Cast & creator
Gerard Butler
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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).
Also known as: Gerard James Butler
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film credits
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television credits
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1975–2027 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (143)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Mean Tweets
2003
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Leute heute
Self
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
GMTV
Self
1993
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self
2020
Steve
Self
2017
Greenland 2: Migration
John Garrity
2026Greenland 2: Migration
Producer
2026
Has Fallen
Executive Producer
2024
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick
2025
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009
How to Train Your Dragon
Stoick (voice)
2010
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Stoick (voice)
2014
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Stoick (voice)
2019Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Olympus Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2013Olympus Has Fallen
Producer
2013
Law Abiding Citizen
Clyde Alexander Shelton
2009Law Abiding Citizen
Producer
2009
Hunter Killer
Captain Joe Glass
2018Hunter Killer
Producer
2018
Greenland
John Garrity
2020Greenland
Producer
2020
Angel Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2019Angel Has Fallen
Producer
2019
Gods of Egypt
Set
2016
300
King Leonidas
2007
Plane
Brodie Torrance
2023Plane
Producer
2023
Den of Thieves
'Big Nick' O'Brien
2018Den of Thieves
Producer
2018
The Ugly Truth
Mike Chadway
2009
Tomorrow Never Dies
HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman
1997
London Has Fallen
Mike Banning
2016London Has Fallen
Producer
2016
P.S. I Love You
Gerry
2007
Reign of Fire
Creedy
2002
The Bricklayer
Producer
2023
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom
2004
Geostorm
Jake Lawson
2017
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Terry Sheridan
2003
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Self (archive footage)
2018
ARK: The Animated Series
Gaius Marcellus Nerva (voice)
2024ARK: The Animated Series
Executive Producer
2024
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
2025Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Producer
2025
Machine Gun Preacher
Sam Childers
2011Machine Gun Preacher
Executive Producer
2011
Movie 43
Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")
2013
Last Seen Alive
Will Spann
2022Last Seen Alive
Producer
2022
The Bounty Hunter
Milo Boyd
2010
Nim's Island
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover
2008
In the Hand of Dante
Louie / Pope Bonifacio
2026
How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming
Stoick (voice)
2019
Kandahar
Tom Harris
2023Kandahar
Producer
2023
The Frame
King Leonidas
2013
Timeline
Andre Marek
2003
Dracula 2000
Dracula
2000
The Jury
Johnnie Donne
2002
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Tim Bolton
1997
A Family Man
Dane Jensen
2016A Family Man
Producer
2016
Gamer
Kable
2009
RocknRolla
One-Two
2008
The Vanishing
James
2019The Vanishing
Producer
2019
Butterfly on a Wheel
Neil Randall
2007
Attila
Attila the Hun
2001
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
Marty Claymore
1998
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Stoick the Vast (voice)
2011
Copshop
Bob Viddick
2021Copshop
Producer
2021
Playing for Keeps
George
2012Playing for Keeps
Producer
2012
The Game of Their Lives
Frank Borghi
2005
Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
Stoick (voice)
2010
Chasing Mavericks
Frosty Hesson
2012Chasing Mavericks
Executive Producer
2012Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
Gus
1999
Beowulf & Grendel
Beowulf
2005HypaSpace
Self
2002
Them That Follow
Producer
2019
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Stoick
2027
Attila
Atila the Hun
2001
Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
Self
2026
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
Burke
1998
Dear Frankie
The Stranger
2004
Septembers of Shiraz
Producer
2015Empire City
Rhett Westermark
Empire City
Producer
Tales of the Black Freighter
The Mariner (voice)
2009
Mrs Brown
Archie Brown
1997
Coriolanus
Tullus Aufidius
2011
Harrison's Flowers
Chris Kumac
2000
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
King Kula (voice)
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Wrath of Gods
Self
2007
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
St. Nick (voice)
2024The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
Executive Producer
2024
Shooters
Jackie Junior
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Prefect Cassius Chaerea
2005
Street Smart
Executive Producer
2026
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
Self
2025Night Has Fallen
Mike Banning
Night Has Fallen
Producer
Jewel of the Sahara
Captain Charles Belamy
2001
The Cherry Orchard
Yasha
1999
Den of Thieves 3
Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien
Den of Thieves 3
Producer
Don't Go Gentle
Producer
All-Star Weekend
Russian Gymnast Fan
Guilty Hearts
Peter
2007
A Darker Shade of Magic
Producer
Hair of the Dog
Mr. P
Fast Food
Jacko
1998
Little White Lies
Peter
1998
Please!
Peter (as Gerry Butler)
2001
One More Kiss
Sam
1999The Nest
The Nest
Producer
Just Watch Me
Riley Wolfe
Just Watch Me
Producer
Love Reaches Everywhere
2020
Discovering Mavericks
Self
2013Remote Control
Michael Rafter
Remote Control
Producer