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Gerard Butler filmography

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Headshot of Gerard Butler facing the camera with a beard
At the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival

Scottish actor Gerard Butler has been in numerous films and television series since his on-screen debut in 1997's Mrs. Brown. After taking minor roles in releases such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) and the horror film Tale of the Mummy (1998), he took the lead in 2000, portraying Dracula in Dracula 2000. Butler co-starred in the films Reign of Fire (2002), alongside Christian Bale, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003), with Angelina Jolie, before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure Timeline (2003). Then he was cast as Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera alongside Emmy Rossum, and Butterfly on a Wheel with Pierce Brosnan and Maria Bello. Although these films were important breaks, it was only in 2007 that Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's 2007 fantasy war film 300. It earned him an MTV Movie Award for Best Fight and an Empire Award for Best Actor nomination.[1][2][3] That same year, Butler starred in the romantic drama film P.S. I Love You with Hilary Swank. After appearing in the 2008 films Nim's Island with Jodie Foster and RocknRolla with Idris Elba, Butler took the lead in several 2009 films including the romantic comedy The Ugly Truth with Katherine Heigl and the thriller Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx.

In 2010, Butler voiced the role of Stoick the Vast in the animated action-fantasy film How to Train Your Dragon, a role he later reprised in Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010), Gift of the Night Fury (2011) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014). He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, the modernized adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. He also portrayed Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher. In 2012, Butler co-starred in the biographical drama film Chasing Mavericks with Jonny Weston, and the romantic comedy film Playing for Keeps with Jessica Biel. He starred as Mike Banning in the action thriller film London Has Fallen opposite Morgan Freeman in 2016 and had a minor part in the 2014 film 300: Rise of an Empire where he reprised his role as King Leonidas in a flashback.

Butler made his television debut in 1998's The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998), portraying Marty Claymore. In the 2001 miniseries Attila, Butler took the title role, and the following year he was cast as Johnnie Donne in The Jury.

Film

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Gerard Butler standing with a microphone with a red background in a suit and tie facing the camera
At the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway in December 2012
Headshot of Gerard Butler facing the camera with short brown hair and trimmed beard
In March 2013
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1997 Mrs Brown Archie Brown [4]
Tomorrow Never Dies Leading Seaman – HMS Devonshire [5]
1998 Tale of the Mummy Burke [6]
1999 Fast Food Jacko [7]
One More Kiss Sam Credited as Gerry Butler [8]
The Cherry Orchard Yasha [9]
2000 Dracula 2000 Count Dracula / Judas Iscariot [10]
2001 Harrison's Flowers Chris Kumac [11]
Jewel of the Sahara Charles Belamy Short film [12]
Please! Peter Short film; credited as Gerry Butler [13]
2002 Shooters Jackie Junior [14]
Reign of Fire Creedy [15]
2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life Terry Sheridan [16]
Timeline André Marek [17]
2004 The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom [16]
Dear Frankie The Stranger [18]
2005 The Game of Their Lives Frank Borghi [19]
Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf [18]
2006 Shadow Company James Ashcroft Voice [20]
Wrath of Gods Himself Also co-producer [21][22]
300 King Leonidas [23]
2007 Butterfly on a Wheel Neil Randall [24]
P.S. I Love You Gerry Kennedy [25]
2008 Nim's Island Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover [26]
RocknRolla One Two [27]
2009 Watchmen The Captain Voice; segment: "Tales of the Black Freighter" [28]
The Ugly Truth Mike Chadway [25]
Gamer Kable / John Tillman [29]
Law Abiding Citizen Clyde Shelton Also producer [30][31]
2010 The Bounty Hunter Milo Boyd [32]
How to Train Your Dragon Stoick the Vast Voice [33]
Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon Voice; short film [34]
2011 Gift of the Night Fury [35]
Coriolanus Tullus Aufidius [18]
Na Nai'a Legend of the Dolphins Narrator Voice [36]
Machine Gun Preacher Sam Childers Also executive producer [37][38]
2012 Chasing Mavericks Frosty Hesson [39][40]
Playing for Keeps George Dryer Also producer [41][42]
2013 Movie 43 Leprechaun 1 & 2 Segment: "Happy Birthday" [43]
Olympus Has Fallen Mike Banning Also producer [44][45]
2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 Stoick the Vast Voice [46]
300: Rise of an Empire King Leonidas Cameo [47]
2015 Septembers of Shiraz — Producer only [48]
2016 Gods of Egypt Set [49]
London Has Fallen Mike Banning Also producer [50]
A Family Man Dane Jensen [51]
2017 Geostorm Jacob "Jake" Lawson [52]
2018 Den of Thieves Nick "Big Nick" O'Brien Also producer [53]
The Vanishing James [54]
Hunter Killer Joe Glass [55]
2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Stoick the Vast Voice [56]
Them That Follow — Producer only [57]
Angel Has Fallen Mike Banning Also producer [58]
2020 Greenland John Garrity [59]
2021 Copshop Bob Viddick [60]
2022 Last Seen Alive Will Spann [61]
2023 Plane Brodie Torrance [62]
Kandahar Tom Harris [63]
2025 Den of Thieves 2: Pantera † Nick "Big Nick" O'Brien [64]
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin † King Kula Voice; post-production [65]
How to Train Your Dragon † Stoick the Vast Post-production [66]
TBA In the Hand of Dante † TBA [67]
Greenland: Migration † John Garrity Also producer; Post-production [68]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star Marty Claymore 6 episodes [25]
Little White Lies Peter Television film [69]
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1999 Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married Gus 14 episodes [25]
2001 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Tim Bolton Episode: "Playing God" [71]
Attila Attila Miniseries [72]
2002 The Jury Johnnie Donne 6 episodes [73]
2009 Saturday Night Live Host / Various characters Guest host [74]
2024 Ark: The Animated Series Gaius Marcellus Nerva Voice [75]
Paris Has Fallen — 6 episodes
Executive producer 		[76]

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