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Gerard Butler

Acting
1969-11-13
Paisley, Scotland, UK
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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Mrs Brown (1997) subtitle poster
Mrs Brown
1997 Movie
as Archie Brown
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Tale of the Mummy (1998) subtitle poster
Tale of the Mummy
1998 Movie
as Burke
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Dear Frankie (2004) subtitle poster
Dear Frankie
2004 Movie
as The Stranger
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Harrison's Flowers (2000) subtitle poster
Harrison's Flowers
2000 Movie
as Chris Kumac
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Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin subtitle poster
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Movie
as King Kula (voice)
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The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998) subtitle poster
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998 TV
as Marty Claymore
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Tales of the Black Freighter (2009) subtitle poster
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009 Movie
as The Mariner (voice)
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The Game of Their Lives (2005) subtitle poster
The Game of Their Lives
2005 Movie
as Frank Borghi
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 (2011) subtitle poster
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011 Movie
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Shooters (2002) subtitle poster
Shooters
2002 Movie
as Jackie Junior
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Fast Food (1998) subtitle poster
Fast Food
1998 Movie
as Jacko
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Guilty Hearts (2007) subtitle poster
Guilty Hearts
2007 Movie
as Peter
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All-Star Weekend subtitle poster
All-Star Weekend
Movie
as Russian Gymnast Fan
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Wrath of Gods (2007) subtitle poster
Wrath of Gods
2007 Movie
as Self
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Live from Studio Five (2009) subtitle poster
Live from Studio Five
2009 TV
as Self
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The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024) subtitle poster
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024 Movie
as St. Nick (voice)
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The Cherry Orchard (1999) subtitle poster
The Cherry Orchard
1999 Movie
as Yasha
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Jewel of the Sahara (2001) subtitle poster
Jewel of the Sahara
2001 Movie
as Captain Charles Belamy
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Little White Lies (1998) subtitle poster
Little White Lies
1998 Movie
as Peter
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Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon (2025) subtitle poster
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025 Movie
as Self
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Den of Thieves 3 subtitle poster
Den of Thieves 3
Movie
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) subtitle poster
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005 Movie
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
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Please! (2001) subtitle poster
Please!
2001 Movie
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
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One More Kiss (1999) subtitle poster
One More Kiss
1999 Movie
as Sam
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