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Home/People/John Gatins
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Born
Apr 16, 1968
Age 57
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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IMDb Profile

John Gatins

Writing

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.
Lying and Stealing poster

Lying and Stealing

as Aton
2019
Frances Ferguson poster

Frances Ferguson

as Warden
2019
The Power of the Present poster

The Power of the Present

as Self - Screenwriter (2017)
2017
7 Chinese Brothers poster

7 Chinese Brothers

as Dinsmore
2015
The Leprechaun Chronicles poster

The Leprechaun Chronicles

Cast
2014
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Need for Speed

as Air Force Pilot
2014
A Thousand Words poster

A Thousand Words

as Valet
2012
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Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred

as Dishwasher
2011
Real Steel poster

Real Steel

as Kingpin
2011
FRED: The Movie poster

FRED: The Movie

as Car Wash Clerk #1
2010
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Harmony and Me

as Homeless Tom
2010
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Meet Dave

as Air Traffic Controller
2008
Norbit poster

Norbit

as Attendant
2007
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The Nines

as John Gatins
2007
The Shaggy Dog poster

The Shaggy Dog

as Homeless Guy
2006
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Big Fat Liar

as Tow Truck Driver
2002
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Impostor

as Patient-Soldier
2001
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Varsity Blues

as Smiling Man
1999
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Another Day in Paradise

as Phil
1998
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Gods and Monsters

as Kid Saylor (uncredited)
1998