Gerard Butler

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-11-13 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Paisley, Scotland, UK

Gerard Butler

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).

Known For

  • How to Train Your Dragon

    How to Train Your Dragon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Jeopardy!

    Jeopardy!

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • How to Train Your Dragon

    How to Train Your Dragon

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

  • La semaine des 4 Julie

    La semaine des 4 Julie

  • How to Train Your Dragon 2

    How to Train Your Dragon 2

  • Greenland

    Greenland

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Olympus Has Fallen

    Olympus Has Fallen

  • 300

    300

  • Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

    Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

  • Angel Has Fallen

    Angel Has Fallen

  • London Has Fallen

    London Has Fallen

  • Greenland 2: Migration

    Greenland 2: Migration

  • Law Abiding Citizen

    Law Abiding Citizen

  • Plane

    Plane

  • Copshop

    Copshop

  • Hunter Killer

    Hunter Killer

  • Den of Thieves

    Den of Thieves

  • Gods of Egypt

    Gods of Egypt

  • Kandahar

    Kandahar

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

    How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • Geostorm

    Geostorm

  • Tomorrow Never Dies

    Tomorrow Never Dies

  • Playing for Keeps

    Playing for Keeps

  • The Ugly Truth

    The Ugly Truth

  • The Bounty Hunter

    The Bounty Hunter

  • Dracula 2000

    Dracula 2000

  • Nim's Island

    Nim's Island

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Last Seen Alive

    Last Seen Alive

  • Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

    Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

  • Night Has Fallen

    Night Has Fallen

  • RocknRolla

    RocknRolla

  • ARK: The Animated Series

    ARK: The Animated Series

  • The Jury

    The Jury

  • Gamer

    Gamer

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

    Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

  • Butterfly on a Wheel

    Butterfly on a Wheel

  • A Family Man

    A Family Man

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • P.S. I Love You

    P.S. I Love You

  • The Vanishing

    The Vanishing

  • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

    Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

  • The Game of Their Lives

    The Game of Their Lives

  • Tale of the Mummy

    Tale of the Mummy

  • Fast Food

    Fast Food

  • Chasing Mavericks

    Chasing Mavericks

  • Coriolanus

    Coriolanus

  • Machine Gun Preacher

    Machine Gun Preacher

  • Beowulf & Grendel

    Beowulf & Grendel

  • Attila

    Attila

  • Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

  • Timeline

    Timeline

  • Guilty Hearts

    Guilty Hearts

  • Reign of Fire

    Reign of Fire

  • Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

    Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

  • Remote Control

    Remote Control

  • Mrs Brown

    Mrs Brown

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Dear Frankie

    Dear Frankie

  • Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon

    Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon

  • Jewel of the Sahara

    Jewel of the Sahara

  • All-Star Weekend

    All-Star Weekend

  • In the Hand of Dante

    In the Hand of Dante

  • Den of Thieves 3

    Den of Thieves 3

  • Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

    Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

  • Please!

    Please!

  • The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

    The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

  • Little White Lies

    Little White Lies

  • The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

    The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

  • Shooters

    Shooters

  • Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

    Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married

  • An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

    An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

  • Discovering Mavericks

    Discovering Mavericks

  • Attila

    Attila

  • Tales of the Black Freighter

    Tales of the Black Freighter

  • One More Kiss

    One More Kiss

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Empire State

    Empire State

  • Wrath of Gods

    Wrath of Gods

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

  • Hair of the Dog

    Hair of the Dog

  • Love Reaches Everywhere

    Love Reaches Everywhere

  • Just Watch Me

    Just Watch Me