Actor Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler
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Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. A trained lawyer, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), which he followed with steady work on television, most notably in the American miniseries Attila (2001). He garnered critical acclaim for his breakthrough work as the lead in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera. In 2007, Butler gained worldwide recognition through his portrayal of King Leonidas in the film 300. Since then, he has appeared in projects including P.S. I Love You (2007), Nim's Island (2008), RocknRolla (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), Gamer (2009), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), The Bounty Hunter (2010), and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerard Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of birth
Paisley, Scotland, UK Paisley, Scotland, UK
Date of birth
13th November 1969
Movies that starred Gerard Butler (35 in total)
Plane poster

Plane [2023]

Brodie Torrance
Kandahar poster

Kandahar [2023]

Tom Harris
Greenland poster

Greenland [2020]

John Garrity
Night Has Fallen poster

Night Has Fallen [2020]

Mike Banning
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera poster

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera [2020]

Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Greenland: Migration poster

Greenland: Migration [2020]

John Garrity
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World poster

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World [2019]

Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming poster

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming [2019]

Stoick the Vast (voice)
Angel Has Fallen poster

Angel Has Fallen [2019]

Mike Banning
Den of Thieves poster

Den of Thieves [2018]

Det. Nicholas O'Brien
Hunter Killer poster

Hunter Killer [2018]

Captain Joe Glass
Geostorm poster

Geostorm [2017]

Jake Lawson
Gods of Egypt poster

Gods of Egypt [2016]

Set
London Has Fallen poster

London Has Fallen [2016]

Mike Banning
How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster

How to Train Your Dragon 2 [2014]

Stoick (voice)
Movie 43 poster

Movie 43 [2013]

Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Olympus Has Fallen poster

Olympus Has Fallen [2013]

Mike Banning
Chasing Mavericks poster

Chasing Mavericks [2012]

Frosty Hesson
Machine Gun Preacher poster

Machine Gun Preacher [2011]

Sam Childers
How to Train Your Dragon poster

How to Train Your Dragon [2010]

Stoick the Vast (voice)
The Bounty Hunter poster

The Bounty Hunter [2010]

Milo Boyd
Law Abiding Citizen poster

Law Abiding Citizen [2009]

Clyde Alexander Shelton
The Ugly Truth poster

The Ugly Truth [2009]

Mike
Gamer poster

Gamer [2009]

Kable
300 poster

300 [2007]

King Leonidas
P.S. I Love You poster

P.S. I Love You [2007]

Gerry
Butterfly on a Wheel poster

Butterfly on a Wheel [2007]

Neil Randall
Beowulf & Grendel poster

Beowulf & Grendel [2005]

Beowulf
The Game of Their Lives poster

The Game of Their Lives [2005]

Frank Borghi
The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera [2004]

The Phantom
Timeline poster

Timeline [2003]

Andre Marek
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life poster

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life [2003]

Terry Sheridan
Reign of Fire poster

Reign of Fire [2002]

Creedy
Dracula 2000 poster

Dracula 2000 [2000]

Dracula
Harrison's Flowers poster

Harrison's Flowers [2000]

Chris Kumac
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