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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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Gamer
  • Movie 43
  • Machine Gun Preacher
  • Copshop
  • Coriolanus
  • The Game of Their Lives
Known For
  • 300
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Law Abiding Citizen
  • Olympus Has Fallen
  • RocknRolla
  • London Has Fallen
  • Greenland
  • Gamer
  • The Bounty Hunter
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • Den of Thieves
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • Geostorm
  • The Ugly Truth
  • Angel Has Fallen
  • P.S. I Love You
  • Plane
  • Hunter Killer
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
  • Machine Gun Preacher
  • Gods of Egypt
  • Copshop
  • Kandahar
  • Dracula 2000

Filmography

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
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
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
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
2011
Coriolanus · as Tullus Aufidius
2010
2010
The Talk (TV Series) · as Himseif
2010
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
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
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
1997
Mrs. Brown · as Archie Brown
All-Star Weekend · as Russian Gymnast Fan

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