Gerard Butler
Acting • Born 1969-11-13
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).
Filmography
107 credits
300
Movie • 2007
King Leonidas
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie • 2010
Stoick (voice)
Dracula 2000
Movie • 2000
Dracula
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Movie • 2003
Terry Sheridan
Nim's Island
Movie • 2008
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
The Ugly Truth
Movie • 2009
Mike Chadway
Beowulf & Grendel
Movie • 2005
Beowulf
Law Abiding Citizen
Movie • 2009
Clyde Alexander Shelton
P.S. I Love You
Movie • 2007
Gerry
Reign of Fire
Movie • 2002
Creedy
Dear Frankie
Movie • 2004
The Stranger
Timeline
Movie • 2003
Andre Marek
Butterfly on a Wheel
Movie • 2007
Neil Randall
The Bounty Hunter
Movie • 2010
Milo Boyd
The Phantom of the Opera
Movie • 2004
The Phantom
RocknRolla
Movie • 2008
One-Two
The Game of Their Lives
Movie • 2005
Frank Borghi
Tales of the Black Freighter
Movie • 2009
The Mariner (voice)
Machine Gun Preacher
Movie • 2011
Sam Childers
Fast Food
Movie • 1998
Jacko
Little White Lies
Movie • 1998
Peter
Hair of the Dog
Movie
Mr. P
Mrs Brown
Movie • 1997
Archie Brown
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Movie • 2010
Stoick (voice)
Gamer
Movie • 2009
Kable
Guilty Hearts
Movie • 2007
Peter
Chasing Mavericks
Movie • 2012
Frosty Hesson
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie • 2014
Stoick (voice)
One More Kiss
Movie • 1999
Sam
Just Watch Me
Movie
Riley Wolfe
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Movie • 2011
Stoick the Vast (voice)
Wrath of Gods
Movie • 2007
Self
Playing for Keeps
Movie • 2012
George
Coriolanus
Movie • 2011
Tullus Aufidius
Movie 43
Movie • 2013
Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Shooters
Movie • 2002
Jackie Junior
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie • 2013
Mike Banning
Last Seen Alive
Movie • 2022
Will Spann
Gods of Egypt
Movie • 2016
Set
Please!
Movie • 2001
Peter (as Gerry Butler)
In the Hand of Dante
Movie • 2025
Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
London Has Fallen
Movie • 2016
Mike Banning
Geostorm
Movie • 2017
Jake Lawson
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Movie • 2005
Prefect Cassius Chaerea
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie • 2025
Stoick
Tomorrow Never Dies
Movie • 1997
HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
A Family Man
Movie • 2016
Dane Jensen
Empire City
Movie
Rhett Westermark
Hunter Killer
Movie • 2018
Captain Joe Glass
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
Movie • 2024
St. Nick (voice)
Harrison's Flowers
Movie • 2000
Chris Kumac
Angel Has Fallen
Movie • 2019
Mike Banning
The Vanishing
Movie • 2019
James
Den of Thieves
Movie • 2018
'Big Nick' O'Brien
Jewel of the Sahara
Movie • 2001
Captain Charles Belamy
All-Star Weekend
Movie
Russian Gymnast Fan
The Cherry Orchard
Movie • 1999
Yasha
Greenland
Movie • 2020
John Garrity
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Movie • 2019
Stoick (voice)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Movie • 2025
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Movie • 2019
Stoick (voice)
Plane
Movie • 2023
Brodie Torrance
Remote Control
Movie
Michael Rafter
Discovering Mavericks
Movie • 2013
Self
Kandahar
Movie • 2023
Tom Harris
Copshop
Movie • 2021
Bob Viddick
Night Has Fallen
Movie
Mike Banning
Tale of the Mummy
Movie • 1998
Burke
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Movie
King Kula (voice)
Greenland 2: Migration
Movie • 2026
John Garrity
Attila
Movie • 2001
Atila the Hun
Love Reaches Everywhere
Movie • 2020
Den of Thieves 3
Movie
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Movie • 2011
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
Movie • 2025
Self
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie • 2027
Stoick
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Movie • 2026
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
HypaSpace
TV • 2002
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
TV • 1998
Marty Claymore
The Jay Leno Show
TV • 2009
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
ARK: The Animated Series
TV • 2024
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
The Jury
TV • 2002
Johnnie Donne
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Attila
TV • 2001
Attila the Hun
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
TV • 1999
Gus
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
TV • 1997
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
La semaine des 4 Julie
TV • 2020
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Leute heute
TV • 1997
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Frame
TV • 2013
King Leonidas
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Goldene Kamera
TV • 1984
Self
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Jeopardy!
TV • 1984
Self - Clue Presenter
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest