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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-04-16 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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).

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Known For

Acting

2019

2017

The Power of the Present as Self - Screenwriter (2017)

2015

7 Chinese Brothers as Dinsmore

2014

Need for Speed as Air Force Pilot

2012

2011

Real Steel as Kingpin

2010

Harmony and Me as Homeless Tom
FRED: The Movie as Car Wash Clerk #1

2008

Meet Dave as Air Traffic Controller

2007

The Nines as John Gatins
Norbit as Attendant

2002

Big Fat Liar as Tow Truck Driver

1998

Gods and Monsters as Kid Saylor (uncredited)

1995

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings as Young Caspar Dixon
Leprechaun 3 as Scott

1993

Production

2024

Little Wing as Producer

2014

Need for Speed as Producer

2001

Summer Catch as Co-Producer

2000

Ready to Rumble as Producer

Writing

2024

Little Wing as Writer

2017

Power Rangers as Screenplay

2014

2012

Flight as Writer

2011

Real Steel as Screenplay

2001

Hardball as Screenplay
Summer Catch as Writer

Directing