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Gerard Butler
Actor, ProducerBorn November 13, 1969 (55 years)
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.
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.
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| 2025 | Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin · as King Kula (voice) |
| 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 | The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland · as St. Nick (voice) |
| 2024 | ARK: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) |
| 2023 | Kandahar · as Tom Harris |
| 2023 | Plane · as Brodie Torrance |
| 2022 | Last Seen Alive · as Will Spann |
| 2021 | |
| 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 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World · as Stoick (voice) |
| 2018 | The Vanishing · as James |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer · as Captain Joe Glass |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves · as Det. Nicholas O'brien |
| 2017 | Geostorm · as Jake Lawson |
| 2016 | A Family Man · as Dane Jensen |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen · as Mike Banning |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt · as Set |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 · as Stoick (voice) |
| 2013 | The Frame (TV Series) · as King Leonidas |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen · as Mike Banning |
| 2013 | Movie 43 · as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "happy Birthday") |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps · as George |
| 2012 | Chasing Mavericks · as Frosty Hesson |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 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 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Himseif |
| 2010 | Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon · as Stoick (voice) |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon · as Stoick (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) |
| 2008 | RocknRolla · as One-Two |
| 2008 | Nim's Island · as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You · as Gerry |
| 2007 | Shattered · as Neil Randall |
| 2007 | Guys Choice · as King Leonidas |
| 2006 | 300 · as King Leonidas |
| 2006 | Shadow Company · as James Ashcroft |
| 2006 | Guilty Hearts · as Peter |
| 2005 | Beowulf & Grendel · as Beowulf |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives · as Frank Borghi |
| 2005 | Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula · as Prefect Cassius Chaerea |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera · as The Phantom |
| 2004 | Dear Frankie · as The Stranger |
| 2003 | Timeline · as Andre Marek |
| 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life · as Terry Sheridan |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire · as Creedy |
| 2002 | The Jury (TV Series) · as Johnnie Donne |
| 2002 | Shooters · as Jackie Junior |
| 2001 | Please! · as Peter (as Gerry Butler) |
| 2001 | Attila (TV Series) · as Attila The Hun |
| 2001 | Attila · as Atila The Hun |
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 · as Dracula |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers · as Chris Kumac |
| 1999 | Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (TV Series) · as Gus |
| 1999 | One More Kiss · as Sam |
| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard · as Yasha |
| 1998 | The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (TV Series) · as Marty Claymore |
| 1998 | Fast Food · as Jacko |
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy · as Burke |
| 1998 | Little White Lies · as Peter |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies · as Leading Seaman - Hms Devonshire |
| 1997 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Mrs. Brown · as Archie Brown |
All-Star Weekend · as Russian Gymnast Fan |