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Gerard Butler

Born: 1969

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 small 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 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire with Christian Bale (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie (2003) before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure Timeline (2003). He then was cast as Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera, with Emmy Rossum; it earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300. That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. He voiced Stoick the Vast in the critically and commercially successful How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019). Also in the 2010s, he portrayed Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the action thriller series Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen and the upcoming Night Has Fallen. He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher.
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Paisley, Scotland, UK

Resources

Movies

300

King Leonidas in 300

How to Train Your Dragon

Stoick the Vast (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon

Dracula 2000

Dracula in Dracula 2000

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Terry Sheridan in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Nim's Island

Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover in Nim's Island

The Ugly Truth

Mike Chadway in The Ugly Truth

Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf in Beowulf & Grendel

Law Abiding Citizen

Clyde Alexander Shelton in Law Abiding Citizen

P.S. I Love You

Gerry in P.S. I Love You

Reign of Fire

Creedy in Reign of Fire

Dear Frankie

The Stranger in Dear Frankie

Timeline

Andre Marek in Timeline

Butterfly on a Wheel

Neil Randall in Butterfly on a Wheel

The Bounty Hunter

Milo Boyd in The Bounty Hunter

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera

RocknRolla

One-Two in RocknRolla

The Game of Their Lives

Frank Borghi in The Game of Their Lives

Tales of the Black Freighter

The Mariner (voice) in Tales of the Black Freighter

Machine Gun Preacher

Sam Childers in Machine Gun Preacher

Fast Food

Jacko in Fast Food

Little White Lies

Peter in Little White Lies

Hair of the Dog

Mr. P in Hair of the Dog

Mrs Brown

Archie Brown in Mrs Brown

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

Stoick (voice) in Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

Gamer

Kable in Gamer

Guilty Hearts

Peter in Guilty Hearts

Chasing Mavericks

Frosty Hesson in Chasing Mavericks

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Stoick (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon 2

One More Kiss

Sam in One More Kiss

Just Watch Me

Riley Wolfe in Just Watch Me

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

Stoick the Vast (voice) in Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

Wrath of Gods

Self in Wrath of Gods

Playing for Keeps

George in Playing for Keeps

Coriolanus

Tullus Aufidius in Coriolanus

Movie 43

Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") in Movie 43

Shooters

Jackie Junior in Shooters

Olympus Has Fallen

Mike Banning in Olympus Has Fallen

Last Seen Alive

Will Spann in Last Seen Alive

Gods of Egypt

Set in Gods of Egypt

Please!

Peter (as Gerry Butler) in Please!

In the Hand of Dante

in In the Hand of Dante

London Has Fallen

Mike Banning in London Has Fallen

Geostorm

Jake Lawson in Geostorm

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Prefect Cassius Chaerea in Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

How to Train Your Dragon

Stoick the Vast in How to Train Your Dragon

Tomorrow Never Dies

Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire in Tomorrow Never Dies

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage) in Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

A Family Man

Dane Jensen in A Family Man

Empire State

Rhett Westermark in Empire State

Hunter Killer

Captain Joe Glass in Hunter Killer

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

St. Nick (voice) in The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

Harrison's Flowers

Chris Kumac in Harrison's Flowers

Angel Has Fallen

Mike Banning in Angel Has Fallen

The Vanishing

James in The Vanishing

Den of Thieves

Det. Nicholas O'Brien in Den of Thieves

Jewel of the Sahara

Captain Charles Belamy in Jewel of the Sahara

All-Star Weekend

Russian Gymnast Fan in All-Star Weekend

The Cherry Orchard

Yasha in The Cherry Orchard

Greenland

John Garrity in Greenland

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Stoick the Vast (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien in Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

Stoick the Vast (voice) in How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

Plane

Brodie Torrance in Plane

Remote Control

Michael Rafter in Remote Control

Discovering Mavericks

Self in Discovering Mavericks

Kandahar

Tom Harris in Kandahar

Copshop

Bob Viddick in Copshop

Night Has Fallen

Mike Banning in Night Has Fallen

Tale of the Mummy

Burke in Tale of the Mummy

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

King Kula (voice) in Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Greenland: Migration

John Garrity in Greenland: Migration

Attila

Atila the Hun in Attila

Love Reaches Everywhere

in Love Reaches Everywhere

TV Shows