John Gatins
John Gatins | |
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| Born | April 16, 1968 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Vassar College (1990) |
| Occupation(s) | screenwriter, actor, director |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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), and 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).