Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
April 16, 1968 (57 years old)
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
Lying and Stealing
2019
Frances Ferguson
2019
The Power of the Present
2017
7 Chinese Brothers
2015
Need for Speed
2014
A Thousand Words
2012
Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
2011
Real Steel
2011
FRED: The Movie
2010
Harmony and Me
2010
Meet Dave
2008
Norbit
2007
The Nines
2007
The Shaggy Dog
2006
Big Fat Liar
2002
Impostor
2001
Varsity Blues
1999
Another Day in Paradise
1998
Gods and Monsters
1998
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995
Leprechaun 3
1995
Witchboard 2
1993
Writing
Little Wing
Writer, Producer
2024
Power Rangers
Screenplay
2017
Kong: Skull Island
Story
2017
Need for Speed
Producer, Story
2014
Flight
Writer
2012
Real Steel
Screenplay
2011
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Writer, Director
2005
Coach Carter
Screenplay
2005
Hardball
Screenplay
2001
Summer Catch
Writer, Co-Producer
2001
Ready to Rumble
Producer
2000