
John Gatins
Writing • Born 1968-04-16
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.
Filmography
24 credits
The Nines
Movie • 2007
John Gatins

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
Movie • 1995
Young Caspar Dixon

Real Steel
Movie • 2011
Kingpin

Leprechaun 3
Movie • 1995
Scott

Gods and Monsters
Movie • 1998
Kid Saylor (uncredited)

Meet Dave
Movie • 2008
Air Traffic Controller

Witchboard 2
Movie • 1993
Russel

7 Chinese Brothers
Movie • 2015
Dinsmore

Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
Movie • 2011
Dishwasher

Breakfast with Einstein
Movie • 1998
Cop #1

Harmony and Me
Movie • 2010
Homeless Tom

Another Day in Paradise
Movie • 1998
Phil

A Thousand Words
Movie • 2012
Valet

FRED: The Movie
Movie • 2010
Car Wash Clerk #1

Frances Ferguson
Movie • 2019
Warden

The Power of the Present
Movie • 2017
Self - Screenwriter (2017)

Norbit
Movie • 2007
Attendant

Big Fat Liar
Movie • 2002
Tow Truck Driver

Lying and Stealing
Movie • 2019
Aton

Need for Speed
Movie • 2014
Air Force Pilot

The Shaggy Dog
Movie • 2006
Homeless Guy

Varsity Blues
Movie • 1999
Smiling Man

Impostor
Movie • 2001
Patient-Soldier

The Leprechaun Chronicles
Movie • 2014