Gerard Butler
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2027
as Stoick
Greenland 2: Migration
2026
as John Garrity
In the Hand of Dante
2025
as Louie / Pope Bonifacio VIII
How to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Stoick
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2025
as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025
as Self
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
2024
as St. Nick (voice)
ARK: The Animated Series
2024
as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
Plane
2023
as Brodie Torrance
Kandahar
2023
as Tom Harris
Last Seen Alive
2022
as Will Spann
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Copshop
2021
as Bob Viddick
Greenland
2020
as John Garrity
Love Reaches Everywhere
2020
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
as Self
Angel Has Fallen
2019
as Mike Banning
The Vanishing
2019
as James
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
as Stoick (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
2019
as Stoick (voice)
Hunter Killer
2018
as Captain Joe Glass
Den of Thieves
2018
as 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Geostorm
2017
as Jake Lawson
Gods of Egypt
2016
as Set
London Has Fallen
2016
as Mike Banning
A Family Man
2016
as Dane Jensen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
as Stoick (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Movie 43
2013
as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Mike Banning
Discovering Mavericks
2013
as Self
The Frame
2013
as King Leonidas
Chasing Mavericks
2012
as Frosty Hesson
Playing for Keeps
2012
as George
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Machine Gun Preacher
2011
as Sam Childers
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Coriolanus
2011
as Tullus Aufidius
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)
The Bounty Hunter
2010
as Milo Boyd
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
2010
as Stoick (voice)
The Ugly Truth
2009
as Mike Chadway
Law Abiding Citizen
2009
as Clyde Alexander Shelton
Tales of the Black Freighter
2009
as The Mariner (voice)
Gamer
2009
as Kable
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Nim's Island
2008
as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
RocknRolla
2008
as One-Two
300
2007
as King Leonidas
P.S. I Love You
2007
as Gerry
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007
as Neil Randall
Guilty Hearts
2007
as Peter
Wrath of Gods
2007
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Beowulf & Grendel
2005
as Beowulf
The Game of Their Lives
2005
as Frank Borghi
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005
as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
Dear Frankie
2004
as The Stranger
The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as The Phantom
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
2003
as Terry Sheridan
Timeline
2003
as Andre Marek
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Reign of Fire
2002
as Creedy
Shooters
2002
as Jackie Junior
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
The Jury
2002
as Johnnie Donne
Please!
2001
as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Jewel of the Sahara
2001
as Captain Charles Belamy
Attila
2001
as Atila the Hun
Attila
2001
as Attila the Hun
Dracula 2000
2000
as Dracula
Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Chris Kumac
One More Kiss
1999
as Sam
The Cherry Orchard
1999
as Yasha
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
1999
as Gus
Fast Food
1998
as Jacko
Little White Lies
1998
as Peter
Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Burke
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
1998
as Marty Claymore
Mrs Brown
1997
as Archie Brown
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
1997
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self - Clue Presenter
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host