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Gerard Butler

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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Born:
Nov 13, 1969 In Paisley, Scotland, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
69
First Appeared:
In the movie All-Star Weekend
Latest Project:
Movie Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin 2025-06-28
Known For
Filmography
Movie All-Star Weekend Russian Gymnast Fan 2025
Movie Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin King Kula (voice) 2025-06-28
Movie Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien 2025-01-08
Movie How to Train Your Dragon Stoick the Vast 2025-06-11
Series ARK: The Animated Series Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice) 2024-03-21
Movie Kandahar Tom Harris 2023-05-25
Movie Plane Brodie Torrance 2023-01-12
Movie Last Seen Alive Will Spann 2022-05-12
Movie Copshop Bob Viddick 2021-09-09
Movie Greenland John Garrity 2020-07-29
Movie Angel Has Fallen Mike Banning 2019-08-21
Movie How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Stoick (voice) 2019-01-03
Movie The Vanishing James 2019-01-04
Movie Den of Thieves Det. Nicholas O'Brien 2018-01-18
Movie Hunter Killer Captain Joe Glass 2018-10-19
Movie Geostorm Jake Lawson 2017-10-12
Movie Gods of Egypt Set 2016-02-25
Movie London Has Fallen Mike Banning 2016-03-02
Movie A Family Man Dane Jensen 2016-09-13
Movie How to Train Your Dragon 2 Stoick (voice) 2014-06-05
Movie 300: Rise of an Empire King Leonidas (archive footage) (uncredited) 2014-03-05
Movie Movie 43 Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") 2013-01-24
Movie Discovering Mavericks Self 2013-11-01
Movie Olympus Has Fallen Mike Banning 2013-03-20
Movie Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (archive footage) 2012-02-04
Movie Chasing Mavericks Frosty Hesson 2012-10-25
Movie Playing for Keeps George 2012-11-29
Movie Coriolanus Tullus Aufidius 2011-02-14
Movie Machine Gun Preacher Sam Childers 2011-09-23
Movie Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury Stoick the Vast (voice) 2011-11-15
Movie The Bounty Hunter Milo Boyd 2010-03-16
Movie Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon Stoick (voice) 2010-10-14
Movie How to Train Your Dragon Stoick (voice) 2010-03-18
Movie Tales of the Black Freighter The Mariner (voice) 2009-03-24
Movie The Ugly Truth Mike Chadway 2009-07-24
Movie Gamer Kable 2009-09-03
Movie Law Abiding Citizen Clyde Alexander Shelton 2009-10-15
Movie Nim's Island Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover 2008-04-03
Movie RocknRolla One-Two 2008-09-04
Movie 300 King Leonidas 2007-03-07
Movie Butterfly on a Wheel Neil Randall 2007-07-27
Movie Wrath of Gods Self 2007-05-06
Movie P.S. I Love You Gerry 2007-11-15
Movie Guilty Hearts Peter 2006-01-01
Movie The Game of Their Lives Frank Borghi 2005-04-22
Movie Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf 2005-09-14
Movie Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula Prefect Cassius Chaerea 2005-06-15
Movie The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom 2004-12-08
Movie Dear Frankie The Stranger 2004-05-18
Movie Timeline Andre Marek 2003-11-26
Movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life Terry Sheridan 2003-07-21
Movie Shooters Jackie Junior 2002-01-25
Series HypaSpace Self 2002-05-13
Movie Reign of Fire Creedy 2002-07-09
Series The Jury Johnnie Donne 2002-02-17
Movie Attila Atila the Hun 2001-01-01
Series Attila Attila the Hun 2001-01-30
Movie Please! Peter (as Gerry Butler) 2001-05-04
Movie Jewel of the Sahara Captain Charles Belamy 2001-06-28
Movie Dracula 2000 Dracula 2000-12-22
Movie Harrison's Flowers Chris Kumac 2000-09-23
Series Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married Gus 1999-11-08
Movie One More Kiss Sam 1999-09-18
Series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Marty Claymore 1998-11-10
Movie Tale of the Mummy Burke 1998-03-19
Movie Little White Lies Peter 1998-06-17
Movie Fast Food Jacko 1998-10-09
Movie Tomorrow Never Dies Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire 1997-12-11
Movie Mrs Brown Archie Brown 1997-07-18