---
name: "Jaymes Butler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jaymes-butler"
fi1m_id: "jaymes-butler"
imdb_id: "nm0124964"
tmdb_id: 74225
wikidata_id: "Q95838734"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 November 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-02T21:06:17.202441+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jaymes Butler

## Identity

Jaymes Butler

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jaymes-butler
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jaymes-butler
- **IMDb ID:** nm0124964
- **TMDB ID:** 74225
- **Wikidata ID:** Q95838734
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95838734, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74225

Actor. Born 1 November 1959 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 November 1959, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** James Butler, Jaymes E. Butler
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 56 (1), 2020s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Horror 2, Action 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1, Science Fiction 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $199m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95838734, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124964/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74225

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Barbarian*](https://film.one/film/barbarian.md) (77)

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## Biography

Jaymes Butler is an American actor, stunt performer and military advisor. Born on 1 November 1959 in Columbus, Ohio, he holds dual American and German citizenship and is fluent in English and German. He began his career as a teenager with a professional job at Disney, later served in the military and relocated to Germany, where he worked in stunts at the Bavaria film studio.

Butler has appeared in films including *Resident Evil* (2002) as Clarence, *The Ghost Writer* (2010) as an FBI agent, *Snowden* (2016) as Master Sgt. Robinson and *Barbarian* (2022) as Andre. He has also worked on *Big Game* (2014), *Escape Room: Tournament of Champions* (2021), *The Boys in the Boat* (2023) and *The Brutalist* (2024). His television credits include episodes of *NCIS* and *iCarly*.

He has collaborated with directors such as Oliver Stone, Roman Polanski and Zach Cregger, and received an NAACP award nomination for his role in *Snowden*.

*Sources: imdb.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Brutalist* (2024), Fi1m 76, as Bar Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md)
- *Barbarian* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Andre — [page](https://film.one/film/barbarian.md)
- *Resident Evil* (2002), Fi1m 56, as Clarence — [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Start Young* (2026), Actor
- *That's AI* (2026), as John
- *Terre Adélie* (2025), as Anders
- *Hameln* (2024), series, as Vater Jamila
- *The Brutalist* (2024), as Bar Manager — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md)
- *The Boys in the Boat* (2023), as Charlie Rylie
- *Uncover* (2023), as Akin
- *Operation Napoleon* (2023), as General Ferrell
- *Barbarian* (2022), as Andre — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/barbarian.md)
- *Escape Room: Tournament of Champions* (2021), as Police Detective (uncredited)
- *The Man with the Camera* (2020), as Bounty Hunter
- *Das Quartett* (2019), series, as Didier Lacasse
- *Snowden* (2016), as Master Sgt. Robinson
- *Big Game* (2014), as Otis · Fight Choreographer
- *Age of Cannibals* (2014), as Vincent Akume
- *The Little Ghost* (2013), as Postbote
- *Blast Vegas* (2013), as Wayne
- *Omamamia* (2012), as Priest
- *Hotel Lux* (2011), as Joe (uncredited)
- *Charlie & Carl* (2011), as Charlie
- *Jerry Cotton* (2010), as Sunny Dollar
- *The Ghost Writer* (2010), as FBI Agent
- *Faktor 8 – Der Tag ist gekommen* (2009), as Pascal
- *Killing Is My Business, Honey* (2009), as Barkeeper
- *Willkommen im Westerwald* (2008), as Aruna
- *African Race* (2008), as Bankkassierer
- *Dard Divorce* (2007), as Detective Phil Warren
- *iCarly* (2007), series, as Lt. Miller
- *GSG 9 - Ihr Einsatz ist ihr Leben* (2007), series, as Egbesu
- *Chain Reaction* (2006), as Stephen Nix
- *Drei Schwestern made in Germany* (2006), as Bill Rochester
- *Zero One* (2006), Actor
- *Welcome Home* (2004), as Ghana Police Officer
- *Held der Gladiatoren* (2003), as Semporious
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Tom Moore — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Resident Evil* (2002), as Clarence — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/resident-evil-2002.md)
- *Dich schickt der Himmel* (2001), as Mitglied der himmlischen Kommission
- *Ice Planet* (2001), as Dyomo Malvai
- *Magic Müller* (1993), as Harri
- *Scene of the Crime* (1970), series, as Lou Browster

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