Gerard Butler

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Characters played by Gerard Butler

John Garrity — Greenland 2: Migration (2026)

Structural engineer and family protector who survives the comet impact and leads his family across a devastated Earth.

Stoick — How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Former Chief of Berk, fierce warrior, and Hiccup's devoted father.

Stoick — How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Village chieftain and Hiccup's father. Leads the Viking fleet to destroy the dragons' nest. Initially disowns Hiccup after learning he befriended a dragon, but realizes his mistake during the battle, apologizes, and expresses pride in his son.

Stoick — How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

Hiccup's late father, referenced only as the original speaker who mentioned the Hidden World to Hiccup.

King Leonidas — 300 (2007)

Spartan king who leads 300 warriors against the Persian invasion at Thermopylae.

Stoick — How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Former Berk chieftain, Hiccup's father, brave warrior who sacrifices himself for his son.

John Garrity — Greenland (2020)

Structural engineer and father who fights to save his family from an extinction-level comet impact.

HMS Devonshire Leading Seaman — Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Senior enlisted naval personnel.

Mike Banning — Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Elite Secret Service agent dedicated to protecting the US President at all costs.

Will Spann — Last Seen Alive (2022)

A wealthy real-estate agent and Lisa's husband, Will becomes the driving force of the story after she vanishes from a gas station. He reports her missing, investigates the faulty camera claim, tracks down Knuckles, follows the trail to Frank, and ultimately discovers Lisa alive and tied up in a shed.

Jake Lawson — Geostorm (2017)

Chief architect of the Dutch Boy climate satellite system. After being replaced by his brother Max, he helps investigate satellite malfunctions aboard the ICSS, uncovers a virus and a conspiracy, confronts the traitor Duncan, and stays behind to manually reboot the system to prevent a global Geostorm.

Clyde Alexander Shelton — Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

The central figure who witnesses his wife and daughter murdered, then sees the killers receive light sentences due to a plea deal. Using CIA training, he orchestrates a series of precise revenge killings against those involved in the justice system. He tunnels out of prison but ultimately dies when his own bomb detonates.

Career Overview

Gerard Butler has 130 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 11 cinematic universes — most prominently Has Fallen with 5 titles. Signature works include Greenland 2: Migration, Den of Thieves, How to Train Your Dragon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
male
Known Credits
130
Birth Date
1969-11-13
Birth Place
Paisley, Scotland, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 11 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q169982), public domain (CC0).