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.
Movie Appearances
The Nines
as John Gatins
2007
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
as Young Caspar Dixon
1995
Real Steel
as Kingpin
2011
Leprechaun 3
as Scott
1995
Gods and Monsters
as Kid Saylor (uncredited)
1998
Meet Dave
as Air Traffic Controller
2008
Witchboard 2
as Russel
1993
7 Chinese Brothers
as Dinsmore
2015
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
as Dishwasher
2011
Breakfast with Einstein
as Cop #1
1998
Harmony and Me
as Homeless Tom
2010
Another Day in Paradise
as Phil
1998
A Thousand Words
as Valet
2012
FRED: The Movie
as Car Wash Clerk #1
2010
Frances Ferguson
as Warden
2019
The Power of the Present
as Self - Screenwriter (2017)
2017
Norbit
as Attendant
2007
Big Fat Liar
as Tow Truck Driver
2002
Lying and Stealing
as Aton
2019
Need for Speed
as Air Force Pilot
2014