Gerard Butler Biography

Fast Facts

• Received a Golden Camera Award for Best International Actor in 2016
• Received a Certificate of Bravery from the Royal Humane Society for saving a young boy from drowning in Scotland
• Graduated from Glasgow University with a law degree
• While working as an assistant to a casting director, he received his first acting job in a production of "Coriolanus" because his reading of other parts during casting impressed the director
• Quote: "[On how he knew he wanted to be an actor growng up] "I did spend a lot of my childhood playing out movie scenarios in my head․․․ I dreamt a lot about performing in movies and living in fantasies․ I had a lot of powerful dreams — some of them terrifying․""
• Often takes on roles in which he showcases his physicality
• Known for his commanding, brutish Scottish accent
• Is an avid fan of tennis and Grand Prix racing
• Sang in a rock band while training to be a lawyer in college
• Was in consideration for the role of James Bond in the film franchise following Pierce Brosnan's turn as the character