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Gerard Butler
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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 â 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.
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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 â 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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BODY OF WORK
Gerard Butler's Filmography
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick
In the Hand of Dante
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
as Self
Greenland 2: Migration
as John Garrity
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
as St. Nick (voice)
Kandahar
as Tom Harris
Plane
as Brodie Torrance
Last Seen Alive
as Will Spann
Copshop
as Bob Viddick
Greenland
as John Garrity
Love Reaches Everywhere
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
as Stoick (voice)
Angel Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
The Vanishing
as James
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Stoick (voice)
Hunter Killer
as Captain Joe Glass
Den of Thieves
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Geostorm
as Jake Lawson
A Family Man
as Dane Jensen
London Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
Gods of Egypt
as Set
How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Stoick (voice)
Discovering Mavericks
as Self
Olympus Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
Movie 43
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Playing for Keeps
as George
Chasing Mavericks
as Frosty Hesson
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Machine Gun Preacher
as Sam Childers
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon
as Stoick (voice)
The Bounty Hunter
as Milo Boyd
Law Abiding Citizen
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
Gamer
as Kable
The Ugly Truth
as Mike Chadway
Tales of the Black Freighter
as The Mariner (voice)
RocknRolla
as One-Two
Nim's Island
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
P.S. I Love You
as Gerry
Guilty Hearts
as Peter
Butterfly on a Wheel
as Neil Randall
Wrath of Gods
as Self
300
as King Leonidas
Beowulf & Grendel
as Beowulf
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
The Game of Their Lives
as Frank Borghi
The Phantom of the Opera
as The Phantom
Dear Frankie
as The Stranger
Timeline
as Andre Marek
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
as Terry Sheridan
Reign of Fire
as Creedy
Shooters
as Jackie Junior
Jewel of the Sahara
as Captain Charles Belamy
Please!
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Attila
as Atila the Hun
Dracula 2000
as Dracula
Harrison's Flowers
as Chris Kumac
One More Kiss
as Sam
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
Fast Food
as Jacko
Russell Mulcahyâs Tale of the Mummy
as Burke
Little White Lies
as Peter
Tomorrow Never Dies
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
Mrs Brown
as Archie Brown
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as King Kula (voice)
Empire City
as Rhett Westermark
No Poster
Night Has Fallen
as Mike Banning
Den of Thieves 3
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
All-Star Weekend
as Russian Gymnast Fan
No Poster
Hair of the Dog
as Mr. P
No Poster
The Nest
No Poster
Just Watch Me
as Riley Wolfe
No Poster
Remote Control
as Michael Rafter