Courtney Gains
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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
Credits
Back to the Future (1985)
as Dixon
The 'Burbs (1989)
as Hans Klopek
Deadly Crush (2018)
as Lawrence
The Wrath of Becky (2023)
as Twig
Halloween (2007)
as Jack Kendall (uncredited)
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
as Sheriff Wade
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
as Kenneth Wurman
Faster (2010)
as Telemarketer
Colors (1988)
as Whitey
Children of the Corn (1984)
as Malachai
Secret Admirer (1985)
as Doug
No Code of Conduct (1999)
as Cameron
Memphis Belle (1990)
as Eugene McVey
Queen Bees (2021)
as Biker
Hardbodies (1984)
as Rag
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze (2003)
as Lorenzo "The Black Hand"
Shadow of Doubt (1998)
as Ernie
King Cobra (1999)
as Dr. Joseph McConnell
Hellblazers (2022)
as Bernard
Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
as Capt. Chinook
Corbin Nash (2018)
as Detective Holloway
The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
as Dennis
Await the Dawn (2020)
as Dr. Hewitt
Desolation Canyon (2006)
as Jack McCallister
Josh Hasty's Candy Corn (2019)
as Sheriff Sam Bramford
Beaver Trilogy (2000)
Actor
Shadowheart (2009)
as Finch
It Happened One Valentine's (2017)
as Freddy Craig
Behind Enemy Lines (1997)
as Church
My Trip Back to the Dark Side (2014)
as Bobby G.
Ratboy (1986)
as Kid in Car
The Red Man's View (—)
as Jenkins
Dilemma (1997)
as Tex
The Landlady (1998)
as Tyson Johns
Lust in the Dust (1985)
as Red Dick Barker
Winners Take All (1987)
as Goose Trammel
Hell's Kitty (2018)
as Mordicia
Raven (2010)
as Danny
American Harvest (1987)
as Chips
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994)
as Barlow
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Gil Highdecker
Ambush at Dark Canyon (2012)
as Sheriff Hurley
Tattoos: A Scarred History (2009)
as Self
Camp Cold Brook (2018)
as John Brierwitz
Her Married Lover (1999)
as Hood
3rd Floor (—)
as Tim Keller
Organism 46-B The Unseen (—)
as Mack
Runaway Daughters (1994)
as Deputy 1
Urban Myths (2017)
as Stanley
The Bleeding Dark (2025)
as John Barrow
The Orkly Kid (1985)
Actor
The Ascent (2010)
as Andrew
Scramble (2017)
as Canada Rick
The Silent Natural (2019)
as Tug Wilson
The Deceived (—)
as Deputy Jed
The House Across the Street (2013)
as Ned
Cinema Salvation (2010)
as Courtney
The Killing Grounds (1998)
as Vincent Reynosa
American Bigfoot (2022)
as Wesley Harlin
Alien Encounter (2008)
as Donovan
The Quiet Ones (2010)
as Michael's Father
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (—)
as Paul Portray
The Phobic (2006)
as Dr. Cecil Westlake
My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 2 - Let the Games Begin (2024)
as Dirk Reddick
The Barn Part III (2026)
Actor
Discipline (2011)
as Jack Baldwin
Prettyface (2016)
Actor
Infernal (2025)
as Dewayne
There Goes the Neighborhood: The Making of The 'Burbs (2014)
as Self
Welcome Home, Jellybean (1984)
as Joe Newbolt
Dreamers (2000)
as Mike
River (2021)
as Dr. Michael Glenn
Christmas Cowboy (2024)
as Colton Byers
Halcyon (2015)
as Robert
Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness (2009)
as Benny Bliss
Mimesis (2011)
as Gordon
My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 - The Rednecks Are Coming (2024)
as Dirk Reddick
Dirt (—)
Actor
Harvesting Horror: Children of the Corn (2004)
as Self
Lookout Weekend: Cruel Summer IV (2025)
as Sgt. Rossi
Goodnight, Gracie (2017)
as Billy
Thy Will Be Done (2025)
as Todd Cotton