Gerard Butler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 13, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Paisley, Scotland, UK
Biography
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with minor roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) before starring in the science fiction film Timeline (2003). He played Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 musical The Phantom of the Opera. Butler gained wider recognition for portraying King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300 (2007). In 2010, he began lending his voice to the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. Also in the 2010s, he portrayed a Secret Service agent in the action thriller Has Fallen film series, played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher. Butler had further action film roles in Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), Greenland (2020), and Plane (2023).
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Filmography
Hair of the Dog
Movie · as Mr. P
Just Watch Me
Movie · as Riley Wolfe
Empire City
Movie · as Rhett Westermark
All-Star Weekend
Movie · as Russian Gymnast Fan
Remote Control
Movie · as Michael Rafter
Night Has Fallen
Movie · as Mike Banning
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Movie · as King Kula (voice)
Den of Thieves 3
Movie · as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
The Nest
Movie
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie · as Stoick
In the Hand of Dante
Movie · as Louie / Pope Bonifacio
Greenland 2: Migration
Movie · as John Garrity
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Movie · as Self - Very Famous Actor
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie · as Stoick
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Movie · as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
Movie · as Self
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
Movie · as St. Nick (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series
TV · as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) · 14 eps
Plane
Movie · as Brodie Torrance
Kandahar
Movie · as Tom Harris
Last Seen Alive
Movie · as Will Spann
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Copshop
Movie · as Bob Viddick
Greenland
Movie · as John Garrity
Love Reaches Everywhere
Movie
La semaine des 4 Julie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Angel Has Fallen
Movie · as Mike Banning
The Vanishing
Movie · as James
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Movie · as Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Movie · as Stoick (voice)
Hunter Killer
Movie · as Captain Joe Glass
Den of Thieves
Movie · as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Geostorm
Movie · as Jake Lawson
Steve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gods of Egypt
Movie · as Set
London Has Fallen
Movie · as Mike Banning
A Family Man
Movie · as Dane Jensen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie · as Stoick (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Movie 43
Movie · as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie · as Mike Banning
Discovering Mavericks
Movie · as Self
The Frame
TV · as King Leonidas · 1 ep
Chasing Mavericks
Movie · as Frosty Hesson
Playing for Keeps
Movie · as George
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Machine Gun Preacher
Movie · as Sam Childers
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Movie · as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Coriolanus
Movie · as Tullus Aufidius
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie · as Stoick (voice)
The Bounty Hunter
Movie · as Milo Boyd
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Movie · as Stoick (voice)
The Ugly Truth
Movie · as Mike Chadway
Law Abiding Citizen
Movie · as Clyde Alexander Shelton
Tales of the Black Freighter
Movie · as The Mariner (voice)
Gamer
Movie · as Kable
The Jay Leno Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Nim's Island
Movie · as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
RocknRolla
Movie · as One-Two
300
Movie · as King Leonidas
P.S. I Love You
Movie · as Gerry
Butterfly on a Wheel
Movie · as Neil Randall
Guilty Hearts
Movie · as Peter
Wrath of Gods
Movie · as Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Beowulf & Grendel
Movie · as Beowulf
The Game of Their Lives
Movie · as Frank Borghi
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Movie · as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dear Frankie
Movie · as The Stranger
The Phantom of the Opera
Movie · as The Phantom
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Movie · as Terry Sheridan
Timeline
Movie · as Andre Marek
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets · 1 ep
Reign of Fire
Movie · as Creedy
Shooters
Movie · as Jackie Junior
HypaSpace
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jury
TV · as Johnnie Donne · 6 eps
Please!
Movie · as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Jewel of the Sahara
Movie · as Captain Charles Belamy
Attila
Movie · as Atila the Hun
Attila
TV · as Attila the Hun · 2 eps
Dracula 2000
Movie · as Dracula
Harrison's Flowers
Movie · as Chris Kumac
One More Kiss
Movie · as Sam
The Cherry Orchard
Movie · as Yasha
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
TV · as Gus · 16 eps
Fast Food
Movie · as Jacko
Little White Lies
Movie · as Peter
Tale of the Mummy
Movie · as Burke
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
TV · as Marty Claymore · 6 eps
Mrs Brown
Movie · as Archie Brown
Tomorrow Never Dies
Movie · as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
TV · as Tim Bolton · 1 ep
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jeopardy!
TV · as Self - Clue Presenter · 1 ep
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep