Gerard Butler
Born November 13, 1969 (Age: 56)
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Paisley, Scotland, UK
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).
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).
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Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2027
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as Stoick
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Age: 57
Greenland 2: Migration
2026
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as John Garrity
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Age: 56
How to Train Your Dragon
2025
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as Stoick
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Age: 55
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
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as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
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Age: 55
Kandahar
2023
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as Tom Harris
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Age: 53
Plane
2023
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as Brodie Torrance
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Age: 53
Last Seen Alive
2022
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as Will Spann
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Age: 52
Copshop
2021
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as Bob Viddick
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Age: 51
Greenland
2020
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as John Garrity
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Age: 50
Angel Has Fallen
2019
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as Mike Banning
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Age: 49
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
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as Stoick (voice)
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Age: 49
Hunter Killer
2018
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as Captain Joe Glass
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Age: 48
Den of Thieves
2018
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as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
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Age: 48
Geostorm
2017
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as Jake Lawson
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Age: 47
A Family Man
2016
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as Dane Jensen
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Age: 46
London Has Fallen
2016
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as Mike Banning
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Age: 46
Gods of Egypt
2016
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as Set
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Age: 46
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
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as Stoick (voice)
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Age: 44
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
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as Mike Banning
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Age: 43
Movie 43
2013
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as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
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Age: 43
Playing for Keeps
2012
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as George
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Age: 43
Chasing Mavericks
2012
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as Frosty Hesson
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Age: 42
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
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as Sam Childers
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Age: 41
Coriolanus
2011
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as Tullus Aufidius
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Age: 41
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
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as Stoick (voice)
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Age: 40
The Bounty Hunter
2010
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as Milo Boyd
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Age: 40
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
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as Clyde Alexander Shelton
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Age: 39
Gamer
2009
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as Kable
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Age: 39
The Ugly Truth
2009
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as Mike Chadway
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Age: 39
RocknRolla
2008
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as One-Two
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Age: 38
Nim's Island
2008
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as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
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Age: 38
P.S. I Love You
2007
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as Gerry
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Age: 38
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007
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as Neil Randall
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Age: 37
300
2007
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as King Leonidas
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Age: 37
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
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as Beowulf
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Age: 35
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
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as The Phantom
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Age: 35
Dear Frankie
2004
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as The Stranger
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Age: 34
Timeline
2003
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as Andre Marek
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Age: 34
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
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as Terry Sheridan
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Age: 33
Reign of Fire
2002
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as Creedy
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Age: 32
Dracula 2000
2000
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as Dracula
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Age: 31
Harrison's Flowers
2000
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as Chris Kumac
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Age: 30
Fast Food
1998
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as Jacko
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Age: 28
Tale of the Mummy
1998
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as Burke
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Age: 28
Little White Lies
1998
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as Peter
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Age: 28
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
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as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
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Age: 28