
Birthday
1968/04/16 (57 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
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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...Read more

(2007) The Nines
as John Gatins

(1995) Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Young Caspar Dixon

(2011) Real Steel
as Kingpin

(1995) Leprechaun 3
as Scott

(1998) Gods and Monsters
as Kid Saylor (uncredited)

(2008) Meet Dave
as Air Traffic Controller

(1993) Witchboard 2
as Russel

(2015) 7 Chinese Brothers
as Dinsmore

(2011) Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
as Dishwasher

(1998) Breakfast with Einstein
as Cop #1

(2010) Harmony and Me
as Homeless Tom

(1998) Another Day in Paradise
as Phil

(2012) A Thousand Words
as Valet

(2010) FRED: The Movie
as Car Wash Clerk #1

(2019) Frances Ferguson
as Warden

(2017) The Power of the Present
as Self - Screenwriter (2017)

(2007) Norbit
as Attendant

(2002) Big Fat Liar
as Tow Truck Driver

(2019) Lying and Stealing
as Aton

(2014) Need for Speed
as Air Force Pilot