Gerard Butler

Known For: Acting
Born: November 13, 1969
Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, UK

Gerard Butler

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 …

Filmography

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2027 · Stoick

Street Smart

2026 · Executive Producer

In the Hand of Dante

2026 · Louie / Pope Bonifacio

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

2026 · Self

Greenland 2: Migration

2026 · John Garrity, Producer

How to Train Your Dragon

2025 · Stoick

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

2025 · Self

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

2025 · Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien, Producer

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

2024 · St. Nick (voice), Executive Producer

Paris Has Fallen

2024 · Executive Producer

ARK: The Animated Series

2024 · Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice), Executive Producer

The Bricklayer

2023 · Producer

Kandahar

2023 · Tom Harris, Producer

Plane

2023 · Brodie Torrance, Producer

Sherri

2022 · Self - Guest

Last Seen Alive

2022 · Will Spann, Producer

Copshop

2021 · Bob Viddick, Producer

Greenland

2020 · John Garrity, Producer

Love Reaches Everywhere

2020

La semaine des 4 Julie

2020 · Self

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

2019 · Stoick (voice)

Angel Has Fallen

2019 · Mike Banning, Producer

Them That Follow

2019 · Producer

The Vanishing

2019 · James, Producer

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019 · Stoick (voice)

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Hunter Killer

2018 · Captain Joe Glass, Producer

Den of Thieves

2018 · 'Big Nick' O'Brien, Producer

Geostorm

2017 · Jake Lawson

Steve

2017 · Self

A Family Man

2016 · Dane Jensen, Producer

London Has Fallen

2016 · Mike Banning, Producer

Gods of Egypt

2016 · Set

Septembers of Shiraz

2015 · Producer

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014 · Stoick (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

Discovering Mavericks

2013 · Self

The Frame

2013 · King Leonidas

Olympus Has Fallen

2013 · Mike Banning, Producer

Movie 43

2013 · Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")

Playing for Keeps

2012 · George, Producer

Chasing Mavericks

2012 · Frosty Hesson, Executive Producer

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012 · (archive footage)

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

2011 · Stoick the Vast (voice)

Machine Gun Preacher

2011 · Sam Childers, Executive Producer

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

2011

Coriolanus

2011 · Tullus Aufidius

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

2010 · Stoick (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon

2010 · Stoick (voice)

The Bounty Hunter

2010 · Milo Boyd

Law Abiding Citizen

2009 · Clyde Alexander Shelton, Producer

The Jay Leno Show

2009 · Self

Live from Studio Five

2009 · Self

Gamer

2009 · Kable

The Ugly Truth

2009 · Mike Chadway

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Tales of the Black Freighter

2009 · The Mariner (voice)

RocknRolla

2008 · One-Two

Nim's Island

2008 · Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

P.S. I Love You

2007 · Gerry

Guilty Hearts

2007 · Peter

Butterfly on a Wheel

2007 · Neil Randall

Wrath of Gods

2007 · Self

300

2007 · King Leonidas

The Graham Norton Show

2007 · Self

Beowulf & Grendel

2005 · Beowulf

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

2005 · Prefect Cassius Chaerea

The Game of Their Lives

2005 · Frank Borghi

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 · Self

The Phantom of the Opera

2004 · The Phantom

Dear Frankie

2004 · The Stranger

Timeline

2003 · Andre Marek

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003 · Terry Sheridan

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets

Reign of Fire

2002 · Creedy

HypaSpace

2002 · Self

The Jury

2002 · Johnnie Donne

Shooters

2002 · Jackie Junior

Jewel of the Sahara

2001 · Captain Charles Belamy

Please!

2001 · Peter (as Gerry Butler)

Attila

2001 · Attila the Hun

Attila

2001 · Atila the Hun

Dracula 2000

2000 · Dracula

Harrison's Flowers

2000 · Chris Kumac

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

1999 · Gus

One More Kiss

1999 · Sam

The Cherry Orchard

1999 · Yasha

The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

1998 · Marty Claymore

Fast Food

1998 · Jacko

Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy

1998 · Burke

Little White Lies

1998 · Peter

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997 · HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1997 · Tim Bolton

Leute heute

1997 · Self

Mrs Brown

1997 · Archie Brown

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

GMTV

1993 · Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 · Self

Jeopardy!

1984 · Self - Clue Presenter

Goldene Kamera

1984 · Self

Wetten, dass..?

1981 · Self

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

— · Mr. P

Just Watch Me

— · Riley Wolfe, Producer

Empire City

— · Rhett Westermark, Producer

All-Star Weekend

— · Russian Gymnast Fan

Remote Control

— · Michael Rafter, Producer

Night Has Fallen

Night Has Fallen

— · Mike Banning, Producer

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

— · King Kula (voice)

Den of Thieves 3

— · Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien, Producer

The Nest

— · , Producer

A Darker Shade of Magic

— · Producer

Apollo Has Fallen

— · Executive Producer

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