Butler, Gerard 1969–(Gerry Butler)

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BUTLER, Gerard 1969
(Gerry Butler)


PERSONAL


Full name, Gerard James Butler; born November 13, 1969, in Glasgow, Scotland; son of Margaret and Edward Butler. Education: Studied law at Glasgow University.


Addresses: Agent Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; ICM London, 76 Oxford St., London W1N 0AX, England. Manager Alan Siegel Entertainment, 345 N. Maple Dr., Suite 375, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Publicist PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.


Career: Actor. Previously worked at a carnival and as a lawyer.


Awards, Honors: Certificate of Bravery, Royal Humane Society.


CREDITS


Film Appearances:

Archie Brown, Mrs. Brown (also known as Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Brown ), Miramax, 1997.

Leading seaman (HMS Devonshire), Tomorrow Never Dies, United Artists, 1997.

Burke, Tale of the Mummy (also known as Talos the Mummy and Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy ), Dimension Films, 1998.

Jacko, Fast Food, 1998.

Sam, One More Kiss, Alibi Films International, 1999.

Yasha, The Cherry Orchard (also known as O Byssinokipos and La cerisaie ), Kino International, 1999.

(As Gerry Butler) Peter, Please!, AtomFilms, 1999.

Jackie Junior, Shooters, 2000.

Chris Kumac, photojournalist, Harrison's Flowers (also known as Les fleurs d'Harrison ), MCA/Universal, 2000.

Title role, Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 and Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 ), Miramax, 2000.

Captain Charles Belamy, Jewel of the Sahara, 2001.

Creedy, Reign of Fire, Buena Vista, 2002.

Terry Sheridan, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (also known as Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Die Weige des Lebens ), Paramount, 2003.

Andre Marek, Timeline, Paramount, 2003.

Frank Borghi, The Game of Their Lives, 2003.


Television Appearances; Series:

Marty Claymore, The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, Channel 4, 1998.

Gus, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married, ITV and YTV, 1999.


Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Title role, Attila (also known as Attila the Hun ), USA Network, 2001.

Johnnie Donne, The Jury, ITV1 and PBS, 2002.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Peter, Little White Lies, BBC, 1998.


Television Appearances; Specials:

Attila: The Making of an Epic MiniSeries, USA Network, 2001.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dr. Tim Bolton, "Playing God," An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, ITV, 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Coriolanus, Mermaid Theatre, 1995.

Mark Renton, Trainspotting, Ireland and Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1996.

Snatch, Soho Theatre Company, 1998.

Dr. Cukrowicz, Suddenly Last Summer, Donmar Warehouse, London, 1999.


Also appeared as a street urchin, Oliver!, Kings Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland.

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