Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 3, 1956
Place of Birth:
Peekskill, New York, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hunting Season | Bowdrie |
| 2024 | Boneyard | Agent Petrovick |
| 2024 | Monster Summer | Gene Carruthers |
| 2023 | Desperation Road | Mitchell Gaines |
| 2023 | Confidential Informant | Kevin Hickey |
| 2022 | Agent Game | Olsen |
| 2022 | Hot Seat | Wallace Reed |
| 2022 | Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | On the Line | Elvis Cooney |
| 2022 | Last Looks | Alastair Pinch |
| 2022 | Panama | Stark |
| 2022 | Father Stu | Bill Long |
| 2022 | Bandit | Tommy |
| 2021 | Boss Level | Colonel Clive Ventor |
| 2021 | Dangerous | Dr. Alderwood |
| 2020 | Fatman | Chris |
| 2020 | Force of Nature | Ray |
| 2019 | The Professor and the Madman | James Murray |
| 2019 | Dragged Across Concrete | Brett Ridgeman |
| 2017 | Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies | Self |
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2 | Kurt |
| 2017 | The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' | Self |
| 2017 | Steve McQueen: American Icon | Self |
| 2016 | Blood Father | John Link |
| 2016 | Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' | Self |
| 2015 | The Madness of Max | Self |
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Conrad Stonebanks |
| 2014 | The Making of The Expendables 3 | Self |
| 2013 | Machete Kills | Luther Voz |
| 2013 | Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot | Self |
| 2012 | Casting By | Self |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Driver |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' | Self |
| 2011 | The Beaver | Walter Black |
| 2011 | Discovering Hamlet | Hamlet (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness | Craven |
| 2010 | Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | The Last Trimate | Narrator |
| 2007 | Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' | Self |
| 2006 | Who Killed the Electric Car? | Self |
| 2006 | Payback: Straight Up | Porter |
| 2004 | The Big Question | Self |
| 2004 | Paparazzi | Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited) |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Dr. Gibbon |
| 2003 | Declaration of Independence | Self |
| 2003 | Making 'Signs' | Self / Rev. Graham Hess |
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers | Lt. Col. Hal Moore |
| 2002 | Signs | Graham Hess |
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right | Self |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | Detective Skinner |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Benjamin Martin |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Nick Marshall |
| 2000 | Chicken Run | Rocky (voice) |
| 2000 | The Patriot: The Art of War | Self |
| 2000 | Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion | Self |
| 2000 | The Simpsons: America's First Family | Self |
| 1999 | Payback | Porter |
| 1999 | Forever Hollywood | Self |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Martin Riggs |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Jerry Fletcher |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | Frances' Father (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited) |
| 1996 | Ransom | Tom Mullen |
| 1995 | Braveheart | William Wallace |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | John Smith (voice) |
| 1995 | Casper | Mel Gibson (uncredited) |
| 1994 | Maverick | Bret Maverick |
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Justin McLeod |
| 1993 | The Chili Con Carne Club | |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Martin Riggs |
| 1992 | Forever Young | Capt. Daniel McCormick |
| 1992 | Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) |
| 1992 | Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath | Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | Mel Gibson Goes Back to School | Self |
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Richard "Rick" Jarmin |
| 1990 | Hamlet | Hamlet |
| 1990 | Air America | Gene Ryack |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Martin Riggs |
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Dale "Mac" McKussic |
| 1988 | cascadeurs de stars | Self |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Martin Riggs |
| 1987 | The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson | Self |
| 1985 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Max Rockatansky |
| 1985 | The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' | Self |
| 1985 | Spécial Mad Max | Self |
| 1984 | The Bounty | Fletcher Christian |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Ed Biddle |
| 1984 | The River | Tom Garvey |
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Guy Hamilton |
| 1982 | Attack Force Z | Captain Kelly |
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Frank Dunne |
| 1981 | Mad Max 2 | Max Rockatansky |
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Bearded mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1979 | Tim | Tim Melville |
| 1979 | Mad Max | Max Rockatansky |
| 1979 | The Hero | Captain White / Rob Mulligan |
| 1977 | Summer City | Scollop |
| Every Other Weekend | ||
| Gracie | Self | |
| The Canyon | ||
| Mister |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Continental: From the World of John Wick | Cormac O'Connor |
| 2021 | Wahl Street | Self (uncredited) |
| 2021 | Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy | Self |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2009 | The Jay Leno Show | Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2004 | Complete Savages | Officer Cox |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 1998 | The Magic Hour | Self |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | Self |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Mel Gibson (voice) |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps | Self |
| 1984 | Aspel & Company | |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1981 | Punishment | Rick Monroe |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self |
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Ray Henderson |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |