Courtney Gains

Courtney Gains is an American character actor born on August 22, 1965. He gained recognition for his role as Malachai in the 1984 horror film Children of the Corn. Throughout the 1980s, Gains appeared in several successful movies, including Hardbodies, Lust in the Dust, Back to the Future, Can't Buy Me Love, Secret Admirer, Colors, The 'Burbs, and Memphis Belle. He continued his acting career with films like Sweet Home Alabama, Dorm Daze, Desolation Canyon, and a cameo in Rob Zombie's Halloween remake. Gains also made appearances on TV shows such as Seinfeld, Monk, In the Heat of the Night, ER, JAG, Nash Bridges, Diagnosis: Murder, Charmed, Alias, and My Name is Earl. Besides acting, Gains has also worked as an acting coach and has performed live on stage with Phish.