Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 13, 1969
Place of Birth:
Paisley, Scotland, UK
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Gerard Butler
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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick the Vast |
| 2025 | Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien |
| 2025 | Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin | King Kula (voice) |
| 2024 | The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland | St. Nick (voice) |
| 2023 | Plane | Brodie Torrance |
| 2023 | Kandahar | Tom Harris |
| 2022 | Last Seen Alive | Will Spann |
| 2021 | Copshop | Bob Viddick |
| 2020 | Greenland | John Garrity |
| 2020 | Love Reaches Everywhere | |
| 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | Mike Banning |
| 2019 | The Vanishing | James |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Stoick (voice) |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming | Stoick (voice) |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Captain Joe Glass |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | "Big Nick" O'Brien |
| 2017 | Geostorm | Jake Lawson |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Set |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Mike Banning |
| 2016 | A Family Man | Dane Jensen |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick (voice) |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Mike Banning |
| 2013 | Discovering Mavericks | Self |
| 2012 | Chasing Mavericks | Frosty Hesson |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | George |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Machine Gun Preacher | Sam Childers |
| 2011 | Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | Stoick the Vast (voice) |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | Tullus Aufidius |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick (voice) |
| 2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Milo Boyd |
| 2010 | Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon | Stoick (voice) |
| 2009 | The Ugly Truth | Mike Chadway |
| 2009 | Law Abiding Citizen | Clyde Alexander Shelton |
| 2009 | Tales of the Black Freighter | The Mariner (voice) |
| 2009 | Gamer | Kable |
| 2008 | Nim's Island | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover |
| 2008 | RocknRolla | One-Two |
| 2007 | 300 | King Leonidas |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Gerry |
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | Neil Randall |
| 2007 | Guilty Hearts | Peter |
| 2007 | Wrath of Gods | Self |
| 2005 | Beowulf & Grendel | Beowulf |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Frank Borghi |
| 2005 | Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Prefect Cassius Chaerea |
| 2004 | Dear Frankie | The Stranger |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom |
| 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Terry Sheridan |
| 2003 | Timeline | Andre Marek |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire | Creedy |
| 2002 | Shooters | Jackie Junior |
| 2001 | Please! | Peter (as Gerry Butler) |
| 2001 | Jewel of the Sahara | Captain Charles Belamy |
| 2001 | Attila | Atila the Hun |
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 | Dracula |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers | Chris Kumac |
| 1999 | One More Kiss | Sam |
| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard | Yasha |
| 1998 | Fast Food | Jacko |
| 1998 | Little White Lies | Peter |
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy | Burke |
| 1997 | Mrs Brown | Archie Brown |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman |
| Hair of the Dog | Mr. P | |
| Just Watch Me | Riley Wolfe | |
| In the Hand of Dante | ||
| Empire State | Rhett Westermark | |
| All-Star Weekend | Russian Gymnast Fan | |
| Remote Control | Michael Rafter | |
| Night Has Fallen | Mike Banning | |
| Greenland: Migration | John Garrity | |
| Den of Thieves 3 | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARK: The Animated Series | Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2020 | La semaine des 4 Julie | Self |
| 2018 | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2013 | The Frame | King Leonidas |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show | Self |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five | Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2002 | HypaSpace | Self |
| 2002 | The Jury | Johnnie Donne |
| 2001 | Attila | Attila the Hun |
| 1999 | Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married | Gus |
| 1998 | The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Marty Claymore |
| 1997 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | |
| 1997 | Leute heute | Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self |
| 1984 | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |