Gerard Butler
Born: 1969-11-13 in Paisley, Scotland, UK
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2027
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 as Stoick
2026
- Greenland 2: Migration as John Garrity
- Everyone Is Lying to You for Money as Self
2025
- How to Train Your Dragon as Stoick
- Den of Thieves 2: Pantera as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
- In the Hand of Dante as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
- Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon as Self
2024
- Paris Has Fallen ... (Executive Producer)
- ARK: The Animated Series as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
- The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland as St. Nick (voice)
2023
- Plane as Brodie Torrance
- Kandahar as Tom Harris
- The Bricklayer ... (Producer)
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Last Seen Alive as Will Spann
2021
- Copshop as Bob Viddick
2020
- Greenland as John Garrity
- La semaine des 4 Julie as Self
- Love Reaches Everywhere
2019
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Stoick (voice)
- Angel Has Fallen as Mike Banning
- How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming as Stoick (voice)
- The Vanishing as James
- Them That Follow ... (Producer)
2018
- Den of Thieves as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
- Hunter Killer as Captain Joe Glass
- Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj as Self (archive footage)
2016
- London Has Fallen as Mike Banning
- Gods of Egypt as Set
- A Family Man as Dane Jensen
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Septembers of Shiraz ... (Producer)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 as Stoick (voice)
2013
- Olympus Has Fallen as Mike Banning
- Movie 43 as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
- The Frame as King Leonidas
- Discovering Mavericks as Self
2012
- Playing for Keeps as George
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- Chasing Mavericks as Frosty Hesson
2011
- Machine Gun Preacher as Sam Childers
- Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury as Stoick the Vast (voice)
- Coriolanus as Tullus Aufidius
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2010
- How to Train Your Dragon as Stoick (voice)
- The Bounty Hunter as Milo Boyd
- Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon as Stoick (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Law Abiding Citizen as Clyde Alexander Shelton
- The Jay Leno Show as Self
- The Ugly Truth as Mike Chadway
- Gamer as Kable
- Tales of the Black Freighter as The Mariner (voice)
- Live from Studio Five as Self
2008
- RocknRolla as One-Two
- Nim's Island as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 300 as King Leonidas
- P.S. I Love You as Gerry
- Butterfly on a Wheel as Neil Randall
- Wrath of Gods as Self
- Guilty Hearts as Peter
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Beowulf & Grendel as Beowulf
- The Game of Their Lives as Frank Borghi
- Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
2004
- The Phantom of the Opera as The Phantom
- Dear Frankie as The Stranger
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as Terry Sheridan
- Timeline as Andre Marek
2002
- Reign of Fire as Creedy
- The Jury as Johnnie Donne
- HypaSpace as Self
- Shooters as Jackie Junior
2001
- Attila as Attila the Hun
- Attila as Atila the Hun
- Jewel of the Sahara as Captain Charles Belamy
- Please! as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
2000
- Dracula 2000 as Dracula
- Harrison's Flowers as Chris Kumac
1999
- Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married as Gus
- The Cherry Orchard as Yasha
- One More Kiss as Sam
1998
- Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy as Burke
- The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star as Marty Claymore
- Fast Food as Jacko
- Little White Lies as Peter
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- Tomorrow Never Dies as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
- An Unsuitable Job for a Woman as Tim Bolton
- Mrs Brown as Archie Brown
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- GMTV as Self
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1984
- Jeopardy! as Self - Clue Presenter
- Goldene Kamera as Self
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host