
Gerard Butler
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1969-11-13 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Paisley, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Gerard James 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).
Known For
TV Shows (30)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self

Jeopardy!
1984
as Self - Clue Presenter

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Mean Tweets

Leute heute
1997
as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self

Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self

GMTV
1993
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self

La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
as Self

The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self

Steve
2017
as Self

ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018
as Self (archive footage)

The Frame
2013
as King Leonidas

The Jury
2002
as Johnnie Donne

Attila
2001
as Attila the Hun
HypaSpace
2002
as Self

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
as Tim Bolton

The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998
as Marty Claymore

Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1999
as Gus
Movies (79)

Greenland 2: Migration
2026
as John Garrity

How to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Stoick

Greenland
2020
as John Garrity

How to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)

How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
as Stoick (voice)

300
2007
as King Leonidas

Hunter Killer
2018
as Captain Joe Glass

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Stoick (voice)

Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Mike Banning

Geostorm
2017
as Jake Lawson

Angel Has Fallen
2019
as Mike Banning

Law Abiding Citizen
2009
as Clyde Alexander Shelton

Den of Thieves
2018
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Gods of Egypt
2016
as Set

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Movie 43
2013
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman

The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as The Phantom

Reign of Fire
2002
as Creedy

London Has Fallen
2016
as Mike Banning

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
as Stoick (voice)

Plane
2023
as Brodie Torrance

Kandahar
2023
as Tom Harris

In the Hand of Dante
2026
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII

The Ugly Truth
2009
as Mike Chadway

Copshop
2021
as Bob Viddick

RocknRolla
2008
as One-Two

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Terry Sheridan

Timeline
2003
as Andre Marek

P.S. I Love You
2007
as Gerry

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)

Dracula 2000
2000
as Dracula

Coriolanus
2011
as Tullus Aufidius

Last Seen Alive
2022
as Will Spann

Gamer
2009
as Kable

The Bounty Hunter
2010
as Milo Boyd

Butterfly on a Wheel
2007
as Neil Randall

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
as Stoick the Vast (voice)

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)

Playing for Keeps
2012
as George

Chasing Mavericks
2012
as Frosty Hesson

A Family Man
2016
as Dane Jensen

The Vanishing
2019
as James

Machine Gun Preacher
2011
as Sam Childers

How to Train Your Dragon 2
2027
as Stoick

Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Beowulf

Nim's Island
2008
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

Attila
2001
as Atila the Hun

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as King Kula (voice)

Mrs Brown
1997
as Archie Brown

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2026
as Self
Night Has Fallen
as Mike Banning

Dear Frankie
2004
as The Stranger

Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Chris Kumac

Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Burke
The Nest

Tales of the Black Freighter
2009
as The Mariner (voice)

The Cherry Orchard
1999
as Yasha

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea

Guilty Hearts
2007
as Peter

Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011

The Game of Their Lives
2005
as Frank Borghi

Shooters
2002
as Jackie Junior

Please!
2001
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024
as St. Nick (voice)

Den of Thieves 3
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Fast Food
1998
as Jacko

All-Star Weekend
as Russian Gymnast Fan

Little White Lies
1998
as Peter
Empire City
as Rhett Westermark

Jewel of the Sahara
2001
as Captain Charles Belamy

Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Self

One More Kiss
1999
as Sam

Discovering Mavericks
2013
as Self

Love Reaches Everywhere
2020
Just Watch Me
as Riley Wolfe
Remote Control
as Michael Rafter
Hair of the Dog
as Mr. P
About 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 fic… With 109 credits spanning from 1975 to 2027, Gerard Butler has appeared in 79 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Gerard Butler Movies
- Greenland 2: Migration (2026) — as John Garrity
- How to Train Your Dragon (2025) — as Stoick
- Greenland (2020) — as John Garrity
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) — as Stoick (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — as Stoick (voice)
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