
Courtney Gains
Known for Acting ยท 110 credits
- Born
- 1965-08-22 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Also known as
- Courtney Geighton Gains
Biography
Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Malachai in the 1984 horror movie Children of the Corn.
Known For
TV Shows (28)

NCIS
2003
as Gary Silverstein

Criminal Minds
2005
as Todd Burton

Bones
2005
as Super

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Stan Gerber

Seinfeld
1989
as Clerk

Charmed
1998
as D. J. / Bane's Right Hand

Monk
2002
as Six Fingered Man / Frank Nunn

ER
1994
as Ronnie

JAG
1995
as Pete

The Middle
2009
as Phil

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Dwayne Roberts

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Roach

21 Jump Street
1987
as Birch

My Name Is Earl
2005
as Lloyd

The Guardian
2001
as Roy Cantwell

Pacific Blue
1996
as Jim-Joe

Franklin & Bash
2011
as Lyle

Switched at Birth
2011

Perception
2012
as Officer James McKenzie

Arli$$
1996
as Dealer

Fastlane
2002
as Det. Guthrie

Brooklyn South
1997
as Joe Beldon

Alias
2001
as Holden Gemler

Rebel Highway
1994
as Deputy

Misfits of Science
1985
as Mechanic

Bakersfield P.D.
1993
as Doug

Paul T. Goldman
2023
as Royce Auditioner

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments
2007
as Self
Movies (82)

Back to the Future
1985
as Dixon

Deadly Crush
2018
as Lawrence

Faster
2010
as Telemarketer

Halloween
2007
as Jack Kendall (uncredited)

Sweet Home Alabama
2002
as Sheriff Wade

Colors
1988
as Whitey

The 'Burbs
1989
as Hans Klopek

The Wrath of Becky
2023
as Twig

Can't Buy Me Love
1987
as Kenneth Wurman

Children of the Corn
1984
as Malachai

Memphis Belle
1990
as Eugene McVey

Secret Admirer
1985
as Doug

Hardbodies
1984
as Rag

Raven
2010
as Danny

King Cobra
1999
as Dr. Joseph McConnell

Field of Lost Shoes
2015
as Capt. Chinook

National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze
2003
as Lorenzo "The Black Hand"

Shadowheart
2009
as Finch

Corbin Nash
2018
as Detective Holloway

Queen Bees
2021
as Biker

The Funhouse Massacre
2015
as Dennis

Shadow of Doubt
1998
as Ernie

No Code of Conduct
1999
as Cameron

Candy Corn
2019
as Sheriff Sam Bramford

Ratboy
1986
as Kid in Car

Desolation Canyon
2006
as Jack McCallister

Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
2011
as Gil Highdecker

Ambush at Dark Canyon
2012
as Sheriff Hurley

Lust in the Dust
1985
as Red Dick Barker

In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
as Barlow

The Landlady
1998
as Tyson Johns

Halcyon
2015
as Robert

My Trip Back to the Dark Side
2014
as Bobby G.

American Harvest
1987
as Chips

Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
as Self

It Happened One Valentine's
2017
as Freddy Craig

Hellblazers
2022
as Bernard

Dilemma
1997
as Tex

Behind Enemy Lines
1997
as Church

Runaway Daughters
1994
as Deputy 1

Winners Take All
1987
as Goose Trammel

The House Across the Street
2013
as Ned

Await the Dawn
2020
as Dr. Hewitt

Her Married Lover
1999
as Hood

The Quiet Ones
2010
as Michael's Father

Beaver Trilogy
2000

The Silent Natural
2019
as Tug Wilson

Camp Cold Brook
2018
as John Brierwitz

My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 - The Rednecks Are Coming
2024
as Dirk Reddick

The Barn Part III
2026
Dirt

The Killing Grounds
1998
as Vincent Reynosa

Welcome Home, Jellybean
1984
as Joe Newbolt

Mimesis
2011
as Gordon

Christmas Cowboy
2024
as Colton Byers

Infernal
2025
as Dewayne

The Phobic
2006
as Dr. Cecil Westlake

The Bleeding Dark
2025
as John Barrow

Dreamers
2000
as Mike

Scramble
2017
as Canada Rick

The Ascent
2010
as Andrew

Organism 46-B The Unseen
as Mack

My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 2 - Let the Games Begin
2024
as Dirk Reddick

Lookout Weekend: Cruel Summer IV
2025
as Sgt. Rossi
3rd Floor
as Tim Keller

Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn
2004
as Self
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs
2014
as Self

Urban Myths
2017
as Stanley

Alien Encounter
2008
as Donovan

American Bigfoot
2022
as Wesley Harlin

Hell's Kitty
2018
as Mordicia

Discipline
2011
as Jack Baldwin
The Red Man's View
as Jenkins
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
as Paul Portray

Cinema Salvation
2010
as Courtney

The Orkly Kid
1985

The Deceived
as Deputy Jed

Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness
2009
as Benny Bliss

River
2021
as Dr. Michael Glenn

Prettyface
2016

Thy Will Be Done
2025
as Todd Cotton

Goodnight, Gracie
2017
as Billy
About Courtney Gains
Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Malachai in the 1984 horror movie Children of the Corn. With 110 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Courtney Gains has appeared in 82 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Courtney Gains Movies
- Back to the Future (1985) โ as Dixon
- Deadly Crush (2018) โ as Lawrence
- Faster (2010) โ as Telemarketer
- Halloween (2007) โ as Jack Kendall (uncredited)
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002) โ as Sheriff Wade
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