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 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).

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

Greenland 2: Migration

Jeopardy!

All Movies (79)

• How to Train Your Dragon 22027 · as Stoick
• In the Hand of Dante2026 · as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
• Everyone Is Lying to You for Money2026 · as Self
• Greenland 2: Migration2026 · as John Garrity
• How to Train Your Dragon2025 · as Stoick
• Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon2025 · as Self
• Den of Thieves 2: Pantera2025 · as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
• The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland2024 · as St. Nick (voice)
• Kandahar2023 · as Tom Harris
• Plane2023 · as Brodie Torrance
• Last Seen Alive2022 · as Will Spann
• Copshop2021 · as Bob Viddick
• Greenland2020 · as John Garrity
• Love Reaches Everywhere2020
• How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming2019 · as Stoick (voice)
• Angel Has Fallen2019 · as Mike Banning
• The Vanishing2019 · as James
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World2019 · as Stoick (voice)
• Hunter Killer2018 · as Captain Joe Glass
• Den of Thieves2018 · as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
• Geostorm2017 · as Jake Lawson
• A Family Man2016 · as Dane Jensen
• London Has Fallen2016 · as Mike Banning
• Gods of Egypt2016 · as Set
• How to Train Your Dragon 22014 · as Stoick (voice)
• Discovering Mavericks2013 · as Self
• Olympus Has Fallen2013 · as Mike Banning
• Movie 432013 · as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
• Playing for Keeps2012 · as George
• Chasing Mavericks2012 · as Frosty Hesson
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury2011 · as Stoick the Vast (voice)
• Machine Gun Preacher2011 · as Sam Childers
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'102011
• Coriolanus2011 · as Tullus Aufidius
• Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon2010 · as Stoick (voice)
• How to Train Your Dragon2010 · as Stoick (voice)
• The Bounty Hunter2010 · as Milo Boyd
• Law Abiding Citizen2009 · as Clyde Alexander Shelton
• Gamer2009 · as Kable
• The Ugly Truth2009 · as Mike Chadway
• Tales of the Black Freighter2009 · as The Mariner (voice)
• RocknRolla2008 · as One-Two
• Nim's Island2008 · as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
• P.S. I Love You2007 · as Gerry
• Guilty Hearts2007 · as Peter
• Butterfly on a Wheel2007 · as Neil Randall
• Wrath of Gods2007 · as Self
• 3002007 · as King Leonidas
• Beowulf & Grendel2005 · as Beowulf
• Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula2005 · as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
• The Game of Their Lives2005 · as Frank Borghi
• The Phantom of the Opera2004 · as The Phantom
• Dear Frankie2004 · as The Stranger
• Timeline2003 · as Andre Marek
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life2003 · as Terry Sheridan
• Reign of Fire2002 · as Creedy
• Shooters2002 · as Jackie Junior
• Jewel of the Sahara2001 · as Captain Charles Belamy
• Please!2001 · as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
• Attila2001 · as Atila the Hun
• Dracula 20002000 · as Dracula
• Harrison's Flowers2000 · as Chris Kumac
• One More Kiss1999 · as Sam
• The Cherry Orchard1999 · as Yasha
• Fast Food1998 · as Jacko
• Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy1998 · as Burke
• Little White Lies1998 · as Peter
• Tomorrow Never Dies1997 · as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
• Mrs Brown1997 · as Archie Brown
• Hair of the Dog— · as Mr. P
• Just Watch Me— · as Riley Wolfe
• Empire City— · as Rhett Westermark
• All-Star Weekend— · as Russian Gymnast Fan
• Remote Control— · as Michael Rafter
• Night Has Fallen— · as Mike Banning
• Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin— · as King Kula (voice)
• Den of Thieves 3— · as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
• The Nest—

All TV Shows (31)

• ARK: The Animated Series2024 · as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• La semaine des 4 Julie2020 · as Self
• Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Steve2017 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Frame2013 · as King Leonidas
• The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self
• Live from Studio Five2009 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Mean Tweets
• HypaSpace2002 · as Self
• The Jury2002 · as Johnnie Donne
• Attila2001 · as Attila the Hun
• Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married1999 · as Gus
• The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star1998 · as Marty Claymore
• An Unsuitable Job for a Woman1997 · as Tim Bolton
• Leute heute1997 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• GMTV1993 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• Jeopardy!1984 · as Self - Clue Presenter
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host