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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-11-13 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Paisley, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

傑拉德·巴特勒

เจอราร์ด บัตเลอร์

ジェラルド・バトラー

제라드 버틀러

جيرارد بتلر

Gerard James Butler

Τζεράρντ Τζέιμς Μπάτλερ

ჯერარდ ბატლერი

جرارد باتلر

जेरार्ड बटलर

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerard Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

300

2007

300

as

King Leonidas

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

How to Train Your Dragon

as

Stoick (voice)

Dracula 2000

2000

Dracula 2000

as

Dracula

Nim's Island

2008

Nim's Island

as

Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

The Ugly Truth

2009

The Ugly Truth

as

Mike Chadway

Beowulf & Grendel

2005

Beowulf & Grendel

as

Beowulf

Law Abiding Citizen

2009

Law Abiding Citizen

as

Clyde Alexander Shelton

P.S. I Love You

2007

P.S. I Love You

as

Gerry

Reign of Fire

2002

Reign of Fire

as

Creedy

Dear Frankie

2004

Dear Frankie

as

The Stranger

Timeline

2003

Timeline

as

Andre Marek

Butterfly on a Wheel

2007

Butterfly on a Wheel

as

Neil Randall

The Bounty Hunter

2010

The Bounty Hunter

as

Milo Boyd

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

The Phantom of the Opera

as

The Phantom

RocknRolla

2008

RocknRolla

as

One-Two

The Game of Their Lives

2005

The Game of Their Lives

as

Frank Borghi

Tales of the Black Freighter

2009

Tales of the Black Freighter

as

The Mariner (voice)

Machine Gun Preacher

2011

Machine Gun Preacher

as

Sam Childers

Fast Food

1998

Fast Food

as

Jacko

Mrs Brown

1997

Mrs Brown

as

Archie Brown

Gamer

2009

Gamer

as

Kable

Guilty Hearts

2007

Guilty Hearts

as

Peter

Chasing Mavericks

2012

Chasing Mavericks

as

Frosty Hesson

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2

as

Stoick (voice)

One More Kiss

1999

One More Kiss

as

Sam

Just Watch Me

Just Watch Me

as

Riley Wolfe

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

2011

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

as

Stoick the Vast (voice)

Wrath of Gods

2007

Wrath of Gods

as

Self

Playing for Keeps

2012

Playing for Keeps

as

George

Coriolanus

2011

Coriolanus

as

Tullus Aufidius

Movie 43

2013

Movie 43

as

Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")

Shooters

2002

Shooters

as

Jackie Junior

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Olympus Has Fallen

as

Mike Banning

Last Seen Alive

2022

Last Seen Alive

as

Will Spann

Gods of Egypt

2016

Gods of Egypt

as

Set

Please!

2001

Please!

as

Peter (as Gerry Butler)

London Has Fallen

2016

London Has Fallen

as

Mike Banning

Geostorm

2017

Geostorm

as

Jake Lawson

How to Train Your Dragon

2025

How to Train Your Dragon

as

Stoick the Vast

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

Tomorrow Never Dies

as

HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as

(archive footage)

A Family Man

2016

A Family Man

as

Dane Jensen

Empire State

Empire State

as

Rhett Westermark

Hunter Killer

2018

Hunter Killer

as

Captain Joe Glass

Harrison's Flowers

2000

Harrison's Flowers

as

Chris Kumac

Angel Has Fallen

2019

Angel Has Fallen

as

Mike Banning

The Vanishing

2019

The Vanishing

as

James

Den of Thieves

2018

Den of Thieves

as

"Big Nick" O'Brien

Jewel of the Sahara

2001

Jewel of the Sahara

as

Captain Charles Belamy

All-Star Weekend

All-Star Weekend

as

Russian Gymnast Fan

Greenland

2020

Greenland

as

John Garrity

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

2025

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

as

Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien

Plane

2023

Plane

as

Brodie Torrance

Remote Control

Remote Control

as

Michael Rafter

Kandahar

2023

Kandahar

as

Tom Harris

Copshop

2021

Copshop

as

Bob Viddick

Night Has Fallen

Night Has Fallen

as

Mike Banning

Greenland: Migration

Greenland: Migration

as

John Garrity

Attila

2001

Attila

as

Atila the Hun

Den of Thieves 3

Den of Thieves 3

as

Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2027

How to Train Your Dragon 2

as

Stoick the Vast

HypaSpace

HypaSpace

as

Self

ARK: The Animated Series

ARK: The Animated Series

as

Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)

The Jury

The Jury

as

Johnnie Donne

Attila

Attila

as

Attila the Hun

GMTV

GMTV

as

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The Frame

The Frame

as

King Leonidas

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

as

Self (archive footage)

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

Production

Crew

Directing