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.
Acted in
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
2025
as King Kula (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Stoick the Vast
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024
as St. Nick (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
Kandahar
2023
as Tom Harris
Plane
2023
as Brodie Torrance
Last Seen Alive
2022
as Will Spann
Copshop
2021
as Bob Viddick
Greenland
2020
as John Garrity
Love Reaches Everywhere
2020
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Angel Has Fallen
2019
as Mike Banning
The Vanishing
2019
as James
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Stoick (voice)
Hunter Killer
2018
as Captain Joe Glass
Den of Thieves
2018
as Det. Nicholas O'Brien
Geostorm
2017
as Jake Lawson
A Family Man
2016
as Dane Jensen
London Has Fallen
2016
as Mike Banning
Gods of Egypt
2016
as Set
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
as Stoick (voice)
Discovering Mavericks
2013
as Self
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Mike Banning
Movie 43
2013
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Playing for Keeps
2012
as George
Chasing Mavericks
2012
as Frosty Hesson
DreamWorks Dragons
2012
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
as Sam Childers
Coriolanus
2011
as Tullus Aufidius
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)
The Bounty Hunter
2010
as Milo Boyd
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
Gamer
2009
as Kable
The Ugly Truth
2009
as Mike Chadway
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009
as The Mariner (voice)
RocknRolla
2008
as One-Two
Nim's Island
2008
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
P.S. I Love You
2007
as Gerry
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007
as Neil Randall
Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self
300
2007
as King Leonidas
Guilty Hearts
2006
as Peter
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Beowulf
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
The Game of Their Lives
2005
as Frank Borghi
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as The Phantom
Dear Frankie
2004
as The Stranger
Timeline
2003
as Andre Marek
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Terry Sheridan
Reign of Fire
2002
as Creedy
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
The Jury
2002
as Johnnie Donne
Shooters
2002
as Jackie Junior
Jewel of the Sahara
2001
as Captain Charles Belamy
Please!
2001
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Attila
2001
as Attila the Hun
Attila
2001
as Atila the Hun
Dracula 2000
2000
as Dracula
Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Chris Kumac
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1999
as Gus
One More Kiss
1999
as Sam
The Cherry Orchard
1999
as Yasha
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998
as Marty Claymore
Fast Food
1998
as Jacko
Little White Lies
1998
as Peter
Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Burke
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
Mrs Brown
1997
as Archie Brown
Hair of the Dog
as Mr. P
Just Watch Me
as Riley Wolfe
In the Hand of Dante
Empire State
as Rhett Westermark
All-Star Weekend
as Russian Gymnast Fan
Remote Control
as Michael Rafter
Night Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
Greenland: Migration
as John Garrity