Acting · Paisley, Scotland, UK · Born November 13, 1969
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).
MovieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2027
as Stoick
MovieIn the Hand of Dante
2026
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio
MovieEveryone Is Lying to You for Money
2026
as Self
MovieGreenland 2: Migration
2026
as John Garrity
MovieHow to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Stoick
MovieSoaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Self
MovieDen of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
MovieThe Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024
as St. Nick (voice)
TVARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
MovieKandahar
2023
as Tom Harris
MoviePlane
2023
as Brodie Torrance
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieLast Seen Alive
2022
as Will Spann
MovieCopshop
2021
as Bob Viddick
MovieGreenland
2020
as John Garrity
MovieLove Reaches Everywhere
2020
TVLa semaine des 4 Julie
2020
as Self
MovieHow to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
as Stoick (voice)
MovieAngel Has Fallen
2019
as Mike Banning
MovieThe Vanishing
2019
as James
MovieHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Stoick (voice)
TVPatriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHunter Killer
2018
as Captain Joe Glass
MovieDen of Thieves
2018
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
MovieGeostorm
2017
as Jake Lawson
TVSteve
2017
as Self
MovieA Family Man
2016
as Dane Jensen
MovieLondon Has Fallen
2016
as Mike Banning
MovieGods of Egypt
2016
as Set
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
as Stoick (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieDiscovering Mavericks
2013
as Self
TVThe Frame
2013
as King Leonidas
MovieOlympus Has Fallen
2013
as Mike Banning
MovieMovie 43
2013
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
MoviePlaying for Keeps
2012
as George
MovieChasing Mavericks
2012
as Frosty Hesson
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MovieDragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
MovieMachine Gun Preacher
2011
as Sam Childers
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
MovieCoriolanus
2011
as Tullus Aufidius
MovieLegend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)
MovieHow to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)
MovieThe Bounty Hunter
2010
as Milo Boyd
MovieLaw Abiding Citizen
2009
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
TVThe Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
TVLive from Studio Five
2009
as Self
MovieGamer
2009
as Kable
MovieThe Ugly Truth
2009
as Mike Chadway
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieTales of the Black Freighter
2009
as The Mariner (voice)
MovieRocknRolla
2008
as One-Two
MovieNim's Island
2008
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
MovieP.S. I Love You
2007
as Gerry
MovieGuilty Hearts
2007
as Peter
MovieButterfly on a Wheel
2007
as Neil Randall
MovieWrath of Gods
2007
as Self
Movie300
2007
as King Leonidas
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieBeowulf & Grendel
2005
as Beowulf
MovieTrailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
MovieThe Game of Their Lives
2005
as Frank Borghi
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MovieThe Phantom of the Opera
2004
as The Phantom
MovieDear Frankie
2004
as The Stranger
MovieTimeline
2003
as Andre Marek
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieLara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Terry Sheridan
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieReign of Fire
2002
as Creedy
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
TVThe Jury
2002
as Johnnie Donne
MovieShooters
2002
as Jackie Junior
MovieJewel of the Sahara
2001
as Captain Charles Belamy
MoviePlease!
2001
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
TVAttila
2001
as Attila the Hun
MovieAttila
2001
as Atila the Hun
MovieDracula 2000
2000
as Dracula
MovieHarrison's Flowers
2000
as Chris Kumac
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1999
as Gus
MovieOne More Kiss
1999
as Sam
MovieThe Cherry Orchard
1999
as Yasha
TVThe Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998
as Marty Claymore
MovieFast Food
1998
as Jacko
MovieRussell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Burke
MovieLittle White Lies
1998
as Peter
MovieTomorrow Never Dies
1997
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
TVAn Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
as Tim Bolton
TVLeute heute
1997
as Self
MovieMrs Brown
1997
as Archie Brown
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVGMTV
1993
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
TVJeopardy!
1984
as Self - Clue Presenter
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Hair of the Dog
as Mr. P
Just Watch Me
as Riley Wolfe
Empire City
as Rhett Westermark
MovieAll-Star Weekend
as Russian Gymnast Fan
Remote Control
as Michael Rafter
Night Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
MovieNaya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as King Kula (voice)
MovieDen of Thieves 3
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
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