Gerard Butler
Acting
Born: Nov 13, 1969
From: Paisley, Scotland, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick (voice) | 2014 | 7.679 |
| Chasing Mavericks | Frosty Hesson | 2012 | 6.998 |
| Machine Gun Preacher | Sam Childers | 2011 | 6.7 |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010 | 7.857 |
| The Bounty Hunter | Milo Boyd | 2010 | 5.846 |
| Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010 | 7.0 |
| The Ugly Truth | Mike Chadway | 2009 | 6.505 |
| Law Abiding Citizen | Clyde Alexander Shelton | 2009 | 7.4 |
| Tales of the Black Freighter | The Mariner (voice) | 2009 | 6.6 |
| Gamer | Kable | 2009 | 5.692 |
| Nim's Island | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover | 2008 | 5.937 |
| RocknRolla | One-Two | 2008 | 6.951 |
| 300 | King Leonidas | 2007 | 7.197 |
| P.S. I Love You | Gerry | 2007 | 7.176 |
| Butterfly on a Wheel | Neil Randall | 2007 | 6.417 |
| Guilty Hearts | Peter | 2007 | 5.813 |
| Beowulf & Grendel | Beowulf | 2005 | 5.578 |
| The Game of Their Lives | Frank Borghi | 2005 | 5.926 |
| Dear Frankie | The Stranger | 2004 | 7.043 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | 2004 | 7.265 |
| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Terry Sheridan | 2003 | 5.8 |
| Timeline | Andre Marek | 2003 | 5.733 |
| Reign of Fire | Creedy | 2002 | 6.2 |
| Dracula 2000 | Dracula | 2000 | 5.242 |
| One More Kiss | Sam | 1999 | 5.455 |
| Fast Food | Jacko | 1998 | 3.667 |
| Little White Lies | Peter | 1998 | 4.0 |
| Mrs Brown | Archie Brown | 1997 | 6.7 |
| Hair of the Dog | Mr. P | — | |
| Just Watch Me | Riley Wolfe | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1969 |
| From | Paisley, Scotland, UK |