Age: 56
male
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with minor roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) before starring in the science fiction film Timeline (2003). He played Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 musical The Phantom of the Opera. Butler gained wider recognition for portraying King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300 (2007). In 2010, he began lending his voice to the How to Train Your Dragon franchise. Also in the 2010s, he portrayed a Secret Service agent in the action thriller Has Fallen film series, played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher. Butler had further action film roles in Geostorm (2017), Den of Thieves (2018), Greenland (2020), and Plane (2023).
Gerard Butler
Duke Arthur Wyndham
for Duke Arthur Wyndham in Castle of Thorns
Suggested by mr95
London, 1582 The year is 1582 and England is at the peak of the Renaissance period. Beneath the age of exploration and scientific innovations, however, lies a sea of intrigue, plotting, seduction, espionage, and murder. Members of the Royal Court find themselves facing the cresting waves of political feuds and struggles that have been amassing over the years. The current monarch, King Frederick Wyndham, has begun to retreat from court life entirely, leaving his nobles and countrymen questioning - what precisely has become of their monarch who once ruled in splendor and might? Even as rumors pullulate throughout the kingdom, forces unseen work to squash speculation and retain a visage of placid glory. Within the Court the current arbiter of power suddenly appears in the shape of the Queen, who has somehow managed to insinuate herself into this role from behind closed doors. Thus far not openly defied or challenged, she believes England has improved under her guiding hand. Yet, there are those working from the shadows, preparing to seize the throne and overthrow the Wyndham dynasty entirely... They say the eyes are the windows to one's soul, but what of those who do not have a soul to see? Darkness, intrigue, vying for power, and secret affairs - this is what you will find when stepping into the Castle of Thorns.
