Personal Life
Butler has been open in interviews about struggling with alcoholism. In February 2012, Butler's publicist announced that Butler had completed a course of treatment for substance abuse of pain killers, at a rehab-centre. This was after Butler was concerned he was too reliant on prescribed pain relief medication which escalated when he was involved in a surfing incident before Christmas 2011.
A fan of the Glasgow football club Celtic F.C. and having played a charity match with them in 2011, Butler regularly attended Celtic Park as a supporter, but has found that moving to Hollywood can be a problem when trying to keep up with the results due to the time difference between Los Angeles and Glasgow.
Despite his sometimes turbulent personal life and the often violent characters he plays, Butler is well known to be a kind person in real life. He is known to be very friendly with fans and co-workers, and socializes with everyone on set.
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