Gerard Butler

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1969-11-13 (55 years old)

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, 제라드 버틀러, جيرارد بتلر, Gerard James Butler, Τζεράρντ Τζέιμς Μπάτλερ, ჯერარდ ბატლერი

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 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.

Known For

Actor

Just Watch Me

as Riley Wolfe

Empire State

as Rhett Westermark

All-Star Weekend

as Russian Gymnast Fan

Remote Control

as Michael Rafter

Night Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

2025
2025
How to Train Your Dragon

as Stoick the Vast

2025
Greenland: Migration

as John Garrity

2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

2024
ARK: The Animated Series

as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)

2023
Kandahar

as Tom Harris

2023
Plane

as Brodie Torrance

2022
Last Seen Alive

as Will Spann

2021
Copshop

as Bob Viddick

2020
Greenland

as John Garrity

2019
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

as Stoick the Vast (voice)

2019
Angel Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

2019
The Vanishing

as James

2019
2018
Hunter Killer

as Captain Joe Glass

2018
Den of Thieves

as Det. Nicholas O'Brien

2018
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Geostorm

as Jake Lawson

2016
A Family Man

as Dane Jensen

2016
London Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

2016
2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2

as Stoick (voice)

2013
Olympus Has Fallen

as Mike Banning

2013
Movie 43

as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")

2013
The Frame

as King Leonidas

2012
2012
Chasing Mavericks

as Frosty Hesson

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

2012
DreamWorks Dragons

as Stoick the Vast (voice)

2011
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

as Stoick the Vast (voice)

2011
Machine Gun Preacher

as Sam Childers

2011
Coriolanus

as Tullus Aufidius

2010
2010
How to Train Your Dragon

as Stoick the Vast (voice)

2010
The Bounty Hunter

as Milo Boyd

2009
Law Abiding Citizen

as Clyde Alexander Shelton

2009
Gamer

as Kable

2009
The Ugly Truth

as Mike Chadway

2009
Tales of the Black Freighter

as The Mariner (voice)

2009
2008
RocknRolla

as One-Two

2008
Nim's Island

as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

2007
2007
Butterfly on a Wheel

as Neil Randall

2007
2007
300

as King Leonidas

2006
Guilty Hearts

as Peter

2005
2005
2005
The Game of Their Lives

as Frank Borghi

2004
2004
Dear Frankie

as The Stranger

2003
Timeline

as Andre Marek

2002
Reign of Fire

as Creedy

2002
Shooters

as Jackie Junior

2002
HypaSpace

as Self

2002
The Jury

as Johnnie Donne

2001
Jewel of the Sahara

as Captain Charles Belamy

2001
Please!

as Peter (as Gerry Butler)

2001
Attila

as Atila the Hun

2001
Attila

as Attila the Hun

2000
Dracula 2000

as Dracula

2000
Harrison's Flowers

as Chris Kumac

1999
1999
1998
Fast Food

as Jacko

1998
1998
1997
Tomorrow Never Dies

as Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire

1997
Mrs Brown

as Archie Brown

1997
Leute heute

as Self

1993
1993
GMTV

as Self

1981
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Producer

Night Has Fallen

as Producer

Remote Control

as Producer

Just Watch Me

as Producer

2025
2024
Paris Has Fallen

as Executive Producer

2024
ARK: The Animated Series

as Executive Producer

2023
The Bricklayer

as Producer

2023
Kandahar

as Producer

2023
Plane

as Producer

2022
Last Seen Alive

as Producer

2021
Copshop

as Producer

2020
Greenland

as Producer

2019
The Vanishing

as Producer

2019
Angel Has Fallen

as Producer

2019
Them That Follow

as Producer

2018
Den of Thieves

as Producer

2018
Hunter Killer

as Producer

2016
A Family Man

as Producer

2016
London Has Fallen

as Producer

2015
2013
Olympus Has Fallen

as Producer

2012
Chasing Mavericks

as Executive Producer

2012
Playing for Keeps

as Producer

2011
Machine Gun Preacher

as Executive Producer

2009