Gerard Butler
Known For
Acting
Born
1969-11-13 in Paisley, Scotland, UK
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).
Most Known For
Greenland 2: Migration
as John Garrity
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Jeopardy!
as Self - Clue Presenter
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick
Greenland
as John Garrity
Leute heute
as Self
Sherri
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
The Jay Leno Show
as Self