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 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.
Filmography
all 102
Movies 76
TV Shows 26
self 21
Producer 14
Voice 5
Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin (2025)
Untitled How to Train Your Dragon Film (2025)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2024)
ARK: The Animated Series (2024)
The Bricklayer (2023)
Kandahar (2023)
Plane (2023)
Last Seen Alive (2022)
Copshop (2021)
Greenland (2020)
Love Reaches Everywhere (2020)
La semaine des 4 Julie (2020)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
Them That Follow (2019)
The Vanishing (2019)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018)
Hunter Killer (2018)
Den of Thieves (2018)
Geostorm (2017)
A Family Man (2016)
London Has Fallen (2016)
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Septembers of Shiraz (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Discovering Mavericks (2013)
The Frame (2013)
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Movie 43 (2013)
Playing for Keeps (2012)
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
Coriolanus (2011)
How to Train Your Dragon - Legends (2010)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
The Bounty Hunter (2010)
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Live from Studio Five (2009)
Gamer (2009)
The Ugly Truth (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)
RocknRolla (2008)
Nim's Island (2008)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
Wrath of Gods (2007)
300 (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guilty Hearts (2006)
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Dear Frankie (2004)
Timeline (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
Reign of Fire (2002)
HypaSpace (2002)
The Jury (2002)
Shooters (2002)
Jewel of the Sahara (2001)
Please! (2001)
Attila (2001)
Attila (2001)
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999)
One More Kiss (1999)
The Cherry Orchard (1999)
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998)
Fast Food (1998)
Little White Lies (1998)
Tale of the Mummy (1998)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997)
Leute heute (1997)
Mrs Brown (1997)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
GMTV (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Night Has Fallen
Law Abiding Citizen Sequel
Just Watch Me
In the Hand of Dante
All-Star Weekend
Greenland: Migration
Paris Has Fallen
Remote Control
A Darker Shade of Magic
Hair of the Dog
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1969-11-13 (54 years old)
Birth NameGerard James Butler
Birth PlacePaisley, United Kingdom
Height1.88-meter
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known As傑拉德·巴特勒, เจอราร์ด บัตเลอร์, ジェラルド・バトラー, 제라드 버틀러, Джерард Батлер, جيرارد بتلر, Gerard James Butler, Τζεράρντ Τζέιμς Μπάτλερ, Τζεράρντ Μπάτλερ, ჯერარდ ბატლერი
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