Gerard Butler
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 small 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 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire with Christian Bale (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie (2003) before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure Timeline (2003). He then was cast as Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera, with Emmy Rossum; it earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300. That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. He voiced Stoick the Vast in the critically and commercially successful How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019). Also in the 2010s, he portrayed Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the action thriller series Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen and the upcoming Night Has Fallen. He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 13, 1969Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
98Place of birth
Paisley, Scotland, UKAlso known as
傑拉德·巴特勒, เจอราร์ด บัตเลอร์, ジェラルド・バトラー, 제라드 버틀러, Джерард Батлер, جيرارد بتلر, Gerard James Butler, Τζεράρντ Τζέιμς Μπάτλερ, Τζεράρντ Μπάτλερ, ჯერარდ ბატლერიCast credits
300
King LeonidasLara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Terry SheridanHow to Train Your Dragon
Stoick the Vast (voice)Nim's Island
Jack Rusoe / Alex RoverDracula 2000
DraculaThe Ugly Truth
Mike ChadwayBeowulf & Grendel
BeowulfP.S. I Love You
GerryReign of Fire
CreedyDear Frankie
The StrangerTimeline
Andre MarekThe Phantom of the Opera
The PhantomThe Bounty Hunter
Milo BoydButterfly on a Wheel
Neil RandallRocknRolla
One-TwoThe Game of Their Lives
Frank BorghiMachine Gun Preacher
Sam ChildersTales of the Black Freighter
The Mariner (voice)Mrs Brown
Archie BrownLegend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Stoick (voice)Gamer
KableCrew credits
Machine Gun Preacher
Executive ProducerChasing Mavericks
Executive ProducerPlaying for Keeps
ProducerOlympus Has Fallen
ProducerLaw Abiding Citizen
ProducerA Family Man
ProducerSeptembers of Shiraz
ProducerLondon Has Fallen
ProducerDen of Thieves
ProducerThe Vanishing
ProducerHunter Killer
ProducerGreenland
ProducerAngel Has Fallen
ProducerPlane
ProducerA Darker Shade of Magic
ProducerThem That Follow
ProducerGreenland: Migration
ProducerCopshop
Producer