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Born · November 13, 1969 (55 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, UK
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.
Stoick the Vast
0.0
2025
Will Spann
6.4
2022
Captain Joe Glass
6.9
2018
Jake Lawson
6.1
2017
Dane Jensen
6.7
2016
Mike Banning
6.2
2016
Set
5.7
2016
Stoick (voice)
7.7
2014
Mike Banning
6.4
2013
Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
4.6
2013
George
5.7
2012
Frosty Hesson
7.0
2012
(archive footage)
7.5
2012
Stoick the Vast (voice)
7.2
2011
Sam Childers
6.7
2011
Tullus Aufidius
5.9
2011
Stoick (voice)
7.0
2010
Stoick (voice)
7.8
2010
Milo Boyd
5.9
2010
Clyde Alexander Shelton
7.4
2009
Kable
5.7
2009
Mike Chadway
6.5
2009
The Mariner (voice)
6.7
2009
One-Two
7.0
2008
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
5.9
2008
Gerry
7.2
2007
Neil Randall
6.4
2007
Self
5.0
2007
King Leonidas
7.2
2007
Peter
5.4
2006
Beowulf
5.6
2005
Prefect Cassius Chaerea
6.1
2005
Frank Borghi
5.7
2005
The Phantom
7.3
2004
The Stranger
7.0
2004
Andre Marek
5.7
2003
Terry Sheridan
5.7
2003
Creedy
6.2
2002
Jackie Junior
5.6
2002
Peter (as Gerry Butler)
5.1
2001
Dracula
5.3
2000
Sam
5.6
1999
Jacko
2.0
1998
Peter
3.5
1998
Mr. P
0.0
Archie Brown
6.7
1997
Riley Wolfe
0.0
0.0
Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire
6.4
1997
Rhett Westermark
0.0
King Kula (voice)
0.0
2025
John Garrity
0.0
2025
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
0.0
2025
St. Nick (voice)
5.0
2024
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) · (6 episodes)
8.5
2024
Tom Harris
6.8
2023
Brodie Torrance
7.0
2023
Bob Viddick
6.3
2021
John Garrity
7.1
2020
0.0
2020
Self · (1 episode)
2.0
2020
Stoick the Vast (voice)
8.0
2019
Mike Banning
6.6
2019
James
5.7
2019
Stoick (voice)
7.8
2019
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.3
2018
Det. Nicholas O'Brien
6.8
2018
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
Self · (3 episodes)
5.5
2014
King Leonidas · (1 episode)
10.0
2013
Stoick the Vast (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.7
2012
Self · (1 episode)
3.6
2009
Self · (2 episodes)
3.3
2009
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
Self · (3 episodes)
7.2
2007
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2002
Captain Charles Belamy
7.0
2001
Chris Kumac
6.5
2000
Russian Gymnast Fan
0.0
Atila the Hun
7.3
2001
Yasha
5.0
1999
Michael Rafter
0.0
Self
3.0
2013
Mike Banning
0.0
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2005
Johnnie Donne · (6 episodes)
6.0
2002
Attila the Hun · (2 episodes)
6.3
2001
Gus · (16 episodes)
0.0
1999
Marty Claymore · (6 episodes)
5.8
1998
Burke
4.4
1998
(1 episode)
6.3
1997
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
1997
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
1993
Self · (2 episodes)
5.4
1992
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966