Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler Movies and TV Shows

Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. A trained lawyer, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), which he followed with steady work on television, most notably in the American miniseries Attila (2001). He garnered critical acclaim for his breakthrough work as the lead in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera. In 2007, Butler gained worldwide recognition through his portrayal of King Leonidas in the film 300. Since then, he has appeared in projects including P.S. I Love You (2007), Nim's Island (2008), RocknRolla (2008), The Ugly Truth (2009), Gamer (2009), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), The Bounty Hunter (2010), and How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerard Butler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 11/13/1969 (55 years old)
Place of birth: Paisley, Scotland, UK
nationality: British
height: 1.88 m
Net worth: $40,000,000
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Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the United States

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

role:
Stoick the Vast

Not available

2025

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Not available

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)

role:
Producer

Not available

2025

Action

Crime

Thriller

Not available

Paris Has Fallen

Paris Has Fallen (2024)

6.6

71%

role:
Executive Producer

2024

Action

Adventure

War & Politics

6.6

71%

ARK: The Animated Series

ARK: The Animated Series (2024)

6.4

85%

role:
Executive Producer

2024

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4

85%

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer (2023)

5.2

61%

role:
Producer

2023

Action

Thriller

5.2

61%

Kandahar

Kandahar (2023)

6.1

69%

role:
Producer

2023

Action

Thriller

6.1

69%

Plane

6.5

70%

role:
Producer

2023

Action

Thriller

6.5

70%

Last Seen Alive

Last Seen Alive (2022)

5.7

65%

role:
Producer

2022

Action

Thriller

5.7

65%

Copshop

6.2

62%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2021

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.2

62%

Greenland

Greenland (2020)

6.4

71%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2020

Action

6.4

71%

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (2019)

7.3

81%

role:
Stoick the Vast (voice)

2019

Action

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3

81%

Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

6.4

65%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2019

Action

Thriller

6.4

65%

Them That Follow

Them That Follow (2019)

5.4

53%

role:
Producer

2019

Thriller

5.4

53%

The Vanishing

The Vanishing (2019)

5.9

56%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2019

Mystery

Thriller

5.9

56%

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

7.4

78%

role:
Stoick (voice)

2019

Adventure

Animation

Family

7.4

78%

Hunter Killer

Hunter Killer (2018)

6.6

68%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2018

Action

Thriller

6.6

68%

Den of Thieves

Den of Thieves (2018)

7.0

67%

role:
Producer & 3 more

2018

Action

Crime

Thriller

7.0

67%

Geostorm

Geostorm (2017)

5.3

61%

role:
Jake Lawson

2017

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.3

61%

A Family Man

A Family Man (2017)

6.5

67%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2017

Drama

6.5

67%

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen (2016)

5.9

61%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2016

Action

Thriller

5.9

61%

Gods of Egypt

Gods of Egypt (2016)

5.4

56%

role:
Set

2016

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4

56%

Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz (2015)

6.2

58%

role:
Producer

2015

Drama

Thriller

6.2

58%

How to Train Your Dragon 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

7.8

77%

role:
Stoick (voice)

2014

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8

77%

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

6.5

64%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2013

Action

Thriller

6.5

64%

Movie 43

Movie 43 (2013)

4.4

45%

role:
Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday")

2013

Comedy

4.4

45%

Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps (2012)

5.7

56%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2012

Comedy

Romance

5.7

56%

Chasing Mavericks

Chasing Mavericks (2012)

7.1

70%

role:
Executive Producer

2012

Drama

7.1

70%

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

7.6

71%

role:
Stoick the Vast (voice)

2011

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

7.6

71%

Machine Gun Preacher

Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

6.7

67%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2011

Action

Crime

Thriller

6.7

67%

Coriolanus

Coriolanus (2011)

6.1

59%

role:
Tullus Aufidius

2011

Drama

Thriller

6.1

59%

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon (2010)

6.9

67%

role:
Stoick (voice)

2010

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9

67%

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

8.1

78%

role:
Stoick (voice)

2010

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1

78%

The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter (2010)

5.5

58%

role:
Milo Boyd

2010

Action

Comedy

Drama

5.5

58%

Law Abiding Citizen

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

7.4

73%

role:
Producer & 1 more

2009

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.4

73%

Gamer

5.7

57%

role:
Kable

2009

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7

57%

The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth (2009)

6.4

65%

role:
Mike

2009

Comedy

Romance

6.4

65%

Tales of the Black Freighter

Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)

7.1

65%

role:
The Mariner (voice)

2009

Action

Animation

Horror

7.1

65%

RockNRolla

RockNRolla (2008)

7.2

70%

role:
One-Two

2008

Action

Crime

Thriller

7.2

70%

Nim's Island

Nim's Island (2008)

6.0

59%

role:
Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover

2008

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0

59%

P.S. I Love You

P.S. I Love You (2007)

7.0

72%

role:
Gerry

2007

Drama

Romance

7.0

72%

Butterfly on a Wheel

Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

6.6

64%

role:
Neil Randall

2007

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6

64%

300

7.6

72%

role:
King Leonidas

2007

Action

Adventure

War & Politics

7.6

72%

Beowulf & Grendel

Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

5.8

57%

role:
Beowulf

2005

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8

57%

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)

6.4

63%

role:
Prefect Cassius Chaerea

Not available

2005

Comedy

Drama

6.4

63%

Not available

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (2004)

7.2

73%

role:
The Phantom

2004

Drama

Romance

Thriller

7.2

73%

Dear Frankie

Dear Frankie (2004)

7.7

70%

role:
The Stranger

2004

Drama

Family

7.7

70%

Timeline

Timeline (2003)

5.6

57%

role:
Andre Marek

2003

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6

57%

The Flintstones

The Flintstones (2003)

5.5

57%

role:
Terry Sheridan

2003

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5

57%

Reign of Fire

Reign of Fire (2002)

6.2

61%

role:
Creedy

2002

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2

61%

Dracula 2000

Dracula 2000 (2000)

4.9

51%

role:
Dracula

2000

Horror

Thriller

4.9

51%

Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy (1998)

4.0

45%

role:
Burke

1998

Adventure

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.0

45%

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

6.5

63%

role:
Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire

1997

Action

Adventure

Thriller

6.5

63%

Mrs Brown

Mrs Brown (1997)

7.2

68%

role:
Archie Brown

1997

Drama

History

Romance

7.2

68%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Gerard Butler are, for example, ARK: The Animated Series, The Bricklayer and Kandahar.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
: The best StreamFat ratings are How to Train Your Dragon (8.0), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (7.8) and How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (7.7).