Mel Gibson

Biography

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. After appearing in the "Mad Max" and "Lethal Weapon" series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning "Braveheart" (1995). In 2004, he directed and produced "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.

Known For

William Wallace

Braveheart

Detective Skinner

The Million Dollar Hotel

Martin Riggs

Lethal Weapon

Martin Riggs

Lethal Weapon 4

Martin Riggs

Lethal Weapon 2

Martin Riggs

Lethal Weapon 3

Porter

Payback

Olsen

Agent Game

Justin McLeod

The Man Without a Face

John Smith (voice)

Pocahontas

Richard "Rick" Jarmin

Bird on a Wire

Hamlet

Hamlet

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

We Were Soldiers

Capt. Daniel McCormick

Forever Young

Tom Mullen

Ransom

Benjamin Martin

The Patriot

Fletcher Christian

The Bounty

Graham Hess

Signs

Dale "Mac" McKussic

Tequila Sunrise

Nick Marshall

What Women Want

Dr. Gibbon

The Singing Detective

Guy Hamilton

The Year of Living Dangerously

Scollop

Summer City

Rocky (voice)

Chicken Run

Tim Melville

Tim

Frank Dunne

Gallipoli

Gene Ryack

Air America

Wallace Reed

Hot Seat

Ed Biddle

Mrs. Soffel

Max Rockatansky

Mad Max 2

Jerry Fletcher

Conspiracy Theory

Mel Gibson (uncredited)

Casper

Craven

Edge of Darkness

Max Rockatansky

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Bret Maverick

Maverick

Max Rockatansky

Mad Max

Self

Who Killed the Electric Car?

Captain Kelly

Attack Force Z

Tom Garvey

The River

Agent Petrovick

Boneyard

Self

Casting By

Walter Black

The Beaver

Driver

Get the Gringo

Gene Carruthers

Monster Summer

Self (archive footage)

Mel Gibson, à la folie, passionnément

(archive footage)

Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim

Luther Voz

Machete Kills

Self

The Big Question

Self

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

Conrad Stonebanks

The Expendables 3

Hamlet (archive footage)

Discovering Hamlet

Every Other Weekend

Narrator

The Last Trimate

Self

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

Elvis Cooney

On the Line

Self

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Mitchell Gaines

Desperation Road

Self (archive footage)

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

John Link

Blood Father

Self

Gracie

Self

The Making of The Expendables 3

Kevin Hickey

Confidential Informant

Self

Declaration of Independence

Self

The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'

Self

The Madness of Max

James Murray

The Professor and the Madman

Kurt

Daddy's Home 2

Brett Ridgeman

Dragged Across Concrete

Self

Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'

Frances' Father (uncredited)

FairyTale: A True Story

Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)

Fathers' Day

Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)

Paparazzi

Self

The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'

Bearded mechanic (uncredited)

The Chain Reaction

Captain White / Rob Mulligan

The Hero

Self

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Self

We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right

Colonel Clive Ventor

Boss Level

Self (archive footage)

Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

Alastair Pinch

Last Looks

Chris

Fatman

Self

Forever Hollywood

Self

Steve McQueen: American Icon

Ray

Force of Nature

Reader (voice)

Earth and the American Dream

Self / Rev. Graham Hess

Making 'Signs'

Self

The Patriot: The Art of War

Self

Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion

Stark

Panama

Dr. Alderwood

Dangerous

Self

Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'

Bill Long

Father Stu

Self

cascadeurs de stars

Self

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

Tommy

Bandit

The Canyon

Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath

Mister

Bowdrie

Hunting Season

The Chili Con Carne Club

Self

The Simpsons: America's First Family

Self

Spécial Mad Max

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-01-03

Place of Birth

Peekskill, New York, USA

Also Known As

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson