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.
The Nines
(John Gatins)
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
(Young Caspar Dixon)
Real Steel
(Kingpin)
Leprechaun 3
(Scott)
Gods and Monsters
(Kid Saylor (uncredited))
Meet Dave
(Air Traffic Controller)
Witchboard 2
(Russel)
7 Chinese Brothers
(Dinsmore)
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
(Dishwasher)
Breakfast with Einstein
(Cop #1)
Harmony and Me
(Homeless Tom)
Another Day in Paradise
(Phil)
A Thousand Words
(Valet)
FRED: The Movie
(Car Wash Clerk #1)
Frances Ferguson
(Warden)
The Power of the Present
(Self - Screenwriter (2017))
Norbit
(Attendant)
Big Fat Liar
(Tow Truck Driver)
Lying and Stealing
(Aton)
Need for Speed
(Air Force Pilot)
Ready to Rumble
(Producer)
Hardball
(Screenplay)
Coach Carter
(Screenplay)
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
(Writer)
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
(Director)
Real Steel
(Screenplay)
Need for Speed
(Producer)
Little Wing
(Writer)
Need for Speed
(Story)
Flight
(Writer)
Little Wing
(Producer)
Power Rangers
(Screenplay)
Kong: Skull Island
(Story)
Summer Catch
(Writer)
Summer Catch
(Co-Producer)
The Last Mrs. Parrish
(Writer)
Fight for '84
(Writer)