Gerard Butler

Born: 1969-11-13

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 small 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 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire with Christian Bale (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie (2003) before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure Timeline (2003). He then was cast as Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera, with Emmy Rossum; it earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300. That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. He voiced Stoick the Vast in the critically and commercially successful How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019). Also in the 2010s, he portrayed Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the action thriller series Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen and the upcoming Night Has Fallen. He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher.


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How to Train Your Dragon

as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Released: 2010-03-18

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a...

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Released: 2019-01-03

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an...

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How to Train Your Dragon 2

as Stoick (voice)
Released: 2014-06-05

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now,...

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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Released: 2019-12-03

It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless...

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Den of Thieves

as Det. Nicholas O'Brien
Released: 2018-01-18

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept....

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Gods of Egypt

as Set
Released: 2016-02-25

A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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Plane

as Brodie Torrance
Released: 2023-01-12

After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless...

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as King Leonidas
Released: 2007-03-07

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of...

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Geostorm

as Jake Lawson
Released: 2017-10-12

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders...

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as Mike Banning
Released: 2019-08-21

After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to...

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Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

as Stoick (voice)
Released: 2010-10-14

The film follows Hiccup and his young fellows accompanying their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to...

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How to Train Your Dragon

as Stoick the Vast
Released: 2025-06-11

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations,...

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as Captain Joe Glass
Released: 2018-10-19

Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he...

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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Released: 2025-01-08

Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the...

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as John Garrity
Released: 2020-07-29

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find...

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as Bob Viddick
Released: 2021-09-09

On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a...

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London Has Fallen

as Mike Banning
Released: 2016-03-02

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the...

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Movie 43

as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
Released: 2013-01-24

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches...

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as Clyde Alexander Shelton
Released: 2009-10-15

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his...

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Olympus Has Fallen

as Mike Banning
Released: 2013-03-20

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and...

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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

as Stoick the Vast (voice)
Released: 2011-11-15

Hiccup and Toothless go on an exciting adventure and discover an island of new dragons.

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as Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire
Released: 1997-12-11

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against...

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Kandahar

as Tom Harris
Released: 2023-05-25

After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in...

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The Phantom of the Opera

as The Phantom
Released: 2004-12-08

Deformed since birth, a bitter man known only as The Phantom lives in the sewers underneath the...

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Last Seen Alive

as Will Spann
Released: 2022-05-12

After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her...

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as Gerry
Released: 2007-11-15

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her...

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The Vanishing

as James
Released: 2019-01-04

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something...

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The Ugly Truth

as Mike Chadway
Released: 2009-07-24

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of...

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Beowulf & Grendel

as Beowulf
Released: 2005-09-14

The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll,...

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Dracula 2000

as Dracula
Released: 2000-12-22

When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover...

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as Tullus Aufidius
Released: 2011-02-14

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on...

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as Terry Sheridan
Released: 2003-07-21

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes...

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The Bounty Hunter

as Milo Boyd
Released: 2010-03-16

Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he...

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Timeline

as Andre Marek
Released: 2003-11-26

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve...

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Reign of Fire

as Creedy
Released: 2002-07-09

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a...

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Gamer

as Kable
Released: 2009-09-03

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called...

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RocknRolla

as One-Two
Released: 2008-09-04

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various...

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Dear Frankie

as The Stranger
Released: 2004-05-18

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can...

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Machine Gun Preacher

as Sam Childers
Released: 2011-09-23

The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader...

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as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
Released: 2008-04-03

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a...

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Butterfly on a Wheel

as Neil Randall
Released: 2007-07-27

A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute...

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Mrs Brown

as Archie Brown
Released: 1997-07-18

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr....

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A Family Man

as Dane Jensen
Released: 2016-09-13

Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm....

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Playing for Keeps

as George
Released: 2012-11-29

A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an...

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The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

as St. Nick (voice)
Released: 2024-11-15

It’s St Nick’s turn for an adventure down the rabbit hole. There he meets the Mad Hatter, recast...

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Chasing Mavericks

as Frosty Hesson
Released: 2012-10-25

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)
Released: 2012-02-04

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look,...

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Tales of the Black Freighter

as The Mariner (voice)
Released: 2009-03-24

A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle...

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Attila

as Atila the Hun
Released: 2001-01-01

A vengeful beauty foils the plans of the bloodthirsty Hun warrior to conquer Rome.

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Harrison's Flowers

as Chris Kumac
Released: 2000-09-23

1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported...

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The Game of Their Lives

as Frank Borghi
Released: 2005-04-22

Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all...

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Tale of the Mummy

as Burke
Released: 1998-03-19

Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally...

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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

as Prefect Cassius Chaerea
Released: 2005-06-15

This is a short film based on the 1979 film of the same name. The film is stylized with the...

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Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

as King Kula (voice)
Released: 2025-06-28

Naya, the Golden Dolphin Princess, is sent on an urgent mission by her father, the King, to...

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Wrath of Gods

as Self
Released: 2007-05-06

When Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson set upon Iceland to film Beowulf & Grendel starring...

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Fast Food

as Jacko
Released: 1998-10-09

A reformed young man with a steady job, Benny, returns to the city of his youth to find the girl...

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Greenland: Migration

as John Garrity
Released: 2025-03-28

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the...

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One More Kiss

as Sam
Released: 1999-09-18

When Sarah Hopson realizes her successful high-rise New York lifestyle is devoid of meaning, she...

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Shooters

as Jackie Junior
Released: 2002-01-25

Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his...

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Little White Lies

as Peter
Released: 1998-06-17

The tragic, unexpected death of David in a car-crash causes the cozy, safe life of gardener Beth...

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The Cherry Orchard

as Yasha
Released: 1999-01-01

Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face...

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Please!

as Peter (as Gerry Butler)
Released: 2001-05-04

Peter is a novelist who is going out of his mind because his wife and daughter have left him....

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Guilty Hearts

as Peter
Released: 2006-01-01

Over the course of this drama's six separate stories, a variety of couples struggle with the...

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All-Star Weekend

as Russian Gymnast Fan
Released:

Two buddies form a rivalry over their favorite American basketball player.

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Discovering Mavericks

as Self
Released: 2013-11-01

Winner of the Newport Beach Film Festival 2013 Audience Award, Discovering Mavericks is an epic...

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Jewel of the Sahara

as Captain Charles Belamy
Released: 2001-06-28

Set in a French Foreign Legion Camp circa 1954, the film follows the fantasies of a British...

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Love Reaches Everywhere

as uncredited
Released: 2020-05-30

Actor Gerard Butler embarks on a life-changing journey to see how his mother's favorite...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self
First aired: 2005-01-03

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Wetten, dass..?

as Self
First aired: 1981-02-14

A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British...

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DreamWorks Dragons

as Stoick the Vast (voice)
First aired: 2012-08-07

From the creators of "How to Train Your Dragon" comes a new series that takes Hiccup and...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self
First aired: 2003-09-08

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show...

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self
First aired: 1992-05-25

Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

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La semaine des 4 Julie

as Self
First aired: 2020-01-06

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GMTV

as Self
First aired: 1993-01-01

GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee,...

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Attila

as Attila the Hun
First aired: 2001-01-30

Attila was an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in...

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ARK: The Animated Series

as Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
First aired: 2024-03-21

In a mysterious primeval land populated by dinosaurs and other extinct creatures, people from...

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The Jay Leno Show

as Self
First aired: 2009-09-14

The Jay Leno Show is an American comedy show created by and starring Jay Leno, that aired at 10...

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Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2018-10-28

Every Sunday, Hasan Minhaj brings an incisive and nuanced perspective to global news, politics...

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The Frame

as King Leonidas
First aired: 2013-04-09

A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.

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The Jury

as Johnnie Donne
First aired: 2002-02-17

The Jury is a British television serial broadcast in 2002. The series was the first ever to be...

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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-10-24

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The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star

as Marty Claymore
First aired: 1998-11-10

The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star is a British comedy series, which aired on...

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Live from Studio Five

as Self
First aired: 2009-09-14

Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky...

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