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Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

ActingBorn November 13, 1969 (age 56)Paisley, Scotland, UK

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

2027Movie
2026
In the Hand of Dante

as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII

Movie
2026
Greenland 2: Migration

as John Garrity

Movie
2025Movie
2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Movie
2024Movie
2024
ARK: The Animated Series

as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)

TV
2023
Kandahar

as Tom Harris

Movie
2023
Plane

as Brodie Torrance

Movie
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV
2022
Last Seen Alive

as Will Spann

Movie
2021
Copshop

as Bob Viddick

Movie
2020
Greenland

as John Garrity

Movie
2019Movie
2019
Angel Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

Movie
2019Movie
2018
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

as Self (archive footage)

TV
2018
Hunter Killer

as Captain Joe Glass

Movie
2018
Den of Thieves

as 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Movie
2017
Geostorm

as Jake Lawson

Movie
2017
Steve

as Self

TV
2016
A Family Man

as Dane Jensen

Movie
2016
London Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

Movie
2016Movie
2014Movie
2013Movie
2013
The Frame

as King Leonidas

TV
2013
Olympus Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

Movie
2013
Movie 43

as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")

Movie
2012Movie
2012
Chasing Mavericks

as Frosty Hesson

Movie
2012Movie
2011
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

as Stoick the Vast (voice)

Movie
2011
Machine Gun Preacher

as Sam Childers

Movie
2011
Coriolanus

as Tullus Aufidius

Movie
2010Movie
2010
How to Train Your Dragon

as Stoick (voice)

Movie
2010
The Bounty Hunter

as Milo Boyd

Movie
2009
Law Abiding Citizen

as Clyde Alexander Shelton

Movie
2009TV
2009
Gamer

as Kable

Movie
2009
The Ugly Truth

as Mike Chadway

Movie
2009
Tales of the Black Freighter

as The Mariner (voice)

Movie
2008
RocknRolla

as One-Two

Movie
2008
Nim's Island

as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

Movie
2007Movie
2007Movie
2007
Butterfly on a Wheel

as Neil Randall

Movie
2007Movie
2007
300

as King Leonidas

Movie
2005Movie
2005Movie
2005Movie
2004Movie
2004
Dear Frankie

as The Stranger

Movie
2003
Timeline

as Andre Marek

Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Mean Tweets

TV
2002
Reign of Fire

as Creedy

Movie
2002
HypaSpace

as Self

TV
2002
The Jury

as Johnnie Donne

TV
2002
Shooters

as Jackie Junior

Movie
2001
Jewel of the Sahara

as Captain Charles Belamy

Movie
2001
Please!

as Peter (as Gerry Butler)

Movie
2001
Attila

as Attila the Hun

TV
2001
Attila

as Atila the Hun

Movie
2000
Dracula 2000

as Dracula

Movie
2000
Harrison's Flowers

as Chris Kumac

Movie
1999Movie
1999Movie
1998
Fast Food

as Jacko

Movie
1998Movie
1997
Tomorrow Never Dies

as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman

Movie
1997TV
1997
Mrs Brown

as Archie Brown

Movie
1993TV
1993
GMTV

as Self

TV
1984
Jeopardy!

as Self - Clue Presenter

TV
1984TV
1981TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
Movie
Just Watch Me

as Riley Wolfe

Movie
Empire City

as Rhett Westermark

Movie
All-Star Weekend

as Russian Gymnast Fan

Movie
Remote Control

as Michael Rafter

Movie
Night Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

Movie
Movie
Den of Thieves 3

as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 13, 1969
Place of BirthPaisley, Scotland, UK
Popularity5.4