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John Gatins
Born 1968-04-16New York City, New York, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Lying and StealingAtonFrances FergusonWardenThe Power of the PresentSelf - Screenwriter (2017)7 Chinese BrothersDinsmoreThe Leprechaun ChroniclesRoleNeed for SpeedAir Force PilotA Thousand WordsValetFred 2: Night of the Living FredDishwasherReal SteelKingpinFRED: The MovieCar Wash Clerk #1Harmony and MeHomeless TomMeet DaveAir Traffic ControllerNorbitAttendantThe NinesJohn GatinsThe Shaggy DogHomeless GuyBig Fat LiarTow Truck DriverImpostorPatient-SoldierVarsity BluesSmiling ManAnother Day in ParadisePhilGods and MonstersKid Saylor (uncredited)Breakfast with EinsteinCop #1Pumpkinhead II: Blood WingsYoung Caspar DixonLeprechaun 3ScottWitchboard 2Russel