Connor Schell is an American film and television producer and the founder of the non-fiction production studio Words + Pictures. He is the co-creator with Bill Simmons and executive producer of the 30 for 30 series for ESPN. Schell was also an executive producer of the Academy Award-winning documentary film O.J.: Made in America and the Emmy Award-winning miniseries The Last Dance.

Schell holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History from Harvard University and a Master's in Business Administration (with a focus in Media and Entertainment) from Columbia Business School.

He lives in New York, and is married with three children.

Until early 2021, Schell was executive vice president and head of content at ESPN. At ESPN, he oversaw the production of the NFL draft, the College Football National Championship game, Wimbledon, the NBA Finals, and shows like College Gameday and SportsCenter. He is a member of the Peabody Awards board of directors and was inducted into the Sports Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Hall of Fame in 2017 when he made the list for the third time, first in 2012 and again in 2016.

Schell left ESPN to start a joint venture with Chernin Entertainment, founding the non-fiction production studio Words + Pictures in 2021. Under the Words + Pictures banner, Schell has executive produced docuseries and films like Super League: The War for Football and the Christopher Reeve documentary film Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024).

In 2021, Schell and Chernin launched Full Day to focus on live entertainment, specials, and unscripted series such as The ESPYS and NFL Honors, as well as The Netflix Cup, the platform's first-ever live sports event.

In 2022, Words + Pictures acquired Hock Films, producers of films such as The Best That Never Was, Survive and Advance, Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, and Of Miracles and Men.

In 2022, Schell sold Words + Pictures to Peter Chernin's The North Road Company. Schell currently sits on The North Road Company's Board of Directors.