John Gatins
Born: 1968-04-16 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Writing
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
2024
- Little Wing ... (Writer)
2019
- Lying and Stealing as Aton
- Frances Ferguson as Warden
2017
- Kong: Skull Island ... (Story)
- Power Rangers ... (Screenplay)
- The Power of the Present as Self - Screenwriter (2017)
2015
- 7 Chinese Brothers as Dinsmore
2014
- Need for Speed as Air Force Pilot
- The Leprechaun Chronicles
2012
- Flight ... (Writer)
- A Thousand Words as Valet
2011
- Real Steel as Kingpin
- Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred as Dishwasher
2010
- FRED: The Movie as Car Wash Clerk #1
- Harmony and Me as Homeless Tom
2008
- Meet Dave as Air Traffic Controller
2006
- The Shaggy Dog as Homeless Guy
2005
- Coach Carter ... (Screenplay)
- Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story ... (Director)
2002
- Big Fat Liar as Tow Truck Driver
2001
- Summer Catch ... (Co-Producer)
- Impostor as Patient-Soldier
- Hardball ... (Screenplay)
2000
- Ready to Rumble ... (Producer)
1999
- Varsity Blues as Smiling Man
1998
- Gods and Monsters as Kid Saylor (uncredited)
- Another Day in Paradise as Phil
- Breakfast with Einstein as Cop #1
1995
- Leprechaun 3 as Scott
- Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings as Young Caspar Dixon
1993
- Witchboard 2 as Russel