Gerard Butler

He has openly admitted to having problems with alcohol consumption and was also treated for taking pain killers without subscription.

Gerard James Butler was born to Edward Butler, a bookmaker, and Margaret Butler. He was raised in a very conservative and strict Roman Catholic family.

He went to the St Mirin's & St Margaret's High School, where he was a bright student and exhibited strong leadership qualities. He later pursued law at the Glasgow University. Meanwhile, he enrolled himself at the Scottish Youth Theatre during his teen years.

After he graduated from law school, he took up a job as a trainee lawyer at an Edinburgh law firm. However, due to his frequent absence from work he was consequently fired.

At the age of 25, he decided to relocate to London in order to pursue his dream of becoming famous. In London, he could not find acting roles and took up odd jobs to support himself.

He made his first appearance in the Steven Berkoff play titled, ‘Coriolanus’. Thereafter, he bagged a role in the theatre adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel, ‘Trainspotting’, which was running at the Edinburgh Festival.

In 1997, he played the role of ‘Archie Brown’ in the Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning British drama film, ‘Mrs. Brown’. The film was also screened at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.

In 1998, he appeared in the British-American horror film titled, ‘Tale of the Mummy’, which was directed by Russell Mulcahy. The film was set in Egypt - in and around Egyptian excavation sites.

In 2000, he starred in the horror film, ‘Dracula 2000’, which was directed by Patrick Lussier. The film was a success at the box office.

In 2001, he began to star in the TV miniseries titled, ‘The Jury’, which was broadcast on the ITV network. In the series, he played the role of ‘Johnnie Donne’.

He appeared in the super successful film ‘300’. The film created a box office record by having the 24th largest box office opening. It went on to earn a whopping $456,068,181 at the box office.

He did a voiceover for the film, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, which became the fifth highest earning animated film of 2010. The film earned a massive $494,878,759 at the box office.