John Gatins

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1968-04-16 (56 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

John Gatins

Biography

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.

Known For

Actor

2019
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
FRED: The Movie

as Car Wash Clerk #1

2010
Harmony and Me

as Homeless Tom

2008
Meet Dave

as Air Traffic Controller

2007
Norbit

as Attendant

2007
The Nines

as John Gatins

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

1995
Leprechaun 3

as Scott

Writer

2024
Little Wing

as Writer

2017
Power Rangers

as Screenplay

2017
2014
2012
Flight

as Writer

2011
Real Steel

as Screenplay

2005
Coach Carter

as Screenplay

2001
Hardball

as Screenplay

2001
Summer Catch

as Writer

Producer

2024
Little Wing

as Producer

2014
Need for Speed

as Producer

2001
Summer Catch

as Co-Producer

2000
Ready to Rumble

as Producer

Director