In Chasing Mavericks, Butler steps into the sports drama genre with grace and ease. The film follows the true story of surfer Jay Moriarty and his friend and mentor Frosty Hesson.

Although he remained injury free while filming, Butler revealed that he almost drowned while filming 2012’s Chasing Mavericks. He said he was “taken down by a huge set of waves.” ...

While filming Chasing Mavericks, a 2012 surfing drama, the actor said he was "taken down by a huge set of waves," and "almost [drowned]." Thinking back on the moment, Butler said: "I thought I was ...

Butler never sustained an injury while shooting “300,” but he did “almost drown” while shooting the 2012 surf drama “Chasing Mavericks” after “getting taken down by a huge set of ...

Butler went on to share other projects he’d worked on that saw him hurt, including an incident on the set of the 2012 film Chasing Mavericks that saw him downed by a huge set of waves and coming ...

Butler himself apparently walked away from 300 unscathed, though he detailed injuries he sustained on other film sets, such as nearly drowning while learning to surf for the 2012 movie Chasing ...

(Later, in 2011, he himself was hospitalised after being pulled under the waves while shooting a scene for Chasing Mavericks). After further minor roles in Tomorrow Never Dies and Tale Of The ...

Daniel Strebin — “Chasing Mavericks” Brock Little’s Pearson Arrow 9’8″ gun “At the time, I was working for a very large entertainment memorabilia auction house.