Gerard Butler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 13, 1969 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Paisley, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 109
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).
Known for
300
2007Movie
King Leonidas
How to Train Your Dragon
2010Movie
Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014Movie
Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019Movie
Stoick (voice)
Olympus Has Fallen
2013Movie
Mike Banning
Law Abiding Citizen
2009Movie
Clyde Alexander Shelton
Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2027Movie
Stoick
In the Hand of Dante
2026Movie
Louie / Pope Bonifacio
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2026Movie
Self
Greenland 2: Migration
2026Movie
John Garrity
How to Train Your Dragon
2025Movie
Stoick
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025Movie
Self
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025Movie
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024Movie
St. Nick (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series
2024TV
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
Kandahar
2023Movie
Tom Harris
Plane
2023Movie
Brodie Torrance
Sherri
2022TV
Self - Guest
Last Seen Alive
2022Movie
Will Spann
Copshop
2021Movie
Bob Viddick
Greenland
2020Movie
John Garrity
Love Reaches Everywhere
2020Movie
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020TV
Self
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019Movie
Stoick (voice)
Angel Has Fallen
2019Movie
Mike Banning
The Vanishing
2019Movie
James
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019Movie
Stoick (voice)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018TV
Self (archive footage)
Hunter Killer
2018Movie
Captain Joe Glass
Den of Thieves
2018Movie
'Big Nick' O'Brien
Geostorm
2017Movie
Jake Lawson
Steve
2017TV
Self
A Family Man
2016Movie
Dane Jensen
London Has Fallen
2016Movie
Mike Banning
Gods of Egypt
2016Movie
Set
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014Movie
Stoick (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self
Discovering Mavericks
2013Movie
Self
The Frame
2013TV
King Leonidas
Olympus Has Fallen
2013Movie
Mike Banning
Movie 43
2013Movie
Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Playing for Keeps
2012Movie
George
Chasing Mavericks
2012Movie
Frosty Hesson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Movie
(archive footage)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011Movie
Stoick the Vast (voice)
Machine Gun Preacher
2011Movie
Sam Childers
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011Movie
Coriolanus
2011Movie
Tullus Aufidius
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010Movie
Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon
2010Movie
Stoick (voice)
The Bounty Hunter
2010Movie
Milo Boyd
Law Abiding Citizen
2009Movie
Clyde Alexander Shelton
The Jay Leno Show
2009TV
Self
Live from Studio Five
2009TV
Self
Gamer
2009Movie
Kable
The Ugly Truth
2009Movie
Mike Chadway
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009Movie
The Mariner (voice)
RocknRolla
2008Movie
One-Two
Nim's Island
2008Movie
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
P.S. I Love You
2007Movie
Gerry
Guilty Hearts
2007Movie
Peter
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007Movie
Neil Randall
Wrath of Gods
2007Movie
Self
300
2007Movie
King Leonidas
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
Beowulf & Grendel
2005Movie
Beowulf
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005Movie
Prefect Cassius Chaerea
The Game of Their Lives
2005Movie
Frank Borghi
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
The Phantom of the Opera
2004Movie
The Phantom
Dear Frankie
2004Movie
The Stranger
Timeline
2003Movie
Andre Marek
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003Movie
Terry Sheridan
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets
Reign of Fire
2002Movie
Creedy
HypaSpace
2002TV
Self
The Jury
2002TV
Johnnie Donne
Shooters
2002Movie
Jackie Junior
Jewel of the Sahara
2001Movie
Captain Charles Belamy
Please!
2001Movie
Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Attila
2001TV
Attila the Hun
Attila
2001Movie
Atila the Hun
Dracula 2000
2000Movie
Dracula
Harrison's Flowers
2000Movie
Chris Kumac
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1999TV
Gus
One More Kiss
1999Movie
Sam
The Cherry Orchard
1999Movie
Yasha
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998TV
Marty Claymore
Fast Food
1998Movie
Jacko
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998Movie
Burke
Little White Lies
1998Movie
Peter
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997Movie
HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997TV
Tim Bolton
Leute heute
1997TV
Self
Mrs Brown
1997Movie
Archie Brown
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
GMTV
1993TV
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Self
Jeopardy!
1984TV
Self - Clue Presenter
Goldene Kamera
1984TV
Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981TV
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host
Empire City
Movie
Rhett Westermark
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Movie
King Kula (voice)
Night Has Fallen
Movie
Mike Banning
Den of Thieves 3
Movie
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
All-Star Weekend
Movie
Russian Gymnast Fan
Hair of the Dog
Movie
Mr. P
Just Watch Me
Movie
Riley Wolfe
The Nest
Movie
Remote Control
Movie
Michael Rafter