Gerard Butler
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 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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Movies (40)
Greenland 2: Migration
as John Garrity
2026
In the Hand of Dante
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
2025
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick
2025
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
2025
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
as St. Nick (voice)
2024
The Bricklayer
Producer (Production)
2023
Kandahar
as Tom Harris
2023
Plane
as Brodie Torrance
2023
Last Seen Alive
as Will Spann
2022
Copshop
as Bob Viddick
2021
Greenland
as John Garrity
2020
Love Reaches Everywhere
2020
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
as Stoick (voice)
2019
Angel Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
2019
Them That Follow
Producer (Production)
2019
The Vanishing
as James
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Stoick (voice)
2019
Hunter Killer
as Captain Joe Glass
2018
Den of Thieves
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
2018
Geostorm
as Jake Lawson
2017
A Family Man
as Dane Jensen
2016
London Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
2016
Gods of Egypt
as Set
2016
Septembers of Shiraz
Producer (Production)
2015
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick (voice)
2014
Discovering Mavericks
as Self
2013
Olympus Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
2013
Movie 43
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
2013
Playing for Keeps
as George
2012
Chasing Mavericks
as Frosty Hesson
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
2011
Machine Gun Preacher
as Sam Childers
2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
2011
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
2010
The Bounty Hunter
as Milo Boyd
2010
Law Abiding Citizen
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
2009
TV Shows (10)
Paris Has Fallen
Executive Producer (Production)
2024
ARK: The Animated Series
as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
2024
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
La semaine des 4 Julie
as Self
2020
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Frame
as King Leonidas
2013
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009