko | |- | data-sort-value="Back Nine, The" | ''The Back Nine'' | | |- | ''Goon'' | Production Assistant #1 | Uncredited |- | ''Beat Down'' | Whitey | |- | ''[[Would You Rather (film)|Would You Rather]]'' | Peter | |- | rowspan="5"| 2014 | ''[[Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It]]'' | Ricky | |- | ''Swearnet Live'' | Robb Wells / Ricky | |- | ''[[Swearnet: The Movie]]'' | Robb Wells | |- | ''Relative Happiness'' | Kenny | |- | ''Trailer Park Boys: Live at the North Pole'' | rowspan="2"| Ricky | |- | rowspan=2 | 2015 | ''Drunk, High and Unemployed (Live in Austin)'' | |- | ''[[Being Canadian]]'' | | Documentary |- | 2021 | ''[[Dawn, Her Dad and the Tractor]]'' | John Andrew MacGinnis | |- | 2022 | ''[[Vandits]]'' | Ramone | |- | 2024 | ''[[Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties]]'' | Ricky | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2001–present | ''[[Trailer Park Boys]]'' | [[Ricky LaFleur]] | |- | 2008 | ''[[Trailer Park Boys: Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys]]'' | Ricky LaFleur | Television film |- | 2012 | ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'' | Kenny Bilko | Episode: "The Limited" |- | 2014 | ''Live in Fuckin' Dublin'' | Ricky LaFleur | Television film |- | 2016 | ''Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Europe'' | Ricky LaFleur | |- | 2017 | ''Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: USA'' | Ricky LaFleur | |- | 2019–2020 | ''[[Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series]]'' | Ricky LaFleur (voice) | |- | 2021–present | ''[[Trailer Park Boys: Jail]]'' | Ricky LaFleur | Also executive producer and writer |- | 2023 | ''[[Hudson & Rex]]'' | Toby Blue |Episode: "Jail Break" |- | 2024–present | data-sort-value="Trades, The" | ''[[The Trades (TV series)|The Trades]]'' | Todd | |}
== References == {{reflist}}
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