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