John Gatins

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John Gatins is an American director , screenwriter , producer, and actor .

Life

Gatins grew up near the historic Saratoga Race Course in New York State . He graduated from Vassar College Drama Major in 1990 . He first appeared as an actor in the early 1990s. Since 2001 he has mainly been active as a screenwriter and can only be seen in small roles. In 2005 he made his directorial debut with Dreamer - A dream comes true .

His greatest success so far was the script for the film Flight , directed by Robert Zemeckis , for which he was nominated for several film awards in 2012 and 2013, including an Oscar .

Gatins comes from a family of police officers .

Filmography (selection)

As a director:

  • 2005: Dreamer (Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story)

As a screenwriter:

As a producer:

As an actor:

Awards (selection)

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personal data
SURNAME Gatins, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, screenwriter, producer, and actor
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century