Gerard Butler
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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
Credits
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
as Stoick
Greenland 2: Migration (2026)
as John Garrity
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
as Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
as Stoick (voice)
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
as Mike Banning
Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
as Stoick (voice)
Greenland (2020)
as John Garrity
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as Mike Banning
300 (2007)
as King Leonidas
Hunter Killer (2018)
as Captain Joe Glass
Gods of Egypt (2016)
as Set
Geostorm (2017)
as Jake Lawson
In the Hand of Dante (2026)
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio
Den of Thieves (2018)
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
RocknRolla (2008)
as One-Two
London Has Fallen (2016)
as Mike Banning
Plane (2023)
as Brodie Torrance
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
as The Phantom
Timeline (2003)
as Andre Marek
P.S. I Love You (2007)
as Gerry
Kandahar (2023)
as Tom Harris
Reign of Fire (2002)
as Creedy
Movie 43 (2013)
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)
as Stoick (voice)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)
as Terry Sheridan
The Ugly Truth (2009)
as Mike Chadway
Gamer (2009)
as Kable
Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
as Sam Childers
Last Seen Alive (2022)
as Will Spann
Copshop (2021)
as Bob Viddick
Attila (2001)
as Atila the Hun
The Bounty Hunter (2010)
as Milo Boyd
Nim's Island (2008)
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
Dracula 2000 (2000)
as Dracula
Wrath of Gods (2007)
as Self
The Vanishing (2019)
as James
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
as Neil Randall
A Family Man (2016)
as Dane Jensen
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)
as Stoick (voice)
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
as Chris Kumac
Chasing Mavericks (2012)
as Frosty Hesson
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (2026)
as Self - Very Famous Actor
Playing for Keeps (2012)
as George
Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)
as The Mariner (voice)
Coriolanus (2011)
as Tullus Aufidius
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027)
as Stoick
Empire City (—)
as Rhett Westermark
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy (1998)
as Burke
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Beowulf & Grendel (2005)
as Beowulf
Mrs Brown (1997)
as Archie Brown
Dear Frankie (2004)
as The Stranger
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
as Frank Borghi
Shooters (2002)
as Jackie Junior
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024)
as St. Nick (voice)
Night Has Fallen (—)
as Mike Banning
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
as Self
The Nest (—)
Actor
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
All-Star Weekend (—)
as Russian Gymnast Fan
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (—)
as King Kula (voice)
Den of Thieves 3 (—)
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Jewel of the Sahara (2001)
as Captain Charles Belamy
The Cherry Orchard (1999)
as Yasha
Please! (2001)
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Guilty Hearts (2007)
as Peter
One More Kiss (1999)
as Sam
Discovering Mavericks (2013)
as Self
Hair of the Dog (—)
as Mr. P
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011)
Actor
Little White Lies (1998)
as Peter
Remote Control (—)
as Michael Rafter
Fast Food (1998)
as Jacko
Just Watch Me (—)
as Riley Wolfe
Love Reaches Everywhere (2020)
Actor