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.
300
(King Leonidas)
How to Train Your Dragon
(Stoick (voice))
Dracula 2000
(Dracula)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
(Terry Sheridan)
Nim's Island
(Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover)
The Ugly Truth
(Mike Chadway)
Beowulf & Grendel
(Beowulf)
Law Abiding Citizen
(Clyde Alexander Shelton)
P.S. I Love You
(Gerry)
Reign of Fire
(Creedy)
Dear Frankie
(The Stranger)
Timeline
(Andre Marek)
Butterfly on a Wheel
(Neil Randall)
The Bounty Hunter
(Milo Boyd)
The Phantom of the Opera
(The Phantom)
RocknRolla
(One-Two)
The Game of Their Lives
(Frank Borghi)
Tales of the Black Freighter
(The Mariner (voice))
Machine Gun Preacher
(Sam Childers)
Fast Food
(Jacko)
Little White Lies
(Peter)
Hair of the Dog
(Mr. P)
Mrs Brown
(Archie Brown)
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
(Stoick (voice))
Gamer
(Kable)
Guilty Hearts
(Peter)
Chasing Mavericks
(Frosty Hesson)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
(Stoick (voice))
One More Kiss
(Sam)
Just Watch Me
(Riley Wolfe)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
(Stoick the Vast (voice))
Wrath of Gods
(Self)
Playing for Keeps
(George)
Coriolanus
(Tullus Aufidius)
Movie 43
(Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday"))
Shooters
(Jackie Junior)
Olympus Has Fallen
(Mike Banning)
Last Seen Alive
(Will Spann)
Gods of Egypt
(Set)
Please!
(Peter (as Gerry Butler))
In the Hand of Dante
London Has Fallen
(Mike Banning)
Geostorm
(Jake Lawson)
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
(Prefect Cassius Chaerea)
How to Train Your Dragon
(Stoick the Vast)
Tomorrow Never Dies
(Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
A Family Man
(Dane Jensen)
Empire State
(Rhett Westermark)
Hunter Killer
(Captain Joe Glass)
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
(St. Nick (voice))
Harrison's Flowers
(Chris Kumac)
Angel Has Fallen
(Mike Banning)
The Vanishing
(James)
Den of Thieves
(Det. Nicholas O'Brien)
Jewel of the Sahara
(Captain Charles Belamy)
All-Star Weekend
(Russian Gymnast Fan)
The Cherry Orchard
(Yasha)
Greenland
(John Garrity)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
(Stoick (voice))
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
(Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
(Stoick the Vast (voice))
Plane
(Brodie Torrance)
Remote Control
(Michael Rafter)
Discovering Mavericks
(Self)
Kandahar
(Tom Harris)
Copshop
(Bob Viddick)
Night Has Fallen
(Mike Banning)
Tale of the Mummy
(Burke)
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
(King Kula (voice))
Greenland: Migration
(John Garrity)
Attila
(Atila the Hun)
Love Reaches Everywhere
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
HypaSpace
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(Self)
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
(Marty Claymore)
The Jay Leno Show
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
ARK: The Animated Series
(Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice))
The Jury
(Johnnie Donne)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
Attila
(Attila the Hun)
GMTV
(Self)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
(Gus)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
La semaine des 4 Julie
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Leute heute
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Frame
(King Leonidas)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(Self)
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
(Self (archive footage))
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
DreamWorks Dragons
(Stoick the Vast (voice))
Machine Gun Preacher
(Executive Producer)
Chasing Mavericks
(Executive Producer)
Last Seen Alive
(Producer)
Playing for Keeps
(Producer)
Greenland: Migration
(Producer)
Olympus Has Fallen
(Producer)
Law Abiding Citizen Sequel
(Producer)
Copshop
(Producer)
Law Abiding Citizen
(Producer)
The Bricklayer
(Producer)
A Family Man
(Producer)
Just Watch Me
(Producer)
Kandahar
(Producer)
Septembers of Shiraz
(Producer)
London Has Fallen
(Producer)
Den of Thieves
(Producer)
The Vanishing
(Producer)
Hunter Killer
(Producer)
Angel Has Fallen
(Producer)
Greenland
(Producer)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
(Producer)
Plane
(Producer)
A Darker Shade of Magic
(Producer)
Remote Control
(Producer)
Them That Follow
(Producer)
Night Has Fallen
(Producer)
Paris Has Fallen
(Executive Producer)
ARK: The Animated Series
(Executive Producer)