Happy Birthday: Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

Born: November 13, 1969 in Paisley, Scotland, UK

[on how building up an intimidating physique was important for 300 (2006)]: It’s easy for me to be paranoid, especially when you’re an actor playing the lead role. I have previously seen so many actors with a massive amount of armour on and then these little twiggy arms. I’m not naming any names, but some of them have these plummy accents and you think to yourself: ‘You couldn’t fight your way out of a paper bag and you’re commanding armies or are supposed to be a knight or whatever. That’s all so King Arthur. I wanted to be the guy who my men could look to and say: ‘Yeah, I would follow him.’ And the audience would look at him and think: ‘Yeah, I can see why they would follow him into battle.’ And then finally, that I would be feeling like: ‘Of course they’re going to follow me.’ I also wanted to see that in their eyes, that I could feel they had respect for me.

Reign of Fire 2002 dir. Rob Bowman Cast Christian Bale Matthew McConaughey/A>

Butterfly on a Wheel 2007 dir. Mike Barker Starring Pierce Brosnan Maria Bello Butler

P.S. I Love You 2007 Directed by Richard LaGravenese Starring Hilary Swank Butler

300 2007 dir. Zack Snyder Starring Butler Lena Headey

Nim’s Island 2008 Directed by Jennifer Flackett Mark Levin Starring Jodie Foster Butler

RocknRolla 2008 dir. Guy Ritchie Starring Butler Tom Wilkinson

The Ugly Truth 2009 dir. Robert Luketic Starring Katherine Heigl Butler

Gamer 2009 dir. Mark Neveldine Taylor Starring Butler Michael C. Hall

CORIOLANUS dir. Ralph Fiennes Stars: Ralph Fiennes Gerard Butler

PLAYING THE FIELD dir. Gabriele Muccino Stars: Gerard Butler Jessica Biel

Law Abiding Citizen dir. F. Gary Gray Stars: Butler Jamie Foxx Leslie Bibb

CHASING MAVERICKS dir. Curtis Hanson Stars: Jonny Weston Gerard Butler

MOVIE 43 2013 Stars: Emma Stone Stephen Merchant Richard Gere Liev Schreiber

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN 2013 dir. Antoine Fuqua Stars: Gerard Butler Angela Bassett

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 2014 dir. Dean DeBlois Stars: Jay Baruchel America Ferrera

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