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Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

Actor · Born 1969-11-13 · Paisley, Scotland, UK

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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)…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. 300 (2007) — King Leonidas
  2. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — Stoick (voice)
  3. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — Stoick (voice)
  4. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — Stoick (voice)
  5. Olympus Has Fallen (2013) — Mike Banning
  6. Law Abiding Citizen (2009) — Clyde Alexander Shelton
  7. Greenland (2020) — John Garrity
  8. Geostorm (2017) — Jake Lawson
  9. London Has Fallen (2016) — Mike Banning
  10. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) — Terry Sheridan
  11. Gods of Egypt (2016) — Set
  12. Angel Has Fallen (2019) — Mike Banning
  13. The Ugly Truth (2009) — Mike Chadway
  14. P.S. I Love You (2007) — Gerry
  15. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) — HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
  16. Den of Thieves (2018) — 'Big Nick' O'Brien
  17. RocknRolla (2008) — One-Two
  18. The Bounty Hunter (2010) — Milo Boyd
  19. How to Train Your Dragon (2025) — Stoick
  20. Plane (2023) — Brodie Torrance
  21. Gamer (2009) — Kable
  22. Movie 43 (2013) — Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
  23. Reign of Fire (2002) — Creedy
  24. Hunter Killer (2018) — Captain Joe Glass
  25. The Phantom of the Opera (2004) — The Phantom
  26. Greenland 2: Migration (2026) — John Garrity
  27. Kandahar (2023) — Tom Harris
  28. Nim's Island (2008) — Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
  29. Timeline (2003) — Andre Marek
  30. Machine Gun Preacher (2011) — Sam Childers
  31. How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) — Stoick (voice)
  32. Last Seen Alive (2022) — Will Spann
  33. Copshop (2021) — Bob Viddick
  34. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) — Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
  35. The Vanishing (2019) — James
  36. Dracula 2000 (2000) — Dracula
  37. Playing for Keeps (2012) — George
  38. Chasing Mavericks (2012) — Frosty Hesson
  39. Butterfly on a Wheel (2007) — Neil Randall
  40. A Family Man (2016) — Dane Jensen