Gerard Butler
b. 1969 (age 57)
Paisley, Scotland, UK
Actor
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.
Known For
Filmography
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
2027 Actor
Stoick
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★ 5.2
Greenland 2: Migration
2026 Actor
John Garrity
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★ 7.7
How to Train Your Dragon
2025 Actor
Stoick
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★ 6.3
Den of Thieves: Pantera
2025 Actor
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
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★ 4.6
In the Hand of Dante
2025 Actor
Pope Bonifacio VIII
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★ 8.4
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
2025 Self
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🎞️
★ 8.3
Blue Zeus
2025 Actor
Narrator
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Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025 Self
📺
★ 6.3
Ark: The Animated Series
2024 Actor
Gaius Marcellus Nerva
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★ 6.3
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024 Actor
St. Nick
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★ 8.7
Let Them Be Naked
2024 Self
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★ 6.5
Plane
2023 Actor
Brodie Torrance
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★ 6.1
Kandahar
2023 Actor
Tom Harris
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★ 5.7
Last Seen Alive
2022 Actor
Will Spann
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📺
★ 5.2
Ari Global show
2022 Self
🎬
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CNN Heroes: Sharing the Spotlight 2022
2022 Self
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CNN Heroes Salutes
2022 Self
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★ 6.2
Copshop
2021 Actor
Bob Viddick
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★ 6.4
Greenland
2020 Actor
John Garrity
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Love Reaches Everywhere
2020 Self
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Red Arrows: A Year in the Sky
2020 Self
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★ 7.4
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 Actor
Stoick
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★ 6.4
Angel Has Fallen
2019 Actor
Mike Banning
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★ 7.3
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019 Actor
Stoick
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★ 7.0
Den of Thieves
2018 Actor
'Big Nick' O'Brien
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★ 6.6
Hunter Killer
2018 Actor
Captain Joe Glass
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★ 5.9
The Vanishing
2018 Actor
James
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★ 5.4
Geostorm
2017 Actor
Jake Lawson
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★ 5.9
London Has Fallen
2016 Actor
Mike Banning
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★ 5.4
Gods of Egypt
2016 Actor
Set
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★ 6.5
A Family Man
2016 Actor
Dane Jensen
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★ 6.9
WIRED Auto-Complete Interview
2016 Self
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Die goldene Kamera
2016 Self
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★ 7.8
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 Actor
Stoick
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★ 5.1
Hollywood Film Awards
2014 Self
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★ 6.5
Olympus Has Fallen
2013 Actor
Mike Banning
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🎞️
★ 6.8
The 42nd Annual Juno Awards
2013 Self
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★ 7.3
Global Citizen Festival
2013 Self
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★ 7.1
Chasing Mavericks
2012 Actor
Frosty Hesson
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★ 5.7
Playing for Keeps
2012 Actor
George
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Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2012
2012 Self
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★ 6.7
Machine Gun Preacher
2011 Actor
Sam Childers
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★ 6.1
Coriolanus
2011 Actor
Tullus Aufidius
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★ 5.1
Na Nai'a: Legend of the Dolphins
2011 Actor
Narrator
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★ 6.9
The 2011 Independent Spirit Awards
2011 Self
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Showbiz Junkies
2011 Self
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★ 8.1
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 Actor
Stoick
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★ 5.6
The Bounty Hunter
2010 Actor
Milo Boyd
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★ 6.9
Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon
2010 Actor
Stoick
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★ 6.4
In Search of Ted Demme
2010 Self
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🎞️
★ 8.3
The 4th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
2010 Self
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★ 7.4
Law Abiding Citizen
2009 Actor
Clyde Shelton
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★ 6.4
The Ugly Truth
2009 Actor
Mike Chadway
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★ 5.7
Gamer
2009 Actor
Kable
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The 2009 Whitney Museum Gala
2009 Self
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★ 7.2
RocknRolla
2008 Actor
One Two
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★ 6.0
Nim's Island
2008 Actor
Jack Rusoe
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★ 7.0
P.S. I Love You
2007 Actor
Gerry
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★ 6.6
Shattered
2007 Actor
Neil Randall
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.3
2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards
2007 Self
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The Annual BAFTA/LA Awards Season Tea Party
2007 Self
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Environmental Media Awards 2007
2007 Self
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★ 7.6
300
2006 Actor
Leonidas
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★ 4.5
Guilty Hearts
2006 Actor
Peter (segment: Please!, 1999)
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★ 7.6
Wrath of Gods
2006 Self
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📺
★ 4.3
History in Focus
2006 Self
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★ 5.8
Beowulf & Grendel
2005 Actor
Beowulf
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★ 6.1
The Game of Their Lives
2005 Actor
Frank Borghi
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★ 6.4
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005 Actor
Prefect Cassius Chaerea
📺
★ 4.6
Made in Hollywood
2005 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.9
The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2005 Self
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★ 7.2
The Phantom of the Opera
2004 Actor
The Phantom
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★ 7.6
Dear Frankie
2004 Actor
The Stranger
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★ 5.5
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003 Actor
Terry Sheridan
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★ 5.7
Timeline
2003 Actor
Andre Marek
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★ 6.2
Reign of Fire
2002 Actor
Creedy
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★ 7.6
The Jury
2002 Actor
Johnnie Donne
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★ 5.4
Shooters
2002 Actor
Jackie Junior
📺
★ 5.4
HypaSpace
2002 Self
🎞️
★ 7.2
Please!
2001 Actor
Peter
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★ 4.9
Dracula 2000
2000 Actor
Dracula
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★ 5.8
One More Kiss
1999 Actor
Sam
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★ 6.3
The Cherry Orchard
1999 Actor
Yasha
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★ 4.1
Tale of the Mummy
1998 Actor
Burke
📺
★ 7.9
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998 Actor
Marty Claymore
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★ 4.3
Fast Food
1998 Actor
Jacko
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★ 5.5
Little White Lies
1998 Actor
Peter
🎞️
★ 7.2
Mrs. Brown
1997 Actor
Archie Brown
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Showbuzz
1997 Self
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Empire City
Actor
Rhett Gallagher
🎬
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The Nest
Actor
🎬
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Den of Thieves 3
Actor
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
🎬
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Night Has Fallen
Actor