About
Gerard Butler
Overview
Gerard James Butler 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
Acting |
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| 2027 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Actor | Stoick | N/A N/A |
| 2026 | Greenland 2: Migration | Actor | John Garrity | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | In the Hand of Dante | Actor | Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII | 58 Average |
| 2025 | Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon | Actor | Stoick | 75 Good |
| 2025 | Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Actor | Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien | 62 Fair |
| 2024 | The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland | Actor | St. Nick (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2024 | ARK: The Animated Series | Actor | Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) | 72 Good |
| 2023 | Kandahar | Actor | Tom Harris | 65 Fair |
| 2023 | Plane | Actor | Brodie Torrance | 67 Fair |
| 2022 | Last Seen Alive | Actor | Will Spann | 62 Fair |
| 2021 | Copshop | Actor | Bob Viddick | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | Greenland | Actor | John Garrity | 70 Good |
| 2020 | Love Reaches Everywhere | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming | Actor | Stoick (voice) | 73 Good |
| 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | Actor | Mike Banning | 65 Fair |
| 2019 | The Vanishing | Actor | James | 57 Average |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Actor | Stoick (voice) | 76 Good |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Actor | Captain Joe Glass | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Actor | "Big Nick" O'Brien | 67 Fair |
| 2017 | Geostorm | Actor | Jake Lawson | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | A Family Man | Actor | Dane Jensen | 62 Fair |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Actor | Mike Banning | 61 Fair |
| 2016 | Gods of Egypt | Actor | Set | 57 Average |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Actor | Stoick (voice) | 75 Good |
| 2013 | Discovering Mavericks | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Actor | Mike Banning | 63 Fair |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Actor | Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") | 48 Bad |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Actor | George | 57 Average |
| 2012 | Chasing Mavericks | Actor | Frosty Hesson | 64 Fair |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | Actor | (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | Actor | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Machine Gun Preacher | Actor | Sam Childers | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2011 | Coriolanus | Actor | Tullus Aufidius | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon | Actor | Stoick (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Actor | Stoick (voice) | 77 Good |
| 2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Actor | Milo Boyd | 58 Average |
| 2009 | Law Abiding Citizen | Actor | Clyde Alexander Shelton | 72 Good |
| 2009 | Gamer | Actor | Kable | 57 Average |
| 2009 | The Ugly Truth | Actor | Mike Chadway | 64 Fair |
| 2009 | Tales of the Black Freighter | Actor | The Mariner (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | RocknRolla | Actor | One-Two | 67 Fair |
| 2008 | Nim's Island | Actor | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover | 58 Average |
| 2007 | P.S. I Love You | Actor | Gerry | 70 Good |
| 2007 | Guilty Hearts | Actor | Peter | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | Actor | Neil Randall | 61 Fair |
| 2007 | Wrath of Gods | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2007 | 300 | Actor | King Leonidas | 71 Good |
| 2005 | Beowulf & Grendel | Actor | Beowulf | 57 Average |
| 2005 | Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Actor | Prefect Cassius Chaerea | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Game of Their Lives | Actor | Frank Borghi | 58 Average |
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | Actor | The Phantom | 69 Fair |
| 2004 | Dear Frankie | Actor | The Stranger | 62 Fair |
| 2003 | Timeline | Actor | Andre Marek | 57 Average |
| 2003 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Actor | Terry Sheridan | 57 Average |
| 2002 | Reign of Fire | Actor | Creedy | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | HypaSpace | Actor | Self | 69 Fair |
| 2002 | Shooters | Actor | Jackie Junior | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Jewel of the Sahara | Actor | Captain Charles Belamy | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Please! | Actor | Peter (as Gerry Butler) | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Attila | Actor | Attila the Hun | 65 Fair |
| 2001 | Attila | Actor | Atila the Hun | 60 Fair |
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 | Actor | Dracula | 54 Average |
| 2000 | Harrison's Flowers | Actor | Chris Kumac | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married | Actor | Gus | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | One More Kiss | Actor | Sam | 58 Average |
| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard | Actor | Yasha | 58 Average |
| 1998 | The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Actor | Marty Claymore | 69 Fair |
| 1998 | Fast Food | Actor | Jacko | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy | Actor | Burke | 56 Average |
| 1998 | Little White Lies | Actor | Peter | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Actor | HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman | 63 Fair |
| 1997 | Mrs Brown | Actor | Archie Brown | 61 Fair |
| Den of Thieves 3 | Actor | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien | N/A N/A |
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| All-Star Weekend | Actor | Russian Gymnast Fan | N/A N/A |
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| Night Has Fallen | Actor | Mike Banning | N/A N/A |
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| Just Watch Me | Actor | Riley Wolfe | N/A N/A |
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| Hair of the Dog | Actor | Mr. P | 60 Fair |
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| Empire State | Actor | Rhett Westermark | N/A N/A |
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| Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin | Actor | King Kula (voice) | N/A N/A |
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| Remote Control | Actor | Michael Rafter | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2026 | Greenland 2: Migration | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Production | Producer | 62 Fair |
| 2024 | The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Paris Has Fallen | Production | Executive Producer | 70 Good |
| 2024 | ARK: The Animated Series | Production | Executive Producer | 72 Good |
| 2023 | The Bricklayer | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Kandahar | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
| 2023 | Plane | Production | Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2022 | Last Seen Alive | Production | Producer | 62 Fair |
| 2021 | Copshop | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | Greenland | Production | Producer | 70 Good |
| 2019 | Angel Has Fallen | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
| 2019 | Them That Follow | Production | Producer | 57 Average |
| 2019 | The Vanishing | Production | Producer | 57 Average |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Production | Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Den of Thieves | Production | Producer | 67 Fair |
| 2016 | A Family Man | Production | Producer | 62 Fair |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen | Production | Producer | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | Septembers of Shiraz | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Production | Producer | 63 Fair |
| 2012 | Playing for Keeps | Production | Producer | 57 Average |
| 2012 | Chasing Mavericks | Production | Executive Producer | 64 Fair |
| 2011 | Machine Gun Preacher | Production | Executive Producer | 64 Fair |
| 2009 | Law Abiding Citizen | Production | Producer | 72 Good |
| Law Abiding Citizen Sequel | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Remote Control | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Just Watch Me | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Night Has Fallen | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| A Darker Shade of Magic | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Street Smart | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Den of Thieves 3 | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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| Apollo Has Fallen | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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