
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