11/13/1969
Paisley, Scotland, UK:
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. A trained lawyer, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), which he followed with steady work on television, most notably in the American miniseries Attila (2001). He garnered critical acclaim for his breakthrough work as the lead in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera. In 2007, Butler gained worldwide recognition through his portrayal of King Leonidas in the film 300. Since then, he has appeared in projects including P.S. I Love You (2007), Nim's Island (2008), RocknRolla (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), Gamer (2009), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), The Bounty Hunter (2010), and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerard Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Greenland (2020) as John Garrity |
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019) as Stoick the Vast (voice) |
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Angel Has Fallen (2019) as Mike Banning |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) as Stoick (voice) |
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Hunter Killer (2018) as Captain Joe Glass |
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The Vanishing (2018) as James |
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Den of Thieves (2018) as Nick Flanagan |
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Geostorm (2017) as Jake Lawson |
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A Family Man (2017) as Dane Jensen |
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London Has Fallen (2016) as Mike Banning |
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Gods of Egypt (2016) as Set |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) as Stoick (voice) |
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Discovering Mavericks (2013) as Himself |
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) as Mike Banning |
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Movie 43 (2013) as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") |
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Playing for Keeps (2012) as George |
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Chasing Mavericks (2012) as Frosty Hesson |
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011) as Stoick the Vast (voice) |
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Machine Gun Preacher (2011) as Sam Childers |
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Coriolanus (2011) as Tullus Aufidius |
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Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010) as Stoick (voice) |
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The Bounty Hunter (2010) as Milo Boyd |
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How to Train Your Dragon (2010) as Stoick the Vast (voice) |
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009) as Clyde Alexander Shelton |
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Gamer (2009) as Kable |
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The Ugly Truth (2009) as Mike |
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Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter (2009) as The Mariner (voice) |
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RockNRolla (2008) as One-Two |
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Nim's Island (2008) as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover |
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P.S. I Love You (2007) as Gerry |
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Butterfly on a Wheel (2007) as Neil Randall |
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Wrath of Gods (2007) as Himself |
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300 (2006) as King Leonidas |
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Guilty Hearts (2006) as Peter |
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Beowulf & Grendel (2005) as Beowulf |
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) as Prefect Cassius Chaerea |
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The Game of Their Lives (2005) as Frank Borghi |
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The Phantom of the Opera (2004) as The Phantom |
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Dear Frankie (2004) as The Stranger |
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Timeline (2003) as Andre Marek |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) as Terry Sheridan |
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Reign of Fire (2002) as Creedy |
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Shooters (2002) as Jackie Junior |
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Jewel of the Sahara (2001) as Captain Charles Belamy |
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Please! (2001) as Peter (as Gerry Butler) |
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Dracula 2000 (2000) as Dracula |
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Harrison's Flowers (2000) as Chris Kumac |
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One More Kiss (1999) as Sam |
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The Cherry Orchard (1999) as Yasha |
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) as Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire |
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Mrs Brown (1997) as Archie Brown |
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salt & sea () as Himself |
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The Plane () as Ray Torrance |
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Kandahar () as Tom Harris |
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All-Star Weekend () as |
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Remote Control () as Michael Rafter |
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Cop Shop () as |
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Night Has Fallen () as Mike Banning |
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Afterburn () as |
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Den of Thieves 2 () as 'Big Nick' O'Brien |
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Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (2018) as Self (archive footage) |
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DreamWorks Dragons (2012) as Stoick the Vast (voice) |
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Live from Studio Five (2009) as Himself |
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The Graham Norton Show (2007) as HImself |
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The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Himself |
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Himself |
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HypaSpace (2002) as Himself |
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The Jury (2002) as Johnnie Donne |
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Attila (2001) as Attila the Hun |
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Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999) as Gus |
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The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998) as Marty Claymore |
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) as |
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Himself |
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GMTV (1993) as Himself |
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self |
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Wanna bet, that..? (1981) as |
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Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966) as himself |
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Greenland (2020) Producer |
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Angel Has Fallen (2019) Producer |
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Them That Follow (2019) Producer |
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Hunter Killer (2018) Producer |
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The Vanishing (2018) Producer |
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Den of Thieves (2018) Producer |
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A Family Man (2017) Producer |
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London Has Fallen (2016) Producer |
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Septembers of Shiraz (2015) Producer |
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) Producer |
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Playing for Keeps (2012) Producer |
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Chasing Mavericks (2012) Executive Producer |
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Machine Gun Preacher (2011) Executive Producer |
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009) Producer |
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The Plane () Producer |
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A Darker Shade of Magic () Producer |
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Remote Control () Producer |
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Night Has Fallen () Producer |
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Afterburn () Producer |
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Den of Thieves 2 () Producer |