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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-01-03 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Peekskill, New York, USA

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

Acting

2024

Boneyard as Agent Petrovick
Monster Summer as Gene Carruthers

2023

Desperation Road as Mitchell Gaines
Confidential Informant as Kevin Hickey

2022

Agent Game as Olsen
Hot Seat as Wallace Reed
Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul as Self (archive footage)
On the Line as Elvis Cooney
Last Looks as Alastair Pinch
Panama as Stark
Father Stu as Bill Long
Bandit as Tommy

2021

Boss Level as Colonel Clive Ventor
Dangerous as Dr. Alderwood
Wahl Street as Self (uncredited)

2020

Fatman as Chris

2019

Dragged Across Concrete as Brett Ridgeman

2017

2016

Blood Father as John Link

2015

2014

The Expendables 3 as Conrad Stonebanks

2013

Machete Kills as Luther Voz

2012

Casting By as Self
Get the Gringo as Driver
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)

2011

The Beaver as Walter Black
Discovering Hamlet as Hamlet (archive footage)

2010

2009

2008

The Last Trimate as Narrator

2007

2006

2004

Paparazzi as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
Complete Savages as Officer Cox

2003

The Singing Detective as Dr. Gibbon
Making 'Signs' as Self / Rev. Graham Hess

2002

We Were Soldiers as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Signs as Graham Hess

2000

The Million Dollar Hotel as Detective Skinner
The Patriot as Benjamin Martin
What Women Want as Nick Marshall
Chicken Run as Rocky (voice)

1999

Payback as Porter

1998

Lethal Weapon 4 as Martin Riggs
Parkinson as Self

1997

Conspiracy Theory as Jerry Fletcher
FairyTale: A True Story as Frances' Father (uncredited)
Fathers' Day as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)

1996

Ransom as Tom Mullen
The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1995

Braveheart as William Wallace
Pocahontas as John Smith (voice)
Casper as Mel Gibson (uncredited)

1994

Maverick as Bret Maverick

1993

The Man Without a Face as Justin McLeod

1992

Lethal Weapon 3 as Martin Riggs
Forever Young as Capt. Daniel McCormick

1991

1990

Bird on a Wire as Richard "Rick" Jarmin
Hamlet as Hamlet
Air America as Gene Ryack

1989

Lethal Weapon 2 as Martin Riggs
The Simpsons as Mel Gibson (voice)

1988

Tequila Sunrise as Dale "Mac" McKussic
Yo! MTV Raps as Self

1987

Lethal Weapon as Martin Riggs

1985

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as Max Rockatansky

1984

The Bounty as Fletcher Christian
Mrs. Soffel as Ed Biddle
The River as Tom Garvey

1982

Attack Force Z as Captain Kelly
Wogan as Self

1981

Gallipoli as Frank Dunne
Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky
Punishment as Rick Monroe

1980

The Chain Reaction as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)

1979

Tim as Tim Melville
Mad Max as Max Rockatansky
The Hero as Captain White / Rob Mulligan

1977

Summer City as Scollop

1976

The Sullivans as Ray Henderson

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1974

1953

The Oscars as Self

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Gracie as Self
Hunting Season as Bowdrie

Directing

2025

Flight Risk as Director

2016

Hacksaw Ridge as Director

2006

Apocalypto as Director

2004

Complete Savages as Director

1995

Braveheart as Director

1993

Production

2025

Flight Risk as Producer

2023

Sound of Freedom as Executive Producer

2022

On the Line as Executive Producer

2014

Stonehearst Asylum as Producer

2012

Get the Gringo as Producer

2008

Carrier as Producer

2006

Apocalypto as Producer

2004

Paparazzi as Producer
Evel Knievel as Executive Producer
Clubhouse as Producer
Complete Savages as Executive Producer

2003

2001

Invincible as Executive Producer

2000

The Three Stooges as Producer

1997

One Eight Seven as Executive Producer

1995

Braveheart as Producer

1992

Forever Young as Executive Producer

Writing

2018

Air Strike as Creative Producer

2012

Get the Gringo as Writer

2006

Apocalypto as Writer