Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish actor who portrayed Mike Banning in Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen and Angel Has Fallen.
Butler and Morgan Freeman are the only actors who've appeared in all 3 films of the series.
Career[]
Butler is known for his role as King Leonidas in 300. He also acted on films Tomorrow Never Dies, Reign of Fire, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, The Phantom of the Opera, Nim's Island, The Ugly Truth, Law Abiding Citizen, The Bounty Hunter, Machine Gun Preacher, Playing for Keeps and Gods of Egypt. He also voiced Stoick the Vast in the animated movie How to Train a Dragon and reprised the role of Stoick in How to Train a Dragon 2.
Butler also portrayed Attila the Hun in the 2001 TV miniseries Attila.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Note |
---|---|---|---|
2007 | P.S. I Love You | Gerry Kennedy | |
2009 | Gamer | John "Kable" Tillman | |
2010 | The Bounty Hunter | Milo Boyd | |
How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick the Vast | Voice | |
2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Mike Banning | Also producer |
2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick the Vast | Voice |
2016 | London Has Fallen | Mike Banning | Also producer |
2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Stoick the Vast | Voice |
Angel Has Fallen | Mike Banning | Also producer | |
2020 | Greenland | John Garrity | Also producer |
2021 | Copshop | Bob Viddick | Also producer |
2024 | Ark: The Animated Series | Gaius Marcellus Nerva | Voice role |
Night Has Fallen | Mike Banning | Also producer | |
Greenland: Migration | John Garrity |
Behind the Scenes[]
Gerard Butler portrayed Mike Banning in Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen and Night Has Fallen.
Appearances[]
- Olympus Has Fallen (First appearance)
- London Has Fallen
- Angel Has Fallen
- File:Night Has Fallen logo.png Night Has Fallen
Credits with other franchise filmmakers[]
- Morgan Freeman (8 credits)
- 67th Golden Globe Awards (2010)
- Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2010)
- 82nd Academy Awards (2010)
- 69th Golden Globe Awards (2012)
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
- 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016)
- London Has Fallen (2016)
- Angel Has Fallen (2019)
- Ric Roman Waugh (3 credits)
- Angel Has Fallen (2019)
- Greenland (2020)
- Greenland: Migration (TBA)
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Gerard Butler at the Internet Movie Database
- Gerard Butler at Wikipedia