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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Real Steel (2011) — Kingpin
2. Need for Speed (2014) — Air Force Pilot
3. Norbit (2007) — Attendant
4. Meet Dave (2008) — Air Traffic Controller
5. A Thousand Words (2012) — Valet
6. Big Fat Liar (2002) — Tow Truck Driver
7. The Shaggy Dog (2006) — Homeless Guy
8. Impostor (2001) — Patient-Soldier
9. The Nines (2007) — John Gatins
10. Varsity Blues (1999) — Smiling Man
11. Gods and Monsters (1998) — Kid Saylor (uncredited)
12. Lying and Stealing (2019) — Aton
13. Leprechaun 3 (1995) — Scott
14. Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1995) — Young Caspar Dixon
15. FRED: The Movie (2010) — Car Wash Clerk #1
16. Another Day in Paradise (1998) — Phil
17. Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (2011) — Dishwasher
18. Witchboard 2 (1993) — Russel
19. 7 Chinese Brothers (2015) — Dinsmore
20. Frances Ferguson (2019) — Warden
21. Harmony and Me (2010) — Homeless Tom
22. The Power of the Present (2017) — Self - Screenwriter (2017)
23. Breakfast with Einstein (1998) — Cop #1
24. The Leprechaun Chronicles (2014)

Directed

1. Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005) — Director