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Gerard Butler
Born · November 13, 1969 (55 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, UK
Bio
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.
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick the Vast
0.0
2025
Last Seen Alive
Will Spann
6.4
2022
Hunter Killer
Captain Joe Glass
6.9
2018
Geostorm
Jake Lawson
6.1
2017
A Family Man
Dane Jensen
6.7
2016
London Has Fallen
Mike Banning
6.2
2016
Gods of Egypt
Set
5.7
2016
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Stoick (voice)
7.7
2014
Olympus Has Fallen
Mike Banning
6.4
2013
Movie 43
Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
4.6
2013
Playing for Keeps
George
5.7
2012
Chasing Mavericks
Frosty Hesson
7.0
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
7.5
2012
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Stoick the Vast (voice)
7.2
2011
Machine Gun Preacher
Sam Childers
6.7
2011
Coriolanus
Tullus Aufidius
5.9
2011
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Stoick (voice)
7.0
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick (voice)
7.8
2010
The Bounty Hunter
Milo Boyd
5.9
2010
Law Abiding Citizen
Clyde Alexander Shelton
7.4
2009
Gamer
Kable
5.7
2009
The Ugly Truth
Mike Chadway
6.5
2009
Tales of the Black Freighter
The Mariner (voice)
6.7
2009
RocknRolla
One-Two
7.0
2008
Nim's Island
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
5.9
2008
P.S. I Love You
Gerry
7.2
2007
Butterfly on a Wheel
Neil Randall
6.4
2007
Wrath of Gods
Self
5.0
2007
300
King Leonidas
7.2
2007
Guilty Hearts
Peter
5.4
2006
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf
5.6
2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Prefect Cassius Chaerea
6.1
2005
The Game of Their Lives
Frank Borghi
5.7
2005
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom
7.3
2004
Dear Frankie
The Stranger
7.0
2004
Timeline
Andre Marek
5.7
2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Terry Sheridan
5.7
2003
Reign of Fire
Creedy
6.2
2002
Shooters
Jackie Junior
5.6
2002
Please!
Peter (as Gerry Butler)
5.1
2001
Dracula 2000
Dracula
5.3
2000
One More Kiss
Sam
5.6
1999
Fast Food
Jacko
2.0
1998
Little White Lies
Peter
3.5
1998
Hair of the Dog
Mr. P
0.0
Mrs Brown
Archie Brown
6.7
1997
Just Watch Me
Riley Wolfe
0.0
In the Hand of Dante
0.0
Tomorrow Never Dies
Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire
6.4
1997
Empire State
Rhett Westermark
0.0
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
King Kula (voice)
0.0
2025
Greenland: Migration
John Garrity
0.0
2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
0.0
2025
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
St. Nick (voice)
5.0
2024
ARK: The Animated Series
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) · (6 episodes)
8.5
2024
Kandahar
Tom Harris
6.8
2023
Plane
Brodie Torrance
7.0
2023
Copshop
Bob Viddick
6.3
2021
Greenland
John Garrity
7.1
2020
Love Reaches Everywhere
0.0
2020
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self · (1 episode)
2.0
2020
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Stoick the Vast (voice)
8.0
2019
Angel Has Fallen
Mike Banning
6.6
2019
The Vanishing
James
5.7
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Stoick (voice)
7.8
2019
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.3
2018
Den of Thieves
Det. Nicholas O'Brien
6.8
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Frame
King Leonidas · (1 episode)
10.0
2013
DreamWorks Dragons
Stoick the Vast (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.7
2012
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.6
2009
Live from Studio Five
Self · (2 episodes)
3.3
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
7.2
2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
HypaSpace
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2002
Jewel of the Sahara
Captain Charles Belamy
7.0
2001
Harrison's Flowers
Chris Kumac
6.5
2000
All-Star Weekend
Russian Gymnast Fan
0.0
Attila
Atila the Hun
7.3
2001
The Cherry Orchard
Yasha
5.0
1999
Remote Control
Michael Rafter
0.0
Discovering Mavericks
Self
3.0
2013
Night Has Fallen
Mike Banning
0.0
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2005
The Jury
Johnnie Donne · (6 episodes)
6.0
2002
Attila
Attila the Hun · (2 episodes)
6.3
2001
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
Gus · (16 episodes)
0.0
1999
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
Marty Claymore · (6 episodes)
5.8
1998
Tale of the Mummy
Burke
4.4
1998
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
(1 episode)
6.3
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
GMTV
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (2 episodes)
5.4
1992
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966