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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 13, 1969
Place of Birth
Paisley, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
- 傑拉德·巴特勒
- เจอราร์ด บัตเลอร์
- ジェラルド・バトラー
- جيرارد بتلر
- Gerard James Butler
- Τζεράρντ Τζέιμς Μπάτλερ
- ჯერარდ ბატლერი
- جرارد باتلر
- जेरार्ड बटलर
Gerard Butler
6.5 Popularity
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).
Known For
0.0
John Garrity
Greenland 2: Migration
2026
5.1
Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
In the Hand of Dante
2025
8.0
Stoick
How to Train Your Dragon
2025
6.0
Self
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025
6.6
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
6.2
St. Nick (voice)
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024
8.3
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
6.8
Tom Harris
Kandahar
2023
6.9
Brodie Torrance
Plane
2023
3.0
Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
Credits
Greenland 2: Migration
as John Garrity
2026
0.0
In the Hand of Dante
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
2025
5.1
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick
2025
8.0
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
2025
6.0
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
2025
6.6
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
as St. Nick (voice)
2024
6.2
ARK: The Animated Series
as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
2024
8.3
Kandahar
as Tom Harris
2023
6.8
Plane
as Brodie Torrance
2023
6.9
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
Last Seen Alive
as Will Spann
2022
6.4
Copshop
as Bob Viddick
2021
6.3
Greenland
as John Garrity
2020
7.1
Love Reaches Everywhere
2020
0.0
La semaine des 4 Julie
as Self
2020
2.0
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
as Stoick (voice)
2019
8.0
Angel Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
2019
6.6
The Vanishing
as James
2019
5.7
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Stoick (voice)
2019
7.7
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.1
Hunter Killer
as Captain Joe Glass
2018
6.9
Den of Thieves
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
2018
6.9
Geostorm
as Jake Lawson
2017
6.1
A Family Man
as Dane Jensen
2016
6.7
London Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
2016
6.2
Gods of Egypt
as Set
2016
5.7
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick (voice)
2014
7.7
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Discovering Mavericks
as Self
2013
3.0
The Frame
as King Leonidas
2013
10.0
Olympus Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
2013
6.4
Movie 43
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
2013
4.6
Playing for Keeps
as George
2012
5.6
Chasing Mavericks
as Frosty Hesson
2012
7.0
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
7.6
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
2011
7.2
Machine Gun Preacher
as Sam Childers
2011
6.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
0.0
Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
2011
5.8
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
2010
7.0
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
2010
7.9
The Bounty Hunter
as Milo Boyd
2010
5.9
Law Abiding Citizen
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
2009
7.4
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
3.5
Live from Studio Five
as Self
2009
3.7
Gamer
as Kable
2009
5.7
The Ugly Truth
as Mike Chadway
2009
6.5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Tales of the Black Freighter
as The Mariner (voice)
2009
6.6
RocknRolla
as One-Two
2008
6.9
Nim's Island
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
2008
5.9
P.S. I Love You
as Gerry
2007
7.2
Guilty Hearts
as Peter
2007
5.5
Butterfly on a Wheel
as Neil Randall
2007
6.4
Wrath of Gods
as Self
2007
5.0
300
as King Leonidas
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Beowulf & Grendel
as Beowulf
2005
5.6
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
2005
5.8
The Game of Their Lives
as Frank Borghi
2005
5.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.7
The Phantom of the Opera
as The Phantom
2004
7.3
Dear Frankie
as The Stranger
2004
7.0
Timeline
as Andre Marek
2003
5.7
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Terry Sheridan
2003
5.8
Reign of Fire
as Creedy
2002
6.2
🎬
HypaSpace
as Self
2002
4.0
The Jury
as Johnnie Donne
2002
6.8
Shooters
as Jackie Junior
2002
5.4
Jewel of the Sahara
as Captain Charles Belamy
2001
7.0
Please!
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
2001
5.1
Attila
as Attila the Hun
2001
6.3
Attila
as Atila the Hun
2001
7.3
Dracula 2000
as Dracula
2000
5.2
Harrison's Flowers
as Chris Kumac
2000
6.5
🎬
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
as Gus
1999
0.0
One More Kiss
as Sam
1999
5.1
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
1999
4.3
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
as Marty Claymore
1998
5.8
Fast Food
as Jacko
1998
1.5
Tale of the Mummy
as Burke
1998
4.7
Little White Lies
as Peter
1998
3.0
Tomorrow Never Dies
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
1997
6.4
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
6.5
🎬
Leute heute
as Self
1997
4.8
Mrs Brown
as Archie Brown
1997
6.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
GMTV
as Self
1993
5.6
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
Jeopardy!
as Self - Clue Presenter
1984
6.9
🎬
Goldene Kamera
as Self
1984
5.7
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
5.3
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
🎬
Empire City
as Rhett Westermark
N/A
0.0
🎬
Night Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
N/A
0.0
🎬
Hair of the Dog
as Mr. P
N/A
0.0
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as King Kula (voice)
N/A
0.0
🎬
Just Watch Me
as Riley Wolfe
N/A
0.0
All-Star Weekend
as Russian Gymnast Fan
N/A
0.0
Den of Thieves 3
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
N/A
0.0
🎬
Remote Control
as Michael Rafter
N/A
0.0