Mel Gibson
January 3, 1956 (70 years old) in Peekskill, New York, USA
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
Credits
- 2025 · Hunting Season as Bowdrie
- 2024 · Monster Summer as Gene Carruthers
- 2023 · Desperation Road as Mitchell Gaines
- 2023 · The Continental: From the World of John Wick as Cormac O'Connor
- 2023 · Confidential Informant as Kevin Hickey
- 2022 · On the Line as Elvis Cooney
- 2022 · Father Stu as Bill Long
- 2021 · Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy as Self
- 2021 · Wahl Street as Self (uncredited)
- 2021 · Boss Level as Colonel Clive Ventor
- 2020 · Fatman as Chris
- 2020 · Force of Nature as Ray
- 2019 · The Professor and the Madman as James Murray
- 2019 · Dragged Across Concrete as Brett Ridgeman
- 2016 · Blood Father as John Link
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · The Expendables 3 as Conrad Stonebanks
- 2013 · Machete Kills as Voz
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Discovering Hamlet as Hamlet (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Making 'Signs' as Self / Rev. Graham Hess
- 2002 · Signs as Graham Hess
- 2002 · We Were Soldiers as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
- 2000 · What Women Want as Nick Marshall
- 2000 · The Patriot: The Art of War as Self
- 2000 · The Simpsons: America's First Family as Self
- 2000 · The Patriot as Benjamin Martin
- 2000 · Chicken Run as Rocky (voice)
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Detective Skinner
- 1999 · Payback as Porter
- 1998 · Lethal Weapon 4 as Martin Riggs
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Conspiracy Theory as Jerry Fletcher
- 1995 · Pocahontas as John Smith (voice)
- 1995 · Casper as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
- 1995 · Braveheart as William Wallace
- 1993 · The Man Without a Face as Justin McLeod
- 1992 · HBO First Look as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1992 · Lethal Weapon 3 as Martin Riggs
- 1990 · Air America as Gene Ryack
- 1990 · Bird on a Wire as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Mel Gibson (voice)
- 1989 · Lethal Weapon 2 as Martin Riggs
- 1988 · Tequila Sunrise as Dale "Mac" McKussic
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- 1987 · Lethal Weapon as Martin Riggs
- 1985 · Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as Max Rockatansky
- 1984 · The River as Tom Garvey
- 1984 · The Bounty as Fletcher Christian
- 1982 · The Year of Living Dangerously as Guy Hamilton
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1980 · The Chain Reaction as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
- 1979 · Tim as Tim Melville
- 1979 · Mad Max as Max Rockatansky
- 1977 · Summer City as Scollop
- 1976 · The Sullivans as Ray Henderson
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Canyon as
- 2025 · It’s a Mad Max World as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Boneyard as Agent Petrovick
- 2022 · Bandit as Tommy
- 2022 · Hot Seat as Wallace Reed
- 2022 · Agent Game as Olsen
- 2022 · Panama as Stark
- 2022 · Last Looks as Alastair Pinch
- 2021 · Dangerous as Dr. Alderwood
- 2017 · Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies as Self
- 2017 · Daddy's Home 2 as Kurt
- 2013 · Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2012 · Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' as Self
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Driver
- 2011 · The Beaver as Walter Black
- 2010 · Edge of Darkness as Craven
- 2008 · The Last Trimate as Narrator
- 2004 · Complete Savages as Officer Cox
- 2000 · Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion as Self
- 1998 · The Magic Hour as Self
- 1998 · The Entertainment Biz as Self
- 1997 · Fathers' Day as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
- 1996 · Ransom as Tom Mullen
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1994 · Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1992 · Forever Young as Capt. Daniel McCormick
- 1991 · Mel Gibson Goes Back to School as Self
- 1988 · cascadeurs de stars as Self
- 1987 · The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson as Self
- 1985 · The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' as Self
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- Future · Every Other Weekend as
- 2025 · Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
- 2025 · Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller as Self
- 2022 · Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self
- 2017 · The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' as Self
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2015 · The Madness of Max as Self
- 2014 · The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2010 · Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' as Self
- 2007 · By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ' as
- 2004 · Paparazzi as Anger Management Therapy Patient
- 2004 · The Big Question as Self
- 2004 · ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion as Self
- 2003 · The Singing Detective as Dr. Gibbon
- 2003 · Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2002 · We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right as Self
- 1999 · Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon as Self
- 1999 · Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Frances' Father (uncredited)
- 1993 · The Chili Con Carne Club as
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath as Narrator (voice)
- 1990 · Hamlet as Hamlet
- 1990 · A Night on Mount Edna as Self
- 1985 · Spécial Mad Max as Self
- 1984 · Mrs. Soffel as Ed Biddle
- 1982 · Attack Force Z as Captain Kelly
- 1981 · Gallipoli as Frank Dunne
- 1981 · Punishment as Rick Monroe
- Future · Lethal Weapon 5 as Martin Riggs
- Future · Gracie as Self
- Future · Coyote as Agent Jack Bradley
- 1979 · The Hero as Captain White / Rob Mulligan