 When first approached for the role in "Commando", Wells was in Australia working on the feature film, "Fortress", based on the real-life Faraday School kidnapping, in a starring role opposite Rachel Ward.Wells appeared as Roo Marcus in "Last Man Standing" (1987).In 1992, Wells appeared in one of the few roles in which he is not cast as a villain, in the short-lived 1992 television comedy series "The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys."