Acting
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 Raider – 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).
Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Film · 2027
In the Hand of Dante
Film · 2026
Greenland 2: Migration
Film · 2026
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Film · 2026
How to Train Your Dragon
Film · 2025
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Film · 2025
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
Film · 2025
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
Film · 2024
ARK: The Animated Series
Series · 2024
Plane
Film · 2023
Kandahar
Film · 2023
Last Seen Alive
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Copshop
Film · 2021
Greenland
Film · 2020
Love Reaches Everywhere
Film · 2020
La semaine des 4 Julie
Series · 2020
Angel Has Fallen
Film · 2019
The Vanishing
Film · 2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Film · 2019
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Film · 2019
Hunter Killer
Film · 2018
Den of Thieves
Film · 2018
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Series · 2018
Geostorm
Film · 2017
Steve
Series · 2017
Gods of Egypt
Film · 2016
London Has Fallen
Film · 2016
A Family Man
Film · 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Movie 43
Film · 2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Film · 2013
Discovering Mavericks
Film · 2013
The Frame
Series · 2013
Chasing Mavericks
Film · 2012
Playing for Keeps
Film · 2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Film · 2012
Machine Gun Preacher
Film · 2011
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Film · 2011
Coriolanus
Film · 2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
Film · 2011
How to Train Your Dragon
Film · 2010
The Bounty Hunter
Film · 2010
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Film · 2010
The Ugly Truth
Film · 2009
Law Abiding Citizen
Film · 2009
Tales of the Black Freighter
Film · 2009
Gamer
Film · 2009
The Jay Leno Show
Series · 2009
Live from Studio Five
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Nim's Island
Film · 2008
RocknRolla
Film · 2008
300
Film · 2007
P.S. I Love You
Film · 2007
Butterfly on a Wheel
Film · 2007
Guilty Hearts
Film · 2007
Wrath of Gods
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Beowulf & Grendel
Film · 2005
The Game of Their Lives
Film · 2005
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Film · 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Series · 2005
Dear Frankie
Film · 2004
The Phantom of the Opera
Film · 2004
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Film · 2003
Timeline
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Reign of Fire
Film · 2002
Shooters
Film · 2002
HypaSpace
Series · 2002
The Jury
Series · 2002
Please!
Film · 2001
Jewel of the Sahara
Film · 2001
Attila
Film · 2001
Attila
Series · 2001
Dracula 2000
Film · 2000
Harrison's Flowers
Film · 2000
One More Kiss
Film · 1999
The Cherry Orchard
Film · 1999
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
Series · 1999
Fast Food
Film · 1998
Little White Lies
Film · 1998
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Film · 1998
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
Series · 1998
Mrs Brown
Film · 1997
Tomorrow Never Dies
Film · 1997
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Series · 1997
Leute heute
Series · 1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
GMTV
Series · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Goldene Kamera
Series · 1984
Jeopardy!
Series · 1984
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Hair of the Dog
Film
Just Watch Me
Film
Empire City
Film
All-Star Weekend
Film
Remote Control
Film
Night Has Fallen
Film
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Film
Den of Thieves 3
Film
The Nest
Film