Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

1969-11-13 Paisley, Scotland, UK 105 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 ...

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How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2027

as Stoick the Vast

Acting

The second live-action adaptation of the animated trilogy. Plot TBA.

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

2025

as Stoick the Vast

7.9
Acting

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition wh...

Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon

Soaring to Life: The Making of How To Train Your Dragon

2025

as Self

Acting

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the live-action film "How to Train Your Dragon," following writer and director Dean DeBlois' journey of reim...

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

2025

as Nicholas "Big Nick" O'Brien

6.7
Acting

Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and th...

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

2025

Producer

6.7
Producing

Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous and unpredictable world of diamond thieves and th...

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

2024

as St. Nick (voice)

5.7
Acting

It’s St Nick’s turn for an adventure down the rabbit hole. There he meets the Mad Hatter, recast as a high-fashion, reindeer-loving tea party host; th...

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer

2023

Producer

5.8
Producing

Someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite a...

Kandahar

Kandahar

2023

as Tom Harris

6.8
Acting

After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan ...

Kandahar

Kandahar

2023

Producer

6.8
Producing

After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan ...

Plane

Plane

2023

as Brodie Torrance

6.9
Acting

After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple mi...

Plane

Plane

2023

Producer

6.9
Producing

After a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a war zone, a fearless pilot finds himself between the agendas of multiple mi...

Last Seen Alive

Last Seen Alive

2022

as Will Spann

6.4
Acting

After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her leads him down a dark path that forces him to run from au...

Last Seen Alive

Last Seen Alive

2022

Producer

6.4
Producing

After Will Spann's wife suddenly vanishes at a gas station, his desperate search to find her leads him down a dark path that forces him to run from au...

Copshop

Copshop

2021

as Bob Viddick

6.3
Acting

On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns ...

Copshop

Copshop

2021

Producer

6.3
Producing

On the run from a lethal assassin, a wily con artist devises a scheme to hide out inside a small-town police station. However, when the hit man turns ...

Greenland

Greenland

2020

as John Garrity

7.1
Acting

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Am...

Greenland

Greenland

2020

Producer

7.1
Producing

John Garrity, his estranged wife and their young son embark on a perilous journey to find sanctuary as a planet-killing comet hurtles toward Earth. Am...

Love Reaches Everywhere

Love Reaches Everywhere

2020

Acting

Actor Gerard Butler embarks on a life-changing journey to see how his mother's favorite non-profit organization transforms the lives of children in so...

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

2019

as Stoick (voice)

8.0
Acting

It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holi...

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019

as Mike Banning

6.6
Acting

After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagu...

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

2019

Producer

6.6
Producing

After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagu...

Them That Follow

Them That Follow

2019

Producer

5.0
Producing

A Pentecostal pastor, Lemuel Childs, and his believers handle venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter, Mara holds a secret t...

The Vanishing

The Vanishing

2019

as James

5.7
Acting

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

The Vanishing

The Vanishing

2019

Producer

5.7
Producing

Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

2019

as Stoick (voice)

7.8
Acting

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When da...

Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer

2018

as Captain Joe Glass

6.9
Acting

Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground...

Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer

2018

Producer

6.9
Producing

Captain Glass of the USS Arkansas discovers that a coup d'état is taking place in Russia, so he and his crew join an elite group working on the ground...

Den of Thieves

Den of Thieves

2018

as "Big Nick" O'Brien

6.9
Acting

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the...

Den of Thieves

Den of Thieves

2018

Producer

6.9
Producing

A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff's Dept. and the state's most successful bank robbery crew as the...

Geostorm

Geostorm

2017

as Jake Lawson

6.1
Acting

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellit...

A Family Man

A Family Man

2016

as Dane Jensen

6.7
Acting

Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When his boss pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equa...

A Family Man

A Family Man

2016

Producer

6.7
Producing

Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When his boss pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equa...

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016

as Mike Banning

6.2
Acting

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

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016

Producer

6.2
Producing

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

Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt

2016

as Set

5.7
Acting

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

Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

2015

Producer

5.9
Producing

In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstr...

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014

as Stoick (voice)

7.7
Acting

Five years have passed since Hiccup and Toothless united the dragons and Vikings of Berk. Now, they spend their time charting unmapped territories. Du...

Discovering Mavericks

Discovering Mavericks

2013

as Self

3.0
Acting

Winner of the Newport Beach Film Festival 2013 Audience Award, Discovering Mavericks is an epic film that reveals the true story of this famous and de...

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

as Mike Banning

6.4
Acting

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

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Producer

6.4
Producing

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

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

as Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")

4.6
Acting

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest ...

Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

2012

as George

5.7
Acting

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

Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

2012

Producer

5.7
Producing

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

Chasing Mavericks

Chasing Mavericks

2012

as Frosty Hesson

7.0
Acting

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

Chasing Mavericks

Chasing Mavericks

2012

Executive Producer

7.0
Producing

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

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on. The only same thing: The love between ma...

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

2011

as Stoick the Vast (voice)

7.2
Acting

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

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher

2011

as Sam Childers

6.7
Acting

The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnappe...

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher

2011

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnappe...

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

2011

Acting

Enjoy some of the bet sketches from SNL's 35th season including Will Forte as MacGruber, Kenan Thompson's Deandre Cole in What Up With That?, Fred Arm...

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

2011

as Tullus Aufidius

5.8
Acting

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious...

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

2010

as Stoick (voice)

7.0
Acting

Hiccup and friends accompany their mentor, Gobber, on a quest to kill the legendary Boneknapper Dragon.

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

as Stoick (voice)

7.8
Acting

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his wa...

The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter

2010

as Milo Boyd

5.9
Acting

Milo Boyd, a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, thinks he's seeing an upswing in fortune when he gets a call to bring in his bail-jumping ex-wife, a repo...

Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen

2009

as Clyde Alexander Shelton

7.4
Acting

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer...

Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen

2009

Producer

7.4
Producing

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer...

Gamer

Gamer

2009

as Kable

5.7
Acting

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-sc...

The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth

2009

as Mike Chadway

6.5
Acting

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove hi...

Tales of the Black Freighter

Tales of the Black Freighter

2009

as The Mariner (voice)

6.7
Acting

A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.

RocknRolla

RocknRolla

2008

as One-Two

7.0
Acting

When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their shar...

Nim's Island

Nim's Island

2008

as Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

5.9
Acting

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.

P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You

2007

as Gerry

7.2
Acting

A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.

Guilty Hearts

Guilty Hearts

2007

as Peter

5.5
Acting

Over the course of this drama's six separate stories, a variety of couples struggle with the infidelity, dishonesty and heartbreak that plagues their ...

Butterfly on a Wheel

Butterfly on a Wheel

2007

as Neil Randall

6.4
Acting

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

Wrath of Gods

Wrath of Gods

2007

as Self

5.0
Acting

When Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson set upon Iceland to film Beowulf & Grendel starring Gerard Butler and Stellan Skarsgard in 2004, they expecte...

300

300

2007

as King Leonidas

7.2
Acting

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against t...

Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf & Grendel

2005

as Beowulf

5.6
Acting

The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hroth...

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

2005

as Prefect Cassius Chaerea

6.1
Acting

This is a short film based on the 1979 film of the same name. The film is stylized with the actors wearing modernized robes and Roman jewelry and fema...

The Game of Their Lives

The Game of Their Lives

2005

as Frank Borghi

5.7
Acting

Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Br...

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

2004

as The Phantom

7.2
Acting

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

Dear Frankie

Dear Frankie

2004

as The Stranger

7.0
Acting

Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish to...

Timeline

Timeline

2003

as Andre Marek

5.7
Acting

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century F...

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003

as Terry Sheridan

5.8
Acting

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able...

Reign of Fire

Reign of Fire

2002

as Creedy

6.2
Acting

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to ...

Shooters

Shooters

2002

as Jackie Junior

5.4
Acting

Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to h...

Jewel of the Sahara

Jewel of the Sahara

2001

as Captain Charles Belamy

7.0
Acting

Set in a French Foreign Legion Camp circa 1954, the film follows the fantasies of a British captain, desperately missing his home and wife

Please!

Please!

2001

as Peter (as Gerry Butler)

5.1
Acting

Peter is a novelist who is going out of his mind because his wife and daughter have left him. He's bought a Smith & Wesson and put one bullet in i...

Attila

Attila

2001

as Atila the Hun

7.4
Acting

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

Dracula 2000

Dracula 2000

2000

as Dracula

5.2
Acting

When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art... they find a crypt unopened for 100...

Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

2000

as Chris Kumac

6.5
Acting

1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, ...

One More Kiss

One More Kiss

1999

as Sam

5.5
Acting

When Sarah Hopson realizes her successful high-rise New York lifestyle is devoid of meaning, she packs her bags and heads for her home town in the Sco...

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1999

as Yasha

4.3
Acting

Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate aft...

Fast Food

Fast Food

1998

as Jacko

1.5
Acting

A reformed young man with a steady job, Benny, returns to the city of his youth to find the girl he's been in love with since childhood and that's hom...

Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy

1998

as Burke

4.7
Acting

Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evi...

Little White Lies

Little White Lies

1998

as Peter

3.5
Acting

The tragic, unexpected death of David in a car-crash causes the cozy, safe life of gardener Beth to be thrown into complete chaos. In the aftermath, a...

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

as HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman

6.4
Acting

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mas...

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown

1997

as Archie Brown

6.8
Acting

When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal ...

Hair of the Dog

N/A

as Mr. P

Acting

An executive caught up in a blackmail plot discovers he's just a pawn in a larger, darker scheme.

Just Watch Me

N/A

as Riley Wolfe

Acting

Riley Wolfe, a master thief and expert in disguise who targets the wealthiest 0.1 percent, teams up with a master forger named Monique and a team of e...

In the Hand of Dante

In the Hand of Dante

N/A

1.0
Acting

When the original manuscript of The Divine Comedy emerges in the clutches of a black-market smuggling ring in New York City's dangerous underbelly, th...

Empire State

N/A

as Rhett Westermark

Acting

When the Empire State Building comes under attack by a military contractor hellbent on revenge, Navy SEAL turned NY firefighter Rhett and NYPD Tactica...

All-Star Weekend

All-Star Weekend

N/A

as Russian Gymnast Fan

Acting

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

Remote Control

N/A

as Michael Rafter

Acting

The movie follows Michael Rafter, a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant, whose life is overturned when he receives a mysteri...

Night Has Fallen

N/A

as Mike Banning

Acting

The fourth entry in the "... Has Fallen" series, following the adventures of former Army Ranger and Secret Service Agent Mike Banning.

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

N/A

as King Kula (voice)

Acting

Naya, the Golden Dolphin Princess, is sent on an urgent mission by her father, the King, to eight corners of the Earth that are rich and fluid with do...

Greenland: Migration

Greenland: Migration

N/A

as John Garrity

Acting

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a...

Den of Thieves 3

Den of Thieves 3

N/A

as Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien

Acting

The third installment in the Den of Thieves franchise. Plot TBA.

Greenland: Migration

Greenland: Migration

N/A

Producer

Producing

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a...

Law Abiding Citizen Sequel

Law Abiding Citizen Sequel

N/A

Producer

Producing

Just Watch Me

N/A

Producer

Producing

Riley Wolfe, a master thief and expert in disguise who targets the wealthiest 0.1 percent, teams up with a master forger named Monique and a team of e...

A Darker Shade of Magic

A Darker Shade of Magic

N/A

Producer

Producing

Set in four parallel worlds, with four parallel Londons ruled by different magical powers and monarchies. There’s Grey London, where the people have b...

Remote Control

N/A

Producer

Producing

The movie follows Michael Rafter, a former war correspondent turned corporate security consultant, whose life is overturned when he receives a mysteri...

Night Has Fallen

N/A

Producer

Producing

The fourth entry in the "... Has Fallen" series, following the adventures of former Army Ranger and Secret Service Agent Mike Banning.

Den of Thieves 3

Den of Thieves 3

N/A

Producer

Producing

The third installment in the Den of Thieves franchise. Plot TBA.

Street Smart

N/A

Executive Producer

Producing

A look into the lives of a lively group of unhoused young adults in the iconic beach town, who come together with humor and a bit of Robin Hood-style ...