
Cast
Gerard Butler
Acting
Cast
Gerard Butler
Known for
Acting
Born
1969-11-13
From
Paisley, Scotland, UK
Also known as Gerard James 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 â 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).

Greenland 2: Migration
as John Garrity

How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick

Greenland
as John Garrity

How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick (voice)

300
as King Leonidas

Hunter Killer
as Captain Joe Glass

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Stoick (voice)

Olympus Has Fallen
as Mike Banning

Geostorm
as Jake Lawson

Angel Has Fallen
as Mike Banning

Law Abiding Citizen
as Clyde Alexander Shelton

Den of Thieves
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Gods of Egypt
as Set

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

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

Tomorrow Never Dies
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman

The Phantom of the Opera
as The Phantom

Reign of Fire
as Creedy

London Has Fallen
as Mike Banning

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
as Stoick (voice)

Plane
as Brodie Torrance

Kandahar
as Tom Harris

In the Hand of Dante
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII

The Ugly Truth
as Mike Chadway

Copshop
as Bob Viddick

RocknRolla
as One-Two

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

Timeline
as Andre Marek

P.S. I Love You
as Gerry

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)

Dracula 2000
as Dracula

Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius

Last Seen Alive
as Will Spann

Gamer
as Kable

The Bounty Hunter
as Milo Boyd

Butterfly on a Wheel
as Neil Randall

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

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
as Stoick (voice)

Playing for Keeps
as George

Chasing Mavericks
as Frosty Hesson

A Family Man
as Dane Jensen

The Vanishing
as James

Machine Gun Preacher
as Sam Childers

How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick

Beowulf & Grendel
as Beowulf

Nim's Island
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

Attila
as Atila the Hun

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

Mrs Brown
as Archie Brown

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
as Self

Night Has Fallen
as Mike Banning

Dear Frankie
as The Stranger

Harrison's Flowers
as Chris Kumac

Russell Mulcahyâs Tale of the Mummy
as Burke

The Nest

Tales of the Black Freighter
as The Mariner (voice)

The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha

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

Guilty Hearts
as Peter

Wrath of Gods
as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

The Game of Their Lives
as Frank Borghi

Shooters
as Jackie Junior

Please!
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)

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

Den of Thieves 3
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Fast Food
as Jacko

All-Star Weekend
as Russian Gymnast Fan

Little White Lies
as Peter

Empire City
as Rhett Westermark

Jewel of the Sahara
as Captain Charles Belamy

Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self

One More Kiss
as Sam

Discovering Mavericks
as Self

Love Reaches Everywhere

Just Watch Me
as Riley Wolfe

Remote Control
as Michael Rafter

Hair of the Dog
as Mr. P