| In 2005, Gerard was nominated for the Golden Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical for: The Phantom of the Opera (2004). |
| Gerard's natural hair colour is dark brown. |
| Gerard was chosen as the most attractive man of 2005 by Hello! Magazine. |
| Gerard shares his birthday with Steve Zahn, Jimmy Kimmel, and Joe Mantegna. |
| Gerard has quickly gained a reputation as one of the nicest actors around, as he always takes time to socialize with fans and hangs out with crew members as much as co-stars on film sets. |
| It was said that Gerard had the "rock and roll" voice that Andrew Lloyd Webber always wanted to play the "Phantom." |
| Gerard was at one time the lead singer for a Scottish rock band named Speed. |
| Gerard was a presenter at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards with fellow Scotsman Billy Boyd. |
| It was rumoured that Gerard was possibly going to be picked to replace Pierce Brosnan as the next "James Bond." |
| Gerard's eyes are actually grey/green in colour but often appear blue on screen. |
| Gerard did not get to see his father from the age of 2 until he turned 16. |
| Gerard graduated from Glasgow University with a degree in Law. |
| While Gerard was filming Mrs. Brown (1997), he saved a young boy from drowning in the river Tay and recieved a "Certificate Of Bravery" from The Royal Humane Society. |
| On the first day of shooting his film debut in Mrs. Brown (1997) Gerard had to bound naked into a freezing sea, and as a result developed hypothermia. |
| Gerard suffered injuries due to being poked in the eye with a wooden stake during rehearsals for the play Coriolanus. |
| Gerard's first movie role was in Mrs. Brown (1997). |
| Gerard's first stage role was in Coriolanus. |
| Gerard is Scottish, but is actually of Irish decent. |
| Gerard was born in Glasgow but raised primarily in Paisley, Scotland. |
| Gerard is 6' 2" (1.88 m) tall. |
| Gerard did all his own singing in The Phantom of the Opera. |
| Gerard admited that he was very nervous when auditioning for Andrew Lloyd Webber for the role of the "Phantom." |