| Gerard Butler | |
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Butler while giving autographs at the Berlinale 2007 |
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| Born | Gerard James Butler November 13, 1969 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor, former lawyer |
| Years active | 1997 - present |
Gerard James Butler (born November 13, 1969) is a Scottish actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of King Leonidas in 300, The Phantom in the 2004 film version of The Phantom of the Opera, and Gerry Kennedy in P.S. I Love You. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons PLEASE SEE THE DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING A MAJOR EDIT*** The topic of the article is controversial which may be under dispute Character history In the original novel few details are given regarding Erik's past although there is no shortage of hints and implications throughout the book The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart 's 1986 stage musical, which is based The Phantom of the Opera (in French, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a French Novel by Gaston Leroux. PS I Love You is a 2007 American romantic Drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese.
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Butler was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Margaret and Edward Butler. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom [1] His great-grandparents were from Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world [2] Butler was raised in a Catholic working-class family. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [3][4] For the first two years of his life, he lived in Montreal, Quebec. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk [5] When his parents divorced, his mother took him and his siblings, Lynn and Brian, back to Scotland, to her hometown of Paisley. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Paisley (Pàislig is a town and former Burgh in the west- Central Lowlands of Scotland. [6] He had no further contact with his father until he was sixteen years old. Butler's father died of cancer when Gerard was 22.
Butler graduated from Glasgow University Law School before embarking on his early career in stage plays. His first roles were in Coriolanus and in the stage version of Trainspotting. Coriolanus is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus. Trainspotting is a 1996 Scottish film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh [7] Butler landed his first film role as Archie Brown in 1997's Mrs. Brown alongside Judi Dench and Billy Connolly. For the song by Herman's Hermits see Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter "Mrs Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA, (born 9 December, 1934) usually known as Judi Dench, is an English Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish That same year, he appeared in a minor role in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan He followed this with several appearances in various independent films and several television series in the UK, including a role in the series Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married and the films The Cherry Orchard, One More Kiss, and Harrison’s Flowers. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several The Cherry Orchard (Вишнëвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian Playwright Anton Chekhov 's last " One More Kiss " is the 34th episode of the ABC Television series, Desperate Housewives.
In 1999, he began filming his first lead role as Attila the Hun in the American TV miniseries Attila. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Attila (also known as Attila the Hun in the UK takes place during the waning days of Roman Empire, the barbarian Huns are making During filming of Attila, the production actually stopped in order for him to film his second lead role as Dracula in Wes Craven’s Dracula 2000. Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939) is an American Film director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many Horror Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 in some countries is a Horror movie which attempts to transfer the story of Dracula Both films were released in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In this early part of his career his most notable work was in The Jury, a critically acclaimed UK TV miniseries. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes In Timeline which was released in 2003, Butler once again starred alongside Billy Connolly. Timeline is a 2003 Film directed by Richard Donner, director of Lethal Weapon. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Connolly, CBE (born William Connolly Jr on 24 November, 1942) is a Scottish Based on the Michael Crichton book of the same name, Butler played archaeologist Andre Marek. John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtən, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Also in 2003, he starred as Terry Sheridan opposite Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4 1975 is an American film actor Lara Croft Tomb Raider The Cradle of Life is a 2003 Action film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Angelina Jolie as The following year he was cast in the title role of Joel Schumacher's film rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, co-starring Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, and Ciaran Hinds. Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939 in New York City) is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart 's 1986 stage musical, which is based Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and Singer-songwriter Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3 1973) is a Tony - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Theater and Ciarán Hinds (born 9 February 1953; Anglicised pronunciation in ˈkɪərɔːn ˈhaɪndz is an IFTA award-winning Irish Actor Prior to filming The Phantom of the Opera, Butler had completed the independent film Dear Frankie, which co-starred Emily Mortimer. Dear Frankie is a 2004 British Drama film directed by Shona Auerbach. Emily Mortimer (born 1 December, 1971) is an English actress.
In 2005, he starred in The Game of Their Lives, a film based on a true story of the 1950 U.S. soccer team who beat England 1 - 0 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese for "beautiful horizon", (bɛloɾiˈzõtʃi) is the capital of Minas Gerais state located in the The same year he was cast in as Beowulf in the Sturla Gunnarsson film production of Beowulf & Grendel. Beowulf is an Old English Heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between Sturla Gunnarsson is an award-winning Canadian Film director Gunnarsson was born in Iceland in 1951 Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 film loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Filmed entirely in Iceland, Beowulf & Grendel was widely released in Canada to moderate success. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( During filming, Butler also participated in and co-produced the documentary Wrath of Gods. Wrath Of Gods is a documentary directed by Jon Gustafsson. It that tells the story of the dramatic circumstances Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson and his crew had to Directed by Jon Gustafsson, the film documents the dramatic circumstances the cast and crew faced while making the film Beowulf & Grendel. Jon Gustafsson is an Iceland born Film director. Best known for directing the Canadian Documentary film Wrath of Gods Later this same year Butler began production of 300, in which he starred as King Leonidas of Sparta. PLEASE SEE THE DISCUSSION PAGE BEFORE MAKING A MAJOR EDIT*** The topic of the article is controversial which may be under dispute Leonidas ( Greek:; "Lion's son" "Lion-like" was a king of Sparta, the 17th of the Agiad line one of the sons The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη The film, directed by Zack Snyder and co-starring Lena Headey, was released in March 2007. Zack Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American Film director, Writer and producer. Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English Actress best known for playing Sarah Connor on FOX 's Terminator March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. The film was an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name based on events surrounding the Battle of Thermopylae in Greece circa 480 BC. Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark A 300 is a historically-inspired 1998 Comic book Limited series (later collected into a single hardcover volume) written and illustrated In the Battle of Thermopylae, which occurred in August 480 BC (and was detailed almost entirely by Herodotus) an alliance of Greek City-states fought Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 300 was released in the US on March 9, 2007. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. It currently holds the record for the highest opening weekend box office gross in the month of March at over $72 million during that first weekend. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue As of May 2007, 300 had a box office gross of $438 million after nine weeks. May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. Butler received various awards for this role including "Action Star of the Year" at the Taurus World Stunt Awards and "Biggest Ass Kicker" at the 2007 Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards. The Taurus World Stunt Awards is a yearly ceremony Award that honors Stunt performers in movies The Spike Guys' Choice Awards is an awards show patterned after the MTV Movie Awards (Also owned by Viacom) It was first shown on June 13, 2007
In 2006, Butler completed filming Butterfly on a Wheel (renamed Shattered in the U. Butterfly on a Wheel (US Shattered) is a Drama Film starring Pierce Brosnan, Maria Bello and Gerard S. ) and began work on PS, I Love You with Hilary Swank, based on Cecilia Ahern's novel and released in December 2007. PS I Love You is a 2007 American romantic Drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. Hilary Ann Swank (born July 30 1974 is an American Actress. Her Hollywood film career began with a small part in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cecelia Ahern (b 30 September 1981 in Dublin, in Ireland) is an Irish Novelist, since 2004 PS I Love You is Irish Writer Cecelia Ahern 's first novel published in 2004. On July 7, 2007 Butler appeared at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Running order In order of appearance: SOS Allstars (with drummers Roger Taylor of Queen, Taylor Hawkins of Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In November 2007, an Entertainment Weekly readers' poll named Gerard as #5 Ultimate Male Hottie of All Time. Later in November, Entertainment Weekly named Gerard as one of the Top 25 Entertainers of 2007.
Nim's Island, which also stars Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin, opened in cinemas on April 4, 2008. Nim's Island is a 2008 American film directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin. Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American Butler was cast in the role of Nim's father, Jack, and as Nim's imaginary hero, Alex Rover. The dual role allowed Gerard to use his natural Scottish burr when playing Alex, while he adopted an American accent as Jack. [8]
In 2005, Butler announced that he would play Robert Burns in the film Burns. Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796 (also known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire Several tentative production dates have been set for the film, but they have been postponed due to scheduling and financing conflicts. Butler was also slated to play the role of Laurent in the new film adaptation of Emile Zola's novel Thérèse Raquin, but he is no longer attached to the project due to a scheduling conflict with his upcoming role in the film Game. Émile François Zola ( (2 April 1840 &ndash 29 September 1902 was an influential French Writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of Thérèse Raquin is a Novel by Émile Zola, first published in 1867. [9]
In 2006, Butler announced that he was in negotiations for the role of Ivan Issacs in the upcoming film Priest, based on the graphic novel. Priest ( Hangul: 프리스트) is an ongoing Manhwa ( Korean comic) series created by Hyung Min-woo. In March 2007, he also confirmed he was in the film Escape from New York where he starred as Snake Plissken. March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Escape from New York is a 1981 science fiction / Action film directed and scored by John Carpenter. SD Robert (Bob "Snake" Plissken is a fictional character in John Carpenter 's films Escape from New York and Escape from L
While Butler is fiercely protective of his private life, he has been linked to actress Cameron Diaz, Dancing With the Stars professional dancer Cheryl Burke, as well as supermodel Naomi Campbell. Cameron Michelle Díaz (born August 30 1972 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - and SAG -Award nominated U Dancing with the Stars is the name of a group of international Television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Cheryl Bautista Burke (born May 3 1984) is a two time Emmy nominated professional dancer Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970 is an English model, Singer, Author, Actress, and Fashion designer. He maintains, however, that these reports are mere speculation and are not true.
Gerard adopted a pug puppy named Lolita in 2006.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Mrs. Brown | Archie Brown | |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Leading Seaman | ||
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy | Burke | |
| Fast Food | Jacko | ||
| Little White Lies | Peter | TV movie (UK) | |
| The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | Marty Claymore | TV series (UK) | |
| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | |
| Please! | Peter | Short Film | |
| One More Kiss | Sam | TV movie (UK) | |
| Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married | Gus | TV series (UK) | |
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 | Count Dracula/Judas Iscariot | |
| Harrison's Flowers | Chris Kumac | ||
| 2001 | An Unsuitable Job for a Woman | Tim Bolton | TV series (UK) |
| Attila | Attila the Hun | TV miniseries | |
| Jewel of the Sahara | Captain Charles Belamy | Short Film | |
| The Jury | Johnnie Donne | TV miniseries (UK) | |
| 2002 | Shooters | Jackie Junior | |
| Reign of Fire | Creedy | ||
| 2003 | Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Terry Sheridan | |
| Timeline | André Marek | ||
| 2004 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | |
| 2005 | Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Prefect Cassius Chaerea | Short Film |
| Dear Frankie | The Stranger | ||
| Beowulf & Grendel | Beowulf | ||
| The Game of Their Lives | Frank Borghi | ||
| 2007 | 300 | King Leonidas | |
| Butterfly On A Wheel | Neil Randall | ||
| PS, I Love You | Gerry Kennedy | ||
| 2008 | Nim's Island | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover | |
| RocknRolla | One Two | awaiting release | |
| 2009 | Game | Kable | post-production |
| The Ugly Truth | Mike Alexander | filming | |
| How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick the Vast (voice) | filming |
| Preceded by Leslie Nielsen |
Actors to portray Count Dracula 1995-2002 |
Succeeded by Zhang Wei-Qiang |