| Robb Wells | |
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Wells (centre) with Mike Smith and John Paul Tremblay, April 2009 |
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| Born | October 28, 1971 Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Robb Wells (born October 28, 1971) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter who portrayed Ricky on Trailer Park Boys.
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Wells was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia when he was eight years old. In January 2006, The Globe and Mail published an article in which it was revealed that Wells is a distant cousin of the current Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper.[1]
Actors John Dunsworth, John Paul Tremblay, and Rob Wells can be seen in the MGM 2002 movie Virginia's Run starring Gabriel Byrne and Joanne Whalley. John Dunsworth plays a local cop while John Paul Tremblay and Rob Wells play active and verbal townsmen similar to their Trailer Park Boys characters. Actors are credited as cop for John Dunsworth, J.P. for John Paul Tremblay (credits as J.P. Tremblay), and Rob Wells as Rob. The movie was filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada. Robb Wells is also featured in Boondock Saints 2.
In 2010, Wells reunited with many of his former Trailer Park Boys castmates in the new series The Drunk and On Drugs Happy Fun Time Hour.[2]
Wells appeared in the film Hobo with a Shotgun, out in theaters March 25, 2011.
In August 2011, Wells made a cameo appearance in the independent film "Jackhammer", shot in Victoria, British Columbia.