Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on November 13, 1969, is a Scottish actor. Young Gerard Butler began his professional acting career in a play "Coriolanus" in London, at the age of 27. He made his big screen debut in drama movie Mrs Brown (1997) in role as Archie Brown. He got his television debut in Channel 4 comedy drama series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star (1998) in role as Marty Claymore. He landed his first break as Erik, The Phantom in musical romantic drama film The Phantom of the Opera (2004). Gerard breakthrough performance came as Leonidas, King of Sparta in action film 300 (2007).
Gerard Butler height is 6' 2" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 188 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 187.5 іn pоunds or 85 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 55 years old. His shoe size is 11 US.
Birth Date:
November 13, 1969
Age:
55 years old
Nationality:
Scotland
Sun Sign:
Scorpio
Natural hair color:
Light Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Net Worth:
$30 Million
Height:
6 ft 2 in | 188 cm
Weight:
85 kg | 187.5 lbs
Chest:
47 in | 119 cm
Waist:
35 in | 89 cm
Shoe Size:
11 US | 44 EU
He was nominated for the Empire Award and the Saturn Award for Best Actor for his role as Leonidas, King of Sparta in action film 300 (2007).
He played Mike Banning in action thriller films Olympus Has Fallen (2013), London Has Fallen (2016) and Angel Has Fallen (2019).
He voiced Stoick the Vast in animated action fantasy films How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).
He was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical for his role as Erik, The Phantom in musical drama movie The Phantom of the Opera (2004).
He was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy for The Ugly Truth (2009) as Mike Chadway, and The Bounty Hunter (2010) as Milo Boyd.
He was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Star for his role as Clyde Shelton in crime thriller movie Law Abiding Citizen (2009).
He starred as Detective "Big Nick" O'Brien in Den of Thieves (2018), for which he was nominated for the National Film and Television Award, USA for Best Actor, and Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025).
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) - Terry Sheridan
Reign of Fire (2002) - Creedy
Dear Frankie (2004) - The Stranger
P.S. I Love You (2007) - Gerry Kennedy
RocknRolla (2008) - One Two
Coriolanus (2011) - Tullus Aufidius
Playing for Keeps (2012) - George Dryer
Timeline (2003) - André Marek
Geostorm (2017) - Jacob "Jake" Lawson
Hunter Killer (2018) - Captain Joe Glass
Greenland (2020) - John Garrity
Last Seen Alive (2022) - Will Spann
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999) ITV - Gus
Attila (2001) Universal - Attila the Hun
The Jury (2002) ITV - Johnnie Donne
He voiced Gaius Marcellus Nerva in animated fantasy television series Ark: The Animated Series (2024).
Attended St Mirin's & St Margaret's High School in Paisley.
Studied at University of Glasgow School of Law.
Attended Scottish Youth Theatre.
Has older brother, Brian and older sister, Lynn.
Has Scottish and Irish ancestry.
He was a member of rock band, Speed.
Huge fan of Glasgow Celtic Football club.
Good friend with Bradley Cooper.
Supporter of charity Mary's Meals, since 2010.
Lives in Glasgow, Scotland and Los Angeles, California.
He datedLizzie Cundy (2014), Mãdãlina Ghenea (2012), Beatriz Coelho (2010), Goga Ashkenazi (2010), Shanna Moakler (2008-2009), Jasmine Burgess (2007-2008), Yuliya Mayarchuk (2005), Josie D'Arby (2005) and Chiara Conti (2004).
He started dating Morgan Brown 2015.