John Gatins
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
Real Steel
2011
as Kingpin
Norbit
2007
as Attendant
Need for Speed
2014
as Air Force Pilot
Meet Dave
2008
as Air Traffic Controller
Lying and Stealing
2019
as Aton
A Thousand Words
2012
as Valet
Varsity Blues
1999
as Smiling Man
Impostor
2001
as Patient-Soldier
Leprechaun 3
1995
as Scott
The Power of the Present
2017
as Self - Screenwriter (2017)
The Nines
2007
as John Gatins
Big Fat Liar
2002
as Tow Truck Driver
The Shaggy Dog
2006
as Homeless Guy
FRED: The Movie
2010
as Car Wash Clerk #1
Gods and Monsters
1998
as Kid Saylor (uncredited)
Breakfast with Einstein
1998
as Cop #1
Another Day in Paradise
1998
as Phil
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
2011
as Dishwasher
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
as Young Caspar Dixon
Harmony and Me
2010
as Homeless Tom