Gerard Butler: A turbulent childhood with unexpected turns

Unhappy childhood and past mistakes could not stop the footsteps of “brave warrior” Gerard Butler. He has experienced many careers, but his unexpected turn into acting has helped the name Gerard Butler shine into stardom in the art sky.

Gerard Butler is a movie star with unexpected falls

Gerard Butler is loved by the audience through many films, from the blockbuster 300 , Geostorm , The White House has fallen (Olympus has fallen), London has fallen … to the movie Latest Greenland: Meteor disaster (Greenland).

During his career, Gerard Butler is not picky about his roles and continuously affirms his acting talent through character lines that require careful investment both physically and psychologically. But to gain the position in the hearts of the audience today, Gerard Butler went through challenging days.

Turbulent childhood 

Gerard Butler was born in 1969 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. He is the youngest child in a strict Catholic family.

When he was just 6 months old, his family moved to Montreal, Quebec to live. A year later, Gerard’s parents broke up, and his mother took him back to Scotland.

After more than a decade of losing contact, he met his father again at the age of 16. It was the warmth of fatherly love that gave Butler strength and hope for the future.

After efforts and efforts, he was admitted to Glasgow University, majoring in Law, and even became president of the law student club.

This star has gone through difficult and challenging times

But after his father died suddenly, Gerard lost his spiritual support. From a student with dreams and aspirations, he plunged into never-ending games, not knowing what tomorrow holds, how he will live or die.

In his final year of university, Gerard was accepted as an intern at a law firm in Edinburgh, Scotland. But everything was ruined, the door to the path of becoming a lawyer was quickly closed due to his alcoholism and careless attitude. So, in search of an opportunity to change his life, Butler packed his bags and headed to London.

Acting intersection

To survive in London, Gerard Butler has to do many different jobs from telemarketing, waiting tables, and selling at fairs. Also here, Gerard Butler met his old friend, now a casting director. After receiving advice to audition, his life turned a new page.

Thanks to his talent and enthusiasm, Gerard began to receive a role in the play Coriolanus. At the age of 27, he officially entered the professional acting path.

Three years later, he moved to Los Angeles and gradually took his first steps into the world silver screen through roles in films such as: Crucifixion of the Vampire (Dracula 2000), Tomb Raider 2 : The Cradle of Life (Tomb Raider 2), Phantom of the Opera (Phantom of the Opera)…

Gerard Butler became a sought-after name after the movie “300”

After taking on the main role of Leonidas – the mighty king of Sparta in the blockbuster 300 directed by Zack Snyder, Gerard Butler’s acting received a lot of praise from experts, and his role also made a mark. in the hearts of the audience.

When the movie was released, the producer earned more than 456 million USD globally, compared to an investment cost of only 60 million USD, this is an unexpected number. It can be said that this is the turning point film that made Gerard Butler become a sought-after name in the cinema capital.

The actor once made viewers cry when appearing in the romantic movie “PS: I love you”

Escaping from the king’s shadow, in 2007, this star had a “revolutionary” role when he took on the character of husband Gerry in the romantic drama adapted from literature. PS: Darling you (PS I love you).

This film revolves around the letters left by Gerry to his wife after he passed away from a brain tumor. Besides the romantic, sweet and humane plot, the excellent performance of the couple Gerard Butler – Hilary Swank has brought many tears from the audience.

The “king” of movies falls and the world ends 

Gerard Butler is a talented, versatile actor who can excel in a variety of genres. From drama, comedy, romance, even animation, this star is not picky. But action movies and movies about the end of the world are probably the areas that Gerard reminds many audiences of.

Typically, the series of films: The Fall of the White House (2013), The Fall of London (2016), The Fall of the White House: Traitor (2019) all resonated. Gerard Butler had an excellent transformation into Mike Banning, a loyal secret agent of the US President with eye-catching close combat actions and breathtaking takedowns.

He is also considered the “king” of movies about the fall of the world and the end of the world 

In addition, Gerard Butler is also one of the actors who left a deep impression in Hollywood’s “escape from disaster” movies. In 2017, his role as scientist Jake Lawson preventing annihilation in the movie Earth Storm  received love from the audience.

This year, the action star will continue to play the main role in the movie called Greenland: Meteor Disaster . The film is set in the context of people around the world eagerly welcoming comet Clarke passing by the earth.

But people did not expect that after the sudden impact, fragments of the giant meteorite continuously fell, destroying everything where it passed. And from then on, people had to race against time to escape this terrible disaster.

“Greenland: Meteor Disaster” is Gerard Butler’s latest film on the topic of disaster

In the movie, Gerard Butler’s character John Garrity is a talented engineer who should receive a “ticket” to Greenland. This is where there are underground shelters reserved for those chosen to live after the apocalypse. He quickly found a way to bring his wife Allison and son Nathan to the promised land. But his lucky ticket also made them the target of many others’ attacks.
Besides the emphasis on visual and sound effects, the film especially impresses the audience through the story of family love, and especially exploits the good and evil elements of people between the boundaries of life and death. death. With his spectacular transformation, engineer John Garrity will certainly be the role fans remember when talking about star Gerard Butler.