Gerard Butler
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-11-13 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Paisley, Scotland, UK
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
Acting
Night Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
Greenland: Migration
as John Garrity
All-Star Weekend
as Russian Gymnast Fan
Den of Thieves 3
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Empire State
as Rhett Westermark
Just Watch Me
as Riley Wolfe
Remote Control
as Michael Rafter
Hair of the Dog
as Mr. P
(2027)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick the Vast
(2025)
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick the Vast
(2025)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
as Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien
(2025)
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as King Kula (voice)
(2024)
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
as St. Nick (voice)
(2023)
Plane
as Brodie Torrance
(2023)
Kandahar
as Tom Harris
(2022)
Last Seen Alive
as Will Spann
(2021)
Copshop
as Bob Viddick
(2020)
Greenland
as John Garrity
(2020)
(2019)
Angel Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
(2019)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Stoick (voice)
(2019)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
as Stoick (voice)
(2019)
The Vanishing
as James
(2018)
Den of Thieves
as "Big Nick" O'Brien
(2018)
Hunter Killer
as Captain Joe Glass
(2017)
Geostorm
as Jake Lawson
(2016)
Gods of Egypt
as Set
(2016)
London Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
(2016)
A Family Man
as Dane Jensen
(2014)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick (voice)
(2013)
Olympus Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
(2013)
Movie 43
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
(2013)
Discovering Mavericks
as Self
(2012)
Chasing Mavericks
as Frosty Hesson
(2012)
Playing for Keeps
as George
(2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2011)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
(2011)
Machine Gun Preacher
as Sam Childers
(2011)
Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
(2011)
(2010)
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
(2010)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
(2010)
The Bounty Hunter
as Milo Boyd
(2009)
Law Abiding Citizen
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
(2009)
The Ugly Truth
as Mike Chadway
(2009)
Gamer
as Kable
(2009)
Tales of the Black Freighter
as The Mariner (voice)
(2008)
RocknRolla
as One-Two
(2008)
Nim's Island
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
(2007)
300
as King Leonidas
(2007)
P.S. I Love You
as Gerry
(2007)
Butterfly on a Wheel
as Neil Randall
(2007)
Guilty Hearts
as Peter
(2007)
Wrath of Gods
as Self
(2005)
Beowulf & Grendel
as Beowulf
(2005)
The Game of Their Lives
as Frank Borghi
(2005)
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
(2004)
The Phantom of the Opera
as The Phantom
(2004)
Dear Frankie
as The Stranger
(2003)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Terry Sheridan
(2003)
Timeline
as Andre Marek
(2002)
Reign of Fire
as Creedy
(2002)
Shooters
as Jackie Junior
(2001)
Attila
as Atila the Hun
(2001)
Please!
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
(2001)
Jewel of the Sahara
as Captain Charles Belamy
(2000)
Dracula 2000
as Dracula
(2000)
Harrison's Flowers
as Chris Kumac
(1999)
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
(1999)
One More Kiss
as Sam
(1998)
Tale of the Mummy
as Burke
(1998)
Fast Food
as Jacko
(1998)
Little White Lies
as Peter
(1997)
Tomorrow Never Dies
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
(1997)
Mrs Brown
as Archie Brown
Crew
Greenland: Migration
Producer
Law Abiding Citizen Sequel
Producer
Just Watch Me
Producer
A Darker Shade of Magic
Producer
Remote Control
Producer
Night Has Fallen
Producer
Den of Thieves 3
Producer
Street Smart
Executive Producer
(2025)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Producer
(2023)
The Bricklayer
Producer
(2023)
Kandahar
Producer
(2023)
Plane
Producer
(2022)
Last Seen Alive
Producer
(2021)
Copshop
Producer
(2020)
Greenland
Producer
(2019)
The Vanishing
Producer
(2019)
Angel Has Fallen
Producer
(2019)
Them That Follow
Producer
(2018)
Den of Thieves
Producer
(2018)
Hunter Killer
Producer
(2016)
A Family Man
Producer
(2016)
London Has Fallen
Producer
(2015)
Septembers of Shiraz
Producer
(2013)
Olympus Has Fallen
Producer
(2012)
Chasing Mavericks
Executive Producer
(2012)
Playing for Keeps
Producer
(2011)
Machine Gun Preacher
Executive Producer
(2009)
Law Abiding Citizen
Producer