Born in Brasov in Romania, he graduated from the Brasov Folk Art School, in the theater class of Professor Ion Jugureanu and in 1995 he graduated from the Institute of Theater Art and Cinematography in Bucharest. Butuc worked as actor in supporting roles in movies as: action movie 7 Seconds (2005) with Wesley Snipes, horror film The Cave (2005) co-star Morris Chesnut, comedy movie Funny Money (2006) with Chevy Chase, action movie Shadow Man (2006) alongside Steven Seagal, drama film Youth Without Youth (2007), with Tim Roth, TV Movie Anacondas 4: Trail of Blood (2009) with Linden Ashby, history movie Barbarossa (2009) with Rutger Hauer, action movie Bunraku (2010) with Demi Moore and many others films; in addition to this he is an appreciated musician and singer in Romania.