Writing
John Gatins
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Born
16 April 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Little Wing
Writer, Producer
Frances Ferguson
as Warden
The Power of the Present
as Self - Screenwriter (2017)
Power Rangers
Screenplay
7 Chinese Brothers
as Dinsmore
Need for Speed
as Air Force Pilot, Producer, Story
A Thousand Words
as Valet
Flight
Writer
Real Steel
as Kingpin, Screenplay
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
as Dishwasher
Harmony and Me
as Homeless Tom
FRED: The Movie
as Car Wash Clerk #1
Meet Dave
as Air Traffic Controller
The Nines
as John Gatins
Norbit
as Attendant
The Shaggy Dog
as Homeless Guy
Coach Carter
Screenplay
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Director, Writer
Big Fat Liar
as Tow Truck Driver
Impostor
as Patient-Soldier
Hardball
Screenplay
Summer Catch
Co-Producer, Writer
Ready to Rumble
Producer
Varsity Blues
as Smiling Man
Gods and Monsters
as Kid Saylor (uncredited)
Breakfast with Einstein
as Cop #1
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Young Caspar Dixon
Leprechaun 3
as Scott
Witchboard 2
as Russel