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.
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
Greenland 2: Migration
Character:John Garrity
Release Date:07/01/2026
In the Hand of Dante
Character:Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
Release Date:03/09/2025
How to Train Your Dragon
Character:Stoick
Release Date:06/06/2025
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Character:Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Release Date:08/01/2025
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
Character:St. Nick (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2024
Kandahar
Character:Tom Harris
Release Date:25/05/2023
Plane
Character:Brodie Torrance
Release Date:11/01/2023
Last Seen Alive
Character:Will Spann
Release Date:12/05/2022
Copshop
Character:Bob Viddick
Release Date:09/09/2021
Greenland
Character:John Garrity
Release Date:29/07/2020
Love Reaches Everywhere
Character:
Release Date:30/05/2020
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Character:Stoick (voice)
Release Date:03/12/2019
Angel Has Fallen
Character:Mike Banning
Release Date:21/08/2019
The Vanishing
Character:James
Release Date:04/01/2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Character:Stoick (voice)
Release Date:03/01/2019
Hunter Killer
Character:Captain Joe Glass
Release Date:19/10/2018
Den of Thieves
Character:'Big Nick' O'Brien
Release Date:18/01/2018
Geostorm
Character:Jake Lawson
Release Date:12/10/2017
A Family Man
Character:Dane Jensen
Release Date:13/09/2016
London Has Fallen
Character:Mike Banning
Release Date:02/03/2016
Gods of Egypt
Character:Set
Release Date:25/02/2016
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Character:Stoick (voice)
Release Date:05/06/2014
Discovering Mavericks
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Character:Mike Banning
Release Date:20/03/2013
Movie 43
Character:Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Release Date:24/01/2013
Playing for Keeps
Character:George
Release Date:29/11/2012
Chasing Mavericks
Character:Frosty Hesson
Release Date:25/10/2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:04/02/2012
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Character:Stoick the Vast (voice)
Release Date:15/11/2011
Machine Gun Preacher
Character:Sam Childers
Release Date:23/09/2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Character:
Release Date:13/03/2011
Coriolanus
Character:Tullus Aufidius
Release Date:14/02/2011
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Character:Stoick (voice)
Release Date:14/10/2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Character:Stoick (voice)
Release Date:18/03/2010
The Bounty Hunter
Character:Milo Boyd
Release Date:16/03/2010
Law Abiding Citizen
Character:Clyde Alexander Shelton
Release Date:15/10/2009
Gamer
Character:Kable
Release Date:03/09/2009
The Ugly Truth
Character:Mike Chadway
Release Date:24/07/2009
Tales of the Black Freighter
Character:The Mariner (voice)
Release Date:24/03/2009
RocknRolla
Character:One-Two
Release Date:04/09/2008
Nim's Island
Character:Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
Release Date:03/04/2008
P.S. I Love You
Character:Gerry
Release Date:15/11/2007
Guilty Hearts
Character:Peter
Release Date:30/07/2007
Butterfly on a Wheel
Character:Neil Randall
Release Date:27/07/2007
Wrath of Gods
Character:Self
Release Date:06/05/2007
300
Character:King Leonidas
Release Date:07/03/2007
Beowulf & Grendel
Character:Beowulf
Release Date:14/09/2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Character:Prefect Cassius Chaerea
Release Date:15/06/2005
The Game of Their Lives
Character:Frank Borghi
Release Date:22/04/2005
The Phantom of the Opera
Character:The Phantom
Release Date:08/12/2004
Dear Frankie
Character:The Stranger
Release Date:18/05/2004
Timeline
Character:Andre Marek
Release Date:26/11/2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Character:Terry Sheridan
Release Date:21/07/2003
Reign of Fire
Character:Creedy
Release Date:09/07/2002
Shooters
Character:Jackie Junior
Release Date:25/01/2002
Jewel of the Sahara
Character:Captain Charles Belamy
Release Date:28/06/2001
Please!
Character:Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Release Date:04/05/2001
Attila
Character:Atila the Hun
Release Date:01/01/2001
Dracula 2000
Character:Dracula
Release Date:22/12/2000
Harrison's Flowers
Character:Chris Kumac
Release Date:23/09/2000
One More Kiss
Character:Sam
Release Date:18/09/1999
The Cherry Orchard
Character:Yasha
Release Date:01/01/1999
Fast Food
Character:Jacko
Release Date:09/10/1998
Tale of the Mummy
Character:Burke
Release Date:03/08/1998
Little White Lies
Character:Peter
Release Date:17/06/1998
Tomorrow Never Dies
Character:HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
Release Date:11/12/1997
Mrs Brown
Character:Archie Brown
Release Date:18/07/1997
Television Appearances
ARK: The Animated Series
Character:Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
La semaine des 4 Julie
Character:Self
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Frame
Character:King Leonidas
The Jay Leno Show
Character:Self
Live from Studio Five
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
HypaSpace
Character:Self
The Jury
Character:Johnnie Donne
Attila
Character:Attila the Hun
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
Character:Gus
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
Character:Marty Claymore
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Character:
Leute heute
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
GMTV
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
Jeopardy!
Character:Self - Clue Presenter
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
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