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Mel Gibson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 3, 1956 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Peekskill, New York, USA

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

Acting
2025Hunting SeasonBowdrie
2025Mad Max and the Genius of George MillerSelf
2025It’s a Mad Max WorldSelf (archive footage)
2025Meister der Apokalypse - Roland EmmerichSelf
2024BoneyardAgent Petrovick
2024Monster SummerGene Carruthers
2023Desperation RoadMitchell Gaines
2023Confidential InformantKevin Hickey
2023The Continental: From the World of John WickCormac O'Connor
2022Agent GameOlsen
2022Hot SeatWallace Reed
2022Mel Gibson: A Tormented SoulSelf (archive footage)
2022On the LineElvis Cooney
2022Last LooksAlastair Pinch
2022PanamaStark
2022Father StuBill Long
2022BanditTommy
2021Boss LevelColonel Clive Ventor
2021DangerousDr. Alderwood
2021Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic LegacySelf
2020FatmanChris
2020Force of NatureRay
2019The Professor and the MadmanJames Murray
2019Dragged Across ConcreteBrett Ridgeman
2017Laddie: The Man Behind the MoviesSelf
2017Daddy's Home 2Kurt
2017The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'Self
2017Steve McQueen: American IconSelf
2016Blood FatherJohn Link
2016Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'Self
2015The Madness of MaxSelf
2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2014The Expendables 3Conrad Stonebanks
2014The Making of The Expendables 3Self
2013Machete KillsVoz
2013Tales from the Warner Bros. LotSelf
2012Casting BySelf
2012Get the GringoDriver
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’Self (archive footage)
2012Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'Self
2011The BeaverWalter Black
2011Discovering HamletHamlet (archive footage)
2010Edge of DarknessCraven
2010Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood IconSelf (archive footage)
2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf
2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf - Guest
2008The Last TrimateNarrator
2007Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'Self
2007By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006Who Killed the Electric Car?Self
2004The Big QuestionSelf
2004PaparazziAnger Management Therapy Patient
2004ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's PassionSelf
2004Complete SavagesOfficer Cox
2003The Singing DetectiveDr. Gibbon
2003Declaration of IndependenceSelf
2003Making 'Signs'Self / Rev. Graham Hess
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2002We Were SoldiersLt. Col. Hal Moore
2002SignsGraham Hess
2002We Were Soldiers: Getting It RightSelf
2000The Million Dollar HotelDetective Skinner
2000The PatriotBenjamin Martin
2000What Women WantNick Marshall
2000Chicken RunRocky (voice)
2000The Patriot: The Art of WarSelf
2000Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's PassionSelf
2000The Simpsons: America's First FamilySelf
1999PaybackPorter
1999Forever HollywoodSelf
1999Jet Li: Li-Thal WeaponSelf
1998Lethal Weapon 4Martin Riggs
1998The Magic HourSelf
1998ParkinsonSelf
1998The Entertainment BizSelf
1997Conspiracy TheoryJerry Fletcher
1997FairyTale: A True StoryFrances' Father (uncredited)
1997Fathers' DayScott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
1996RansomTom Mullen
1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest
1995BraveheartWilliam Wallace
1995PocahontasJohn Smith (voice)
1995CasperMel Gibson (uncredited)
1994MaverickBret Maverick
1993The Man Without a FaceJustin McLeod
1993The Chili Con Carne Club
1992Lethal Weapon 3Martin Riggs
1992Forever YoungCapt. Daniel McCormick
1992Earth and the American DreamReader (voice)
1992Rabbit Ears - David and GoliathNarrator (voice)
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf
1992HBO First LookSelf
1991Mel Gibson Goes Back to SchoolSelf
1990Bird on a WireRichard 'Rick' Jarmin
1990HamletHamlet
1990Air AmericaGene Ryack
1990A Night on Mount EdnaSelf
1989Lethal Weapon 2Martin Riggs
1989The SimpsonsMel Gibson (voice)
1988Tequila SunriseDale "Mac" McKussic
1988cascadeurs de starsSelf
1988Yo! MTV RapsSelf
1987Lethal WeaponMartin Riggs
1987The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar RobinsonSelf
1985Mad Max Beyond ThunderdomeMax Rockatansky
1985The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'Self
1985Spécial Mad MaxSelf
1984The BountyFletcher Christian
1984Mrs. SoffelEd Biddle
1984The RiverTom Garvey
1984Aspel & Company
1982The Year of Living DangerouslyGuy Hamilton
1982Attack Force ZCaptain Kelly
1982WoganSelf
1981GallipoliFrank Dunne
1981Mad Max 2Max Rockatansky
1981PunishmentRick Monroe
1981Wetten, dass..?Self
1980The Chain ReactionBearded mechanic (uncredited)
1979TimTim Melville
1979Mad MaxMax Rockatansky
1979The HeroCaptain White / Rob Mulligan
1977Summer CityScollop
1976The SullivansRay Henderson
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1974Spécial cinémaSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1953The OscarsSelf
-Every Other Weekend
-GracieSelf
-The CanyonJoseph
-Lethal Weapon 5Martin Riggs
-CoyoteAgent Jack Bradley
Production
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part TwoProducer
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part OneProducer
2025Flight RiskProducer
2023Sound of FreedomExecutive Producer
2022On the LineExecutive Producer
2019The Professor and the MadmanProducer
2014Stonehearst AsylumProducer
2012Get the GringoProducer
2008Another Day In ParadiseProducer
2008CarrierProducer
2006ApocalyptoProducer
2006Leonard Cohen: I'm Your ManProducer
2004The Passion of the ChristProducer
2004PaparazziProducer
2004Evel KnievelExecutive Producer
2004ClubhouseProducer
2004Complete SavagesExecutive Producer
2003The Singing DetectiveProducer
2001InvincibleExecutive Producer
2000The Three StoogesProducer
1997One Eight SevenExecutive Producer
1995BraveheartProducer
1992Forever YoungExecutive Producer
-Siege of MaltaProducer
Directing
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part TwoDirector
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part OneDirector
2025Flight RiskDirector
2016Hacksaw RidgeDirector
2006ApocalyptoDirector
2004The Passion of the ChristDirector
2004Complete SavagesDirector
1995BraveheartDirector
1993The Man Without a FaceDirector
1991Mel Gibson Goes Back to SchoolDirector
-Lethal Weapon 5Director
Writing
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part TwoWriter
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part OneWriter
2018Air StrikeCreative Producer
2012Get the GringoWriter
2006ApocalyptoWriter
2004The Passion of the ChristScreenplay
2004Complete SavagesStory
-Siege of MaltaWriter