Gerard Butler
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
Credits
- 2026 · Greenland 2: Migration as John Garrity
- 2025 · In the Hand of Dante as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
- 2025 · How to Train Your Dragon as Stoick
- 2025 · Den of Thieves 2: Pantera as Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien
- 2023 · Kandahar as Tom Harris
- 2023 · Plane as Brodie Torrance
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · Copshop as Bob Viddick
- 2020 · Greenland as John Garrity
- 2020 · La semaine des 4 Julie as Self
- 2019 · How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming as Stoick (voice)
- 2019 · Angel Has Fallen as Mike Banning
- 2019 · How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World as Stoick (voice)
- 2018 · Hunter Killer as Captain Joe Glass
- 2018 · Den of Thieves as "Big Nick" O'Brien
- 2017 · Geostorm as Jake Lawson
- 2016 · London Has Fallen as Mike Banning
- 2016 · Gods of Egypt as Set
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2014 · How to Train Your Dragon 2 as Stoick (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Olympus Has Fallen as Mike Banning
- 2013 · Movie 43 as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
- 2011 · Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury as Stoick the Vast (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 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · The Ugly Truth as Mike Chadway
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · RocknRolla as One-Two
- 2007 · P.S. I Love You as Gerry
- 2007 · Butterfly on a Wheel as Neil Randall
- 2007 · 300 as King Leonidas
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Phantom of the Opera as The Phantom
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life as Terry Sheridan
- 2002 · Reign of Fire as Creedy
- 2002 · The Jury as Johnnie Donne
- 2000 · Dracula 2000 as Dracula
- 1997 · Tomorrow Never Dies as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Night Has Fallen as Mike Banning
- 2027 · How to Train Your Dragon 2 as Stoick
- 2025 · Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon as Self
- 2024 · The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland as St. Nick (voice)
- 2024 · ARK: The Animated Series as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
- 2022 · Last Seen Alive as Will Spann
- 2020 · Love Reaches Everywhere as
- 2019 · The Vanishing as James
- 2018 · Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · A Family Man as Dane Jensen
- 2013 · Discovering Mavericks as Self
- 2013 · The Frame as King Leonidas
- 2012 · Playing for Keeps as George
- 2012 · Chasing Mavericks as Frosty Hesson
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Machine Gun Preacher as Sam Childers
- 2011 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 as
- 2011 · Coriolanus as Tullus Aufidius
- 2010 · Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon as Stoick (voice)
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · Gamer as Kable
- 2009 · Tales of the Black Freighter as The Mariner (voice)
- 2008 · Nim's Island as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
- 2007 · Guilty Hearts as Peter
- 2007 · Wrath of Gods as Self
- 2005 · Beowulf & Grendel as Beowulf
- 2005 · Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
- 2005 · The Game of Their Lives as Frank Borghi
- 2004 · Dear Frankie as The Stranger
- 2003 · Timeline as Andre Marek
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · Shooters as Jackie Junior
- 2001 · Jewel of the Sahara as Captain Charles Belamy
- 2001 · Please! as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
- 2001 · Attila as Atila the Hun
- 2000 · Harrison's Flowers as Chris Kumac
- 1999 · Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married as Gus
- 1999 · One More Kiss as Sam
- 1998 · The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star as Marty Claymore
- 1998 · Fast Food as Jacko
- 1997 · An Unsuitable Job for a Woman as
- 1997 · Mrs Brown as Archie Brown
- Future · Den of Thieves 3 as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
- 2001 · Attila as Attila the Hun
- 1999 · The Cherry Orchard as Yasha
- 1998 · Tale of the Mummy as Burke
- 1998 · Little White Lies as Peter
- Future · Remote Control as Michael Rafter
- Future · Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin as King Kula (voice)
- Future · All-Star Weekend as Russian Gymnast Fan
- Future · Empire State as Rhett Westermark
- Future · Just Watch Me as Riley Wolfe
- Future · Hair of the Dog as Mr. P