Tony Gayton

Tony Gayton is an American movie producer and screenwriter. 2Early life Graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1977. Merritt Island, Florida. Gayton is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where he received the Jack Nicholson Writing Scholarship. 2Career After graduating, he worked as a production assistant for John Milius. Gayton has been a professional screenwriter for over ten years, working both by himself and with his brother, Joe Gayton (Uncommon Valor, Shout). Gayton also directed the critically acclaimed documentary film Athens, GA: Inside/Out, which featured the bands R.E.M. and the B-52's as well as the eccentric folk artist Reverend Howard Finster. Gayton's latest movie production is the 2010 action-drama Faster, co-written with his brother Joe, starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton. In 2011, he and brother Joe teamed up again to create a dramatic television series for the cable channel AMC, titled Hell On Wheels, which premiered on November