Gerard Butler, what helps a debauched drug addict become an action star?
Gerard Butler continuously asserts himself with diverse roles, requiring careful investment both physically and psychologically, but few people know that he has gone through an extremely difficult past hardship.
A turbulent childhood with unexpected turns
Gerard Butler was born in 1969 in Renfrewshire, Scotland, the youngest child in a strict Catholic family. When he was just 6 months old, Gerard’s family moved to Montreal, Quebec. A year later, his mother took her son back to Scotland after her broken marriage.
At the age of 16, Gerard met his father again after more than a decade of losing contact. The warmth of fatherly love seemed to give Butler strength and hope for the future. After many efforts, he was recruited to Glasgow University, majoring in Law, and even became president of the law student club.
But then the sudden passing of his father caused Gerard Butler to lose his spiritual support.
From a student full of dreams and aspirations, the young man plunged into never-ending games, not knowing what tomorrow would bring, whether he would live or die.
In his final year of university, he was accepted as an intern at a law firm in Edinburgh, Scotland, but his alcoholism and careless attitude ruined everything. At age 25, the path to becoming a lawyer closed. Butler packed his bags and headed to London, looking for a new direction for himself.
First steps in acting career
In London, Gerard Butler makes a living doing various jobs from waiter, telemarketer, to fair sales. Also here, Gerard Butler met his old friend, now a casting director.
Listening to his friend’s advice, he auditioned and got a job in the play Coriolanus. At the age of 27, Gerard Butler entered the professional acting path and then moved to Los Angeles.
In 2006, Gerard Butler’s career turning point came when he played the main role of Leonidas, the mighty king of Sparta in the movie 300 directed by Zack Snyder.
Next, Gerard Butler “refreshed” himself through the romantic film PS I Love You, which revolves around the letters left by husband Gerry for his wife after he passed away from a brain tumor.
The romantic, sweet but also extremely human content and the excellent performance of the couple Gerard Butler – Hilary Swank have brought many tears from the audience.
The “king” 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, to action and apocalyptic films. is probably the field he makes most audiences remember.
The “Fallen” or “Fallen” film series includes “ The Fall of the White House” (Olympus Has Fallen, 2013), “The Fall of London” (2016), “The Fall of the White House: Traitor” (Angel Has Fallen, 2019 ) all resonated and were loved by many action movie fans.
Gerard Butler excellently portrayed the character of Mike Banning, a loyal secret agent of the US President with eye-catching close combat actions and extremely memorable breathtaking takedowns.
Gerard Butler is also one of the actors with a remarkable track record of “escaping disaster” in Hollywood. In 2017, he played scientist Jake Lawson to prevent annihilation in the movie Geostorm .
In 2020, the action star continued to play the main role in the disaster movie called Greenland: Meteor Disaster , as a husband and father protecting his family from impending death.
