John Gatins
John Gatins (born April 16, 1968) is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He was born in New York City, attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York and pursued a career in acting. After appearing in many lower-budget films, he got some bigger roles in Varsity Blues (1999) and Big Fat Liar (2002). Jeremy Kramer, an employee at Fox that Gatins was close with, paid him $1,000 to write a teen comedy. That sparked his career in screenwriting. His first film that he wrote was Summer Catch (2001). Later on, he got to write some bigger budget films like Coach Carter (2005), Dreamer (2005) and Flight (2012). He would then get nominated at the Academy Awards for best original screenplay for the movie Flight.
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: The Devil's Doorway
(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
(Director)
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
(Writer)
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)