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).
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Known For
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick the Vast
2025
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
St. Nick (voice)
2024
Last Seen Alive
Will Spann
2022
Hunter Killer
Captain Joe Glass
2018
Geostorm
Jake Lawson
2017
A Family Man
Dane Jensen
2016
London Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2016
Gods of Egypt
Set
2016
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Stoick (voice)
2014
Olympus Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2013
Movie 43
Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
2013
Playing for Keeps
George
2012
Chasing Mavericks
Frosty Hesson
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Stoick the Vast (voice)
2011
Machine Gun Preacher
Sam Childers
2011
Coriolanus
Tullus Aufidius
2011
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Stoick (voice)
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick (voice)
2010
The Bounty Hunter
Milo Boyd
2010
Law Abiding Citizen
Clyde Alexander Shelton
2009
Gamer
Kable
2009
The Ugly Truth
Mike Chadway
2009
Tales of the Black Freighter
The Mariner (voice)
2009
RocknRolla
One-Two
2008
Nim's Island
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
2008
P.S. I Love You
Gerry
2007
Guilty Hearts
Peter
2007
Butterfly on a Wheel
Neil Randall
2007
Wrath of Gods
Self
2007
300
King Leonidas
2007
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf
2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Prefect Cassius Chaerea
2005
The Game of Their Lives
Frank Borghi
2005
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom
2004
Dear Frankie
The Stranger
2004
Timeline
Andre Marek
2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Terry Sheridan
2003
Reign of Fire
Creedy
2002
Shooters
Jackie Junior
2002
Please!
Peter (as Gerry Butler)
2001
Dracula 2000
Dracula
2000
One More Kiss
Sam
1999
Fast Food
Jacko
1998
Little White Lies
Peter
1998
Hair of the Dog
Mr. P
Mrs Brown
Archie Brown
1997
Just Watch Me
Riley Wolfe
In the Hand of Dante
Tomorrow Never Dies
HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
1997
Empire State
Rhett Westermark
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Stoick the Vast
2027
Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon
Self
2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien
2025
ARK: The Animated Series
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) · (6 episodes)
2024
Kandahar
Tom Harris
2023
Plane
Brodie Torrance
2023
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Copshop
Bob Viddick
2021
Greenland
John Garrity
2020
Love Reaches Everywhere
2020
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Stoick (voice)
2019
Angel Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2019
The Vanishing
James
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Stoick (voice)
2019
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2018
Den of Thieves
"Big Nick" O'Brien
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Live from Studio Five
Self · (2 episodes)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Jury
Johnnie Donne · (6 episodes)
2002
Jewel of the Sahara
Captain Charles Belamy
2001
Harrison's Flowers
Chris Kumac
2000
All-Star Weekend
Russian Gymnast Fan
The Cherry Orchard
Yasha
1999
Remote Control
Michael Rafter
Discovering Mavericks
Self
2013
Night Has Fallen
Mike Banning
The Frame
King Leonidas · (1 episode)
2013
HypaSpace
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Attila
Attila the Hun · (2 episodes)
2001
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
Gus · (16 episodes)
1999
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
Marty Claymore · (6 episodes)
1998
Tale of the Mummy
Burke
1998
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
King Kula (voice)
Greenland: Migration
John Garrity
Attila
Atila the Hun
2001
Den of Thieves 3
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
2003
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
(1 episode)
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (2 episodes)
1992
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975