Gerard Butler
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerard Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2027 ·How to Train Your Dragon 2as Stoick the Vast
- 2025 ·Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphinas King Kula (voice)
- 2025 ·How to Train Your Dragonas Stoick the Vast
- 2025 ·Den of Thieves 2: Panteraas Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien
- 2024 ·The Night Before Christmas in Wonderlandas St. Nick (voice)
- 2024 ·ARK: The Animated Seriesas Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
- 2023 ·Kandaharas Tom Harris
- 2023 ·Planeas Brodie Torrance
- 2022 ·Sherrias Self - Guest
- 2022 ·Last Seen Aliveas Will Spann
- 2021 ·Copshopas Bob Viddick
- 2020 ·Greenlandas John Garrity
- 2020 ·Love Reaches Everywhereas
- 2020 ·La semaine des 4 Julieas Self
- 2019 ·How to Train Your Dragon: Homecomingas Stoick the Vast (voice)
- 2019 ·Angel Has Fallenas Mike Banning
- 2019 ·The Vanishingas James
- 2019 ·How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Worldas Stoick (voice)
- 2018 ·Patriot Act with Hasan Minhajas Self (archive footage)
- 2018 ·Hunter Killeras Captain Joe Glass
- 2018 ·Den of Thievesas "Big Nick" O'Brien
- 2017 ·Geostormas Jake Lawson
- 2016 ·A Family Manas Dane Jensen
- 2016 ·London Has Fallenas Mike Banning
- 2016 ·Gods of Egyptas Set
- 2015 ·The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
- 2014 ·How to Train Your Dragon 2as Stoick (voice)
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2013 ·Discovering Mavericksas Self
- 2013 ·The Frameas King Leonidas
- 2013 ·Olympus Has Fallenas Mike Banning
- 2013 ·Movie 43as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
- 2012 ·Playing for Keepsas George
- 2012 ·Chasing Mavericksas Frosty Hesson
- 2012 ·DreamWorks Dragonsas Stoick the Vast (voice)
- 2012 ·Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
- 2011 ·Dragons: Gift of the Night Furyas Stoick the Vast (voice)
- 2011 ·Machine Gun Preacheras Sam Childers
- 2011 ·Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10as
- 2011 ·Coriolanusas Tullus Aufidius
- 2010 ·Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragonas Stoick (voice)
- 2010 ·How to Train Your Dragonas Stoick (voice)
- 2010 ·The Bounty Hunteras Milo Boyd
- 2009 ·Law Abiding Citizenas Clyde Alexander Shelton
- 2009 ·The Jay Leno Showas Self
- 2009 ·Live from Studio Fiveas Self
- 2009 ·Gameras Kable
- 2009 ·The Ugly Truthas Mike Chadway
- 2009 ·Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
- 2009 ·Tales of the Black Freighteras The Mariner (voice)
- 2008 ·RocknRollaas One-Two
- 2008 ·Nim's Islandas Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
- 2007 ·P.S. I Love Youas Gerry
- 2007 ·Guilty Heartsas Peter
- 2007 ·Butterfly on a Wheelas Neil Randall
- 2007 ·Wrath of Godsas Self
- 2007 ·300as King Leonidas
- 2007 ·The Graham Norton Showas Self
- 2005 ·Beowulf & Grendelas Beowulf
- 2005 ·Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligulaas Prefect Cassius Chaerea
- 2005 ·The Game of Their Livesas Frank Borghi
- 2005 ·The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas Self
- 2004 ·The Phantom of the Operaas The Phantom
- 2004 ·Dear Frankieas The Stranger
- 2003 ·Timelineas Andre Marek
- 2003 ·The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
- 2003 ·Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Lifeas Terry Sheridan
- 2002 ·Reign of Fireas Creedy
- 2002 ·HypaSpaceas Self
- 2002 ·The Juryas Johnnie Donne
- 2002 ·Shootersas Jackie Junior
- 2001 ·Jewel of the Saharaas Captain Charles Belamy
- 2001 ·Please!as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
- 2001 ·Attilaas Attila the Hun
- 2001 ·Attilaas Atila the Hun
- 2000 ·Dracula 2000as Dracula
- 1999 ·Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Marriedas Gus
- 1999 ·One More Kissas Sam
- 1999 ·The Cherry Orchardas Yasha
- 1998 ·The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Staras Marty Claymore
- 1998 ·Little White Liesas Peter
- 1997 ·Tomorrow Never Diesas Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire
- 1997 ·An Unsuitable Job for a Womanas
- 1997 ·Leute heuteas Self
- 1993 ·Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
- 1993 ·GMTVas Self
- 1992 ·The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self
- 1984 ·Goldene Kamera Verleihungas Self
- 1981 ·Wetten, dass..?as Self
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
- Future ·Night Has Fallenas Mike Banning
- Future ·Greenland: Migrationas John Garrity
- 2000 ·Harrison's Flowersas Chris Kumac
- 1998 ·Fast Foodas Jacko
- 1997 ·Mrs Brownas Archie Brown
- Future ·In the Hand of Danteas
- 1998 ·Tale of the Mummyas Burke
- Future ·Den of Thieves 3as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
- Future ·All-Star Weekendas Russian Gymnast Fan
- Future ·Empire Stateas Rhett Westermark
- Future ·Remote Controlas Michael Rafter
- Future ·Just Watch Meas Riley Wolfe
- Future ·Hair of the Dogas Mr. P