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 small 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 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller.
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Full name at birth | Gerard James Butler
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Claim to fame | his roles as Erik, The Phantom in the 2004 musical romantic drama film The Phantom of the Opera, King Leonidas of Sparta in the 2006 epic historical action film 300, Gerry Kennedy in the 2007 romantic drama film P.S. I Love You, One-Two in the 2008 action crime film RocknRolla, The Captain (voice) in the 2009 direct-to-video animated film Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter, Mike Chadway in the 2009 romantic comedy film The Ugly Truth, Clyde Shelton in the 2009 vigilante action thriller film Law Abiding Citizen, Milo Boyd in the 2010 action comedy film The Bounty Hunter, Stoick the Vast (voice) in the 2010 computer-animated action-fantasy film How to Train Your Dragon and its sequel films How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019), Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 war film Coriolanus, and Mike Banning in the 2013 action thriller film Olympus Has Fallen and its sequel films London Has Fallen (2016) and Angel Has Fallen (2019)
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Date of birth | 13 November 1969
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Place of birth | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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Occupation | Actor, producer, singer, musician
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Net worth | $30,000,000 USD
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High school | St Mirin’s & St Margaret’s High School
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University | Glasgow University for a Law Degree
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