John Gatins
Known For
Writing
Born
1968-04-16 in New York City, New York, USA
Biography
John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American screenwriter, director, and actor. For writing the drama film Flight (2012), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Gatins made his directorial feature debut by filming his screenplay for Dreamer (2005). He also wrote or co-wrote Coach Carter (2005), Real Steel (2011), Kong: Skull Island, and Power Rangers (2017). As an actor, he has collaborated three times with Eddie Murphy on Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008), and A Thousand Words (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gatins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Real Steel
as Kingpin
Norbit
as Attendant
Varsity Blues
as Smiling Man
Need for Speed
as Air Force Pilot
The Power of the Present
as Self - Screenwriter (2017)
The Nines
as John Gatins
A Thousand Words
as Valet
Meet Dave
as Air Traffic Controller
Big Fat Liar
as Tow Truck Driver
Leprechaun 3
as Scott
The Shaggy Dog
as Homeless Guy
Impostor
as Patient-Soldier
Lying and Stealing
as Aton
Gods and Monsters
as Kid Saylor (uncredited)
FRED: The Movie
as Car Wash Clerk #1
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Young Caspar Dixon
Another Day in Paradise
as Phil
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
as Dishwasher
Witchboard 2
as Russel
Breakfast with Einstein
as Cop #1