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 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).
109 acting credits
Acting · 109
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Greenland 2: Migration
2026
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jeopardy!
1984
Leute heute
1997
Sherri
2022
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
How to Train Your Dragon
2025
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Greenland
2020
GMTV
1993
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
Goldene Kamera
1984
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
The Jay Leno Show
2009
300
2007
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
Hunter Killer
2018
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
Angel Has Fallen
2019
Geostorm
2017
Den of Thieves
2018
Gods of Egypt
2016
Steve
2017
Plane
2023
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
London Has Fallen
2016
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
The Frame
2013
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
Kandahar
2023
Reign of Fire
2002
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
Movie 43
2013
The Jury
2002
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018
P.S. I Love You
2007
Attila
2001
Gamer
2009
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
The Ugly Truth
2009
Copshop
2021
RocknRolla
2008
HypaSpace
2002
Last Seen Alive
2022
Dracula 2000
2000
Timeline
2003
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
Chasing Mavericks
2012
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010
The Bounty Hunter
2010
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
In the Hand of Dante
2026
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
The Vanishing
2019
A Family Man
2016
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007
Playing for Keeps
2012
Nim's Island
2008
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2026
Attila
2001
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
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Coriolanus
2011
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998
Mrs Brown
1997
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2027
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1999
Night Has Fallen
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Tales of the Black Freighter
2009
Harrison's Flowers
2000
Dear Frankie
2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024
Live from Studio Five
2009
Guilty Hearts
2007
The Game of Their Lives
2005
The Cherry Orchard
1999
Shooters
2002
Den of Thieves 3
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Fast Food
1998
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025
Empire City
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All-Star Weekend
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Just Watch Me
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Discovering Mavericks
2013
Little White Lies
1998
Please!
2001
One More Kiss
1999
Wrath of Gods
2007
Jewel of the Sahara
2001
Remote Control
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Hair of the Dog
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The Nest
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Love Reaches Everywhere
2020