The Cast ofThe Phantom of the Opera: Where Are They Now?

Gerard Butler

After kicking off his onscreen career in the late 1990s with a role in Mrs. Brown alongside Judi Dench, Gerard Butler continued landing jobs in both film and TV before stepping into the iconic role of the Phantom — where he showed off his singing chops.

Since then he’s booked several big parts in films such as 300, P.S. I Love You, The Ugly Truth, The Bounty Hunter, Olympus Has Fallen and most recently Den of Thieves: Pantera as well as lending his voice to the collection of How to Train Your Dragon animated films.

Coming up, Butler is set to reprise both his How to Train Your Dragon character Stoick and Has Fallen franchise character Mike Banning in the How to Train Your Dragon live-action film and Has Fallen 4.

Emmy Rossum

The early 2000s were a busy time for Emmy Rossum who not only landed the role of Christine in Phantom but also appeared in movies such as Mystic River and The Day After Tomorrow. The role in the film adaptation of the legendary musical made perfect sense for Rossum who sang with the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City as a child. In 2007, she released her first album.

One of her biggest roles to date came in 2011 when she began her nine-season tenure as Fiona Gallagher on Shameless. Following her departure from the show in 2019, Rossum appeared in 2022’s Angelyne and 2023’s The Crowded Room. She has also stepped behind the camera on a few occasions including two episodes of Shameless, per IMDB, and an episode of Modern Love.

In late 2024, Rossum performed in the off-Broadway production of Walden in New York City.

Rossum wed Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail in 2017 and the two share a son and a daughter.

Patrick Wilson

Phantom marked one of Patrick Wilson’s first onscreen credits with the role of Raoul after starting his career on stage and on Broadway. Since then he’s appeared in films like Hard Candy, Watchmen, The Switch, Prometheus and a slew of horror films including Insidious, The Conjuring, The Nun and Annabelle Comes Home.

He’s also landed recurring roles on series like A Gifted Man, Fargo and brief appearances on Girls and The Other Two. Most recently he appeared as Scott in the movie Millers in Marriage which reunited him with Phantom costar Minnie Driver. In 2025 he is set to reprise the role of Ed Warren in The Conjuring: Last Rites.

Wilson married fellow actor Dagmara Domińczyk in 2005 after first meeting in drama school. They share two sons, Kalin and Kassian.

Minnie Driver

After appearing in superstar-making roles in Circle of Friends, Grosse Pointe Blank and Good Will Hunting in the 1990s, and even lending her voice to Tarzan as Jane in 1999, Minnie Driver had fun taking on the role of diva Carlotta in Phantom.

She soon after landed the Emmy-nominated role of Dahlia Malloy on The Riches and in 2014 began another leading role on the small screen in About a Boy. Starting in 2016 she starred as Maya DiMeo in Speechless for the show’s three season run. She later appeared on multiple episodes of Will & Grace and The Serpent Queen and most recently lent her voice to Arcane.

Driver became a mom in 2008 when she welcomed son Henry (she chose to keep his father’s identity a secret). In 2024, Driver marked her six-year anniversary with partner Addison O’Dea.

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson had more than two decades worth of screen and stage credits when she stepped into the role of Madame Giry in Phantom, including Oscar-nominated performances in 1992’s Damage and 1994’s Tom & Viv.

Since then, she appeared as Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and landed roles in series including Parade’s End, World Without End and Curfew. Her most recent credit came in 2023 when she voiced the character of Mrs. Tweedy in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget — a role she originally played in 2000.

Ciarán Hinds

Ciarán Hinds had also been working in film and theater for years when he landed the role of Firmin in Phantom — including alongside Driver in Circle of Friends and in Broadway’s Closer.

He later appeared in major films such as Tinker Tailor Solider Spy and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as well as on Broadway again in productions of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Crucible. His voice can be heard both in Frozen and Frozen II and made various appearances on Game of Thrones. In 2021, the Belfast native starred in the Oscar-nominated film Belfast as Pop, a role that earned him his first Acadaemy Award nomination, for best supporting actor.

Most recently, Hinds landed roles on The Dry as well as The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power television series.

He and his wife Hélène Patarot split their time between Paris and London, and have a daughter, Aoife Hinds, who has acted in shows including Derry Girls and Normal People.