Gerard Butler was at one time the lead singer for a Scottish rock band named Speed, although music eventually became his second love after acting.
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).
Gerard Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, the youngest of three children of Margaret and Edward Butler, a bookmaker. Of Irish descent, he was brought up in a strict Roman Catholic family. Butler spent the first few years of his life in Montreal, Quebec, before the family returned to live in Scotland.Gerard Butler regularly attended Celtic Park as a supporter but has found that moving to Hollywood can be a problem when trying to keep up with the results.
In London, Butler held a series of odd jobs until being cast by actor and director Steven Berkoff (who later appeared alongside him in Attila (2001)) in a stage production of Coriolanus. He was cast as Ewan McGregor’s character Renton in the stage adaptation of Trainspotting, the same play that had inspired him to become an actor. His film debut was as Billy Connolly’s character’s younger brother in Mrs. Brown (1997).
In 2007, he starred as Spartan King Leonidas in the Warner Bros. production 300, which is often described as his breakthrough role. Gerard Butler, who said he “wanted to look really strong” in the film, trained with a high-intensity workout for four months prior to the film’s shooting.
2018 How to Train Your Dragon 3 2017 Geostorm 2016 London Has Fallen 2016 Gods of Egypt 2016 The Headhunter’s Calling 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (voice) 2013 Olympus Has Fallen 2012 Chasing Mavericks 2012 Movie 43 2012 Playing the Field 2011 Machine Gun Preacher 2011 Coriolanus 2010 Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (voice) 2010 How to Train Your Dragon 2010 The Bounty Hunter 2009 Law Abiding Citizen 2009 Gamer 2009 The Ugly Truth 2008 RocknRolla 2008 Nim’s Island 2007 P.S. I Love You 2007 The Butterfly 2006 300 2005 Beowulf & Grendel 2005 Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula (short) 2005 The Game of Their Lives 2004 The Phantom of the Opera 2004 Dear Frankie 2003 Timeline 2003 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 2002 Reign of Fire 2002 Shooters 2000 Dracula 2000 2000 Harrison’s Flowers 1999 The Cherry Orchard 1999 One More Kiss 1999 Fast Food 1998 Little White Lies 1998 Tale of the Mummy 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 Mrs Brown