Age: 56
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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).
He was a troubled child from an early age. He was raised by different families. He later joined the circus, where he was trained to be a perfect acrobat. He was mentored there by a mysterious man named Swordsman, one of the best sword fighters on earth, and Trickshot, an amazing archer. Clint was taught to fight with a sword, a dagger, and especially with a bow, but he was not the only one, William Cross was also learning by his side. Over time, Clint was able to hit virtually anything from any position. Swordsman used him in many robberies, but Clint decided to escape. On the run, he met the spy Black Widow, with whom he fell in love. She then used him for her reconnaissance, vandalizing actions. After several events, Natasha left him and he, feeling betrayed, decided to never trust anyone again. He is recruited into SHIELD and eventually works as head of security. He participates in many missions and meets again with William Cross, who is now a CIA agent and a colleague of Marc Spector. He also met Shield agent Laura B. Morse, also known as Mockingbird, whom he married. Shield was joined by Black Widow. Spector and Barton meet again and he tells him that Cross has left the CIA and is now a criminal. The villain Crossfire enters the scene, having captured the Thing and hired Oddball, Bombshell, and Swordsman. Trickshot, Natasha, Spector, Laura and Tenpin help him stop them. Cross is Crossfire and arrested and his team slaughtered. Bonus scene: Crossfire Escaped.
