Hollywood A-Listers Who Got Their Big Break in Horror Films

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler wasn't always one of the biggest names in Hollywood. His third role ever was in Tale of the Mummy (1998); Butler played a character named Burke. This was one of the many small roles Butler took on before his breakthrough in the early aughts, when he was selected to play Attila the Hun in the TV miniseries Attila (2001).

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The More You Know

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