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Gerard Butler

Born 13 November 1969 · Paisley, Scotland, UK

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).

Films and shows

  1. 2027How to Train Your Dragon 2Stoick
  2. 2026Greenland 2: Migration1h 38mJohn Garrity
  3. 2026In the Hand of Dante2h 33mLouie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
  4. 2026Everyone Is Lying to You for Money1h 30mSelf - Very Famous Actor
  5. 2026Street Smart1h 41mExecutive Producer
  6. 2025Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon21mSelf
  7. 2025Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2h 24mNicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
  8. 2025How to Train Your Dragon2h 5mStoick
  9. 2024The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland1h 20mSt. Nick (voice)
  10. 2024ARK: The Animated Series1 seasonGaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
  11. 2024Has Fallen2 seasonsExecutive Producer
  12. 2023Plane1h 47mBrodie Torrance
  13. 2023Kandahar1h 59mTom Harris
  14. 2023The Bricklayer1h 50mProducer
  15. 2022Last Seen Alive1h 35mWill Spann
  16. 2021Copshop1h 48mBob Viddick
  17. 2020Love Reaches Everywhere35m
  18. 2020Greenland2hJohn Garrity
  19. 2019Angel Has Fallen2h 2mMike Banning
  20. 2019The Vanishing1h 48mJames
  21. 2019How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming22mStoick (voice)
  22. 2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World1h 44mStoick (voice)
  23. 2018Den of Thieves2h 20m'Big Nick' O'Brien
  24. 2018Hunter Killer2h 1mCaptain Joe Glass
  25. 2017Geostorm1h 49mJake Lawson
  26. 2016London Has Fallen1h 39mMike Banning
  27. 2016A Family Man1h 48mDane Jensen
  28. 2016Gods of Egypt2h 7mSet
  29. 2014How to Train Your Dragon 21h 42mStoick (voice)
  30. 2013Discovering Mavericks1h 16mSelf
  31. 2013Olympus Has Fallen2hMike Banning
  32. 2012Chasing Mavericks1h 56mFrosty Hesson
  33. 2012Playing for Keeps1h 46mGeorge
  34. 2011Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'101h 43m
  35. 2011Machine Gun Preacher2h 9mSam Childers
  36. 2011Coriolanus2h 3mTullus Aufidius
  37. 2011Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury22mStoick the Vast (voice)
  38. 2010The Bounty Hunter1h 50mMilo Boyd
  39. 2010Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon16mStoick (voice)
  40. 2010How to Train Your Dragon1h 38mStoick (voice)
  41. 2009Tales of the Black Freighter26mThe Mariner (voice)
  42. 2009Gamer1h 35mKable
  43. 2009The Ugly Truth1h 36mMike Chadway
  44. 2009Law Abiding Citizen1h 49mClyde Alexander Shelton
  45. 2008RocknRolla1h 54mOne-Two
  46. 2008Nim's Island1h 36mJack Rusoe / Alex Rover
  47. 2007Wrath of Gods1h 12mSelf
  48. 20073001h 57mKing Leonidas
  49. 2007P.S. I Love You2h 6mGerry
  50. 2007Butterfly on a Wheel1h 35mNeil Randall
  51. 2007Guilty Hearts1h 34mPeter
  52. 2005The Game of Their Lives1h 41mFrank Borghi
  53. 2005Beowulf & Grendel1h 43mBeowulf
  54. 2005Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula6mPrefect Cassius Chaerea
  55. 2004Dear Frankie1h 45mThe Stranger
  56. 2004The Phantom of the Opera2h 21mThe Phantom
  57. 2003Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life1h 57mTerry Sheridan
  58. 2003Timeline1h 55mAndre Marek
  59. 2002HypaSpace1 seasonSelf
  60. 2002Shooters1h 31mJackie Junior
  61. 2002Reign of Fire1h 41mCreedy
  62. 2001Attila1 seasonAttila the Hun
  63. 2001Attila2h 54mAtila the Hun
  64. 2001Jewel of the Sahara17mCaptain Charles Belamy
  65. 2001Please!15mPeter (as Gerry Butler)
  66. 2000Dracula 20001h 39mDracula
  67. 2000Harrison's Flowers2h 10mChris Kumac
  68. 1999One More Kiss1h 37mSam
  69. 1999Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married2 seasonsGus
  70. 1999The Cherry Orchard2h 21mYasha
  71. 1998The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star1 seasonMarty Claymore
  72. 1998Fast Food1h 35mJacko
  73. 1998Little White Lies2hPeter
  74. 1998Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy1h 28mBurke
  75. 1997Mrs Brown1h 45mArchie Brown
  76. Night Has FallenMike Banning
  77. Empire CityRhett Westermark
  78. The Nest
  79. Just Watch MeRiley Wolfe
  80. Den of Thieves 3Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
  81. Hair of the DogMr. P
  82. Remote ControlMichael Rafter
  83. Naya: Legend of the Golden DolphinKing Kula (voice)
  84. All-Star WeekendRussian Gymnast Fan
  85. Apollo Has Fallen1 seasonExecutive Producer
  86. Don't Go GentleProducer
  87. A Darker Shade of MagicProducer