Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
13 novembre 1969 (56)
Place of birth
Paisley, Scotland, UK
Also known as
Gerard James 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).
Conosciuto per
7.9
Film
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick
2025
6.4
Film
Greenland 2: Migration
John Garrity
2026
7.9
Film
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick (voice)
2010
7.7
Film
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Stoick (voice)
2014
7.8
Film
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Stoick (voice)
2019
7.1
Film
Greenland
John Garrity
2020
5.6
Film
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf
2005
6.4
Film
Olympus Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2013
6.6
Film
Angel Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2019
7.4
Film
Law Abiding Citizen
Clyde Alexander Shelton
2009
7.2
Film
300
King Leonidas
2007
6.9
Film
Hunter Killer
Captain Joe Glass
2018
6.1
Film
Geostorm
Jake Lawson
2017
6.9
Film
Den of Thieves
'Big Nick' O'Brien
2018
6.5
Film
The Ugly Truth
Mike Chadway
2009
6.6
Film
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
2025
6.2
Film
Reign of Fire
Creedy
2002
6.2
Film
London Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2016
5.8
Film
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Terry Sheridan
2003
5.7
Film
Gamer
Kable
2009
6.9
Film
Plane
Brodie Torrance
2023
5.9
Film
The Bounty Hunter
Milo Boyd
2010
5.7
Film
Gods of Egypt
Set
2016
5.5
Film
In the Hand of Dante
Louie / Pope Bonifacio
2026
6.4
Film
Butterfly on a Wheel
Neil Randall
2007
6.8
Film
Kandahar
Tom Harris
2023
8.0
Film
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Stoick (voice)
2019
6.2
Film
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Self
2026
5.8
Film
Coriolanus
Tullus Aufidius
2011
7.3
Film
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom
2004
7.8
Series
ARK: The Animated Series
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
2024–
7.0
Film
Chasing Mavericks
Frosty Hesson
2012
5.7
Film
Timeline
Andre Marek
2003
6.3
Series
Attila
Attila the Hun
2001
7.2
Film
P.S. I Love You
Gerry
2007
7.0
Film
RocknRolla
One-Two
2008
5.7
Film
Playing for Keeps
George
2012
5.0
Film
Wrath of Gods
Self
2007
0.0
Film
Empire City
Rhett Westermark
5.3
Film
Dracula 2000
Dracula
2000
6.4
Film
Last Seen Alive
Will Spann
2022
5.0
Series
HypaSpace
Self
2002
5.9
Film
Nim's Island
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
2008
7.2
Film
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Stoick the Vast (voice)
2011
7.1
Film
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Stoick (voice)
2010
6.3
Film
Copshop
Bob Viddick
2021
6.7
Film
Machine Gun Preacher
Sam Childers
2011
6.7
Film
A Family Man
Dane Jensen
2016
5.8
Film
The Vanishing
James
2019
5.8
Series
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
Marty Claymore
1998
7.0
Film
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
Self
2025
6.2
Film
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
St. Nick (voice)
2024
Acting credits 52 titles
Greenland 2: Migration
as John Garrity
6.4
2026
In the Hand of Dante
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio
5.5
2026
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
as Self
6.2
2026
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
6.6
2025
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
7.0
2025
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick
7.9
2025
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
as St. Nick (voice)
6.2
2024
ARK: The Animated Series
as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
7.8
2024–
Kandahar
as Tom Harris
6.8
2023
Plane
as Brodie Torrance
6.9
2023
Last Seen Alive
as Will Spann
6.4
2022
Copshop
as Bob Viddick
6.3
2021
Greenland
as John Garrity
7.1
2020
The Vanishing
as James
5.8
2019
Angel Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
6.6
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Stoick (voice)
7.8
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
as Stoick (voice)
8.0
2019
Hunter Killer
as Captain Joe Glass
6.9
2018
Den of Thieves
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
6.9
2018
Geostorm
as Jake Lawson
6.1
2017
London Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
6.2
2016
A Family Man
as Dane Jensen
6.7
2016
Gods of Egypt
as Set
5.7
2016
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick (voice)
7.7
2014
Olympus Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
6.4
2013
Playing for Keeps
as George
5.7
2012
Chasing Mavericks
as Frosty Hesson
7.0
2012
Machine Gun Preacher
as Sam Childers
6.7
2011
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
7.2
2011
Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
5.8
2011
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
7.1
2010
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
7.9
2010
The Bounty Hunter
as Milo Boyd
5.9
2010
Gamer
as Kable
5.7
2009
The Ugly Truth
as Mike Chadway
6.5
2009
Law Abiding Citizen
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
7.4
2009
RocknRolla
as One-Two
7.0
2008
Nim's Island
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
5.9
2008
Wrath of Gods
as Self
5.0
2007
300
as King Leonidas
7.2
2007
P.S. I Love You
as Gerry
7.2
2007
Butterfly on a Wheel
as Neil Randall
6.4
2007
Beowulf & Grendel
as Beowulf
5.6
2005
The Phantom of the Opera
as The Phantom
7.3
2004
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Terry Sheridan
5.8
2003
Timeline
as Andre Marek
5.7
2003
HypaSpace
as Self
5.0
2002
Reign of Fire
as Creedy
6.2
2002
Attila
as Attila the Hun
6.3
2001
Dracula 2000
as Dracula
5.3
2000
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
as Marty Claymore
5.8
1998
Empire City
as Rhett Westermark
0.0