Gerard Butler

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 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).

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Gerard Butler

Love Letters That Linger: Why ’P.S. I Love You’ Still Haunts Us

on P.S. I Love You | Aug 21, 2025

Can a love story make you sob so hard you forget how to blink, yet still leave you smiling? P.S. I Love You (2007), directed by Richard LaGravenese, dares to try, weaving a tale of grief and growth th... Read more

Masquerade of Motives: The Phantom’s Lush, Flawed Symphony

on The Phantom of the Opera | Aug 05, 2025

Why does a masked loner still haunt our hearts in 2025, crooning from the shadows of a glittering opera house? The 2004 adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Joel Schumacher, grabs you w... Read more