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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Gatins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Real Steel
as Kingpin

Norbit
as Attendant

Need for Speed
as Air Force Pilot

The Power of the Present
as Self - Screenwriter (2017)

A Thousand Words
as Valet

Meet Dave
as Air Traffic Controller

Leprechaun 3
as Scott

Big Fat Liar
as Tow Truck Driver

Lying and Stealing
as Aton

Gods and Monsters
as Kid Saylor (uncredited)