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
Real Steel
Norbit
Need for Speed
A Thousand Words
The Power of the Present
Meet Dave
The Shaggy Dog
Big Fat Liar
All Movies (24)
- Lying and Stealing2019 · as Aton
- Frances Ferguson2019 · as Warden
- The Power of the Present2017 · as Self - Screenwriter (2017)
- 7 Chinese Brothers2015 · as Dinsmore
- The Leprechaun Chronicles2014
- Need for Speed2014 · as Air Force Pilot
- A Thousand Words2012 · as Valet
- Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred2011 · as Dishwasher
- Real Steel2011 · as Kingpin
- FRED: The Movie2010 · as Car Wash Clerk #1
- Harmony and Me2010 · as Homeless Tom
- Meet Dave2008 · as Air Traffic Controller
- Norbit2007 · as Attendant
- The Nines2007 · as John Gatins
- The Shaggy Dog2006 · as Homeless Guy
- Big Fat Liar2002 · as Tow Truck Driver
- Impostor2001 · as Patient-Soldier
- Varsity Blues1999 · as Smiling Man
- Another Day in Paradise1998 · as Phil
- Gods and Monsters1998 · as Kid Saylor (uncredited)
- Breakfast with Einstein1998 · as Cop #1
- Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings1995 · as Young Caspar Dixon
- Leprechaun 31995 · as Scott
- Witchboard 21993 · as Russel