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 Rai
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).
Born
Nov 13, 1969
Paisley, Scotland, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
79 acting
31 crew
Popularity
6.5
Known For
How to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Stoick
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
as Stoick (voice)
Greenland 2: Migration
2026
as John Garrity
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)
Angel Has Fallen
2019
as Mike Banning
Greenland
2020
as John Garrity
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Stoick (voice)
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Mike Banning
300
2007
as King Leonidas
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