John Gatins

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.

Known For

John Gatins

The Nines

Young Caspar Dixon

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Kingpin

Real Steel

Scott

Leprechaun 3

Kid Saylor (uncredited)

Gods and Monsters

Air Traffic Controller

Meet Dave

Russel

Witchboard 2: The Devil's Doorway

Dinsmore

7 Chinese Brothers

Dishwasher

Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred

Cop #1

Breakfast with Einstein

Homeless Tom

Harmony and Me

Phil

Another Day in Paradise

Valet

A Thousand Words

Car Wash Clerk #1

FRED: The Movie

Warden

Frances Ferguson

Self - Screenwriter (2017)

The Power of the Present

Attendant

Norbit

Tow Truck Driver

Big Fat Liar

Aton

Lying and Stealing

Air Force Pilot

Need for Speed