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
- 2025 · Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
- 2025 · It’s a Mad Max World as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Monster Summer as Gene Carruthers
- 2023 · Confidential Informant as Kevin Hickey
- 2022 · Panama as Stark
- 2022 · Last Looks as Alastair Pinch
- 2021 · Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy as Self
- 2017 · Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self
- 2017 · The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' as Self
- 2014 · The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Discovering Hamlet as Hamlet (archive footage)
- 2006 · Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
- 2004 · Paparazzi as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
- 2003 · The Singing Detective as Dr. Gibbon
- 2003 · Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2000 · Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion as Self
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Detective Skinner
- 1999 · Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1998 · The Magic Hour as Self
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Frances' Father (uncredited)
- 1997 · Fathers' Day as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1990 · Hamlet as Hamlet
- 1987 · The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson as Self
- 1984 · Mrs. Soffel as Ed Biddle
- 1984 · The River as Tom Garvey
- 1982 · The Year of Living Dangerously as Guy Hamilton
- 1982 · Attack Force Z as Captain Kelly
- 1980 · The Chain Reaction as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
- 1979 · Tim as Tim Melville
- Future · Coyote as Agent Jack Bradley
- Future · Lethal Weapon 5 as Martin Riggs
- Future · Gracie as Self
- 2025 · Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller as Self
- 2025 · Being Bo Widerberg as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Boneyard as Agent Petrovick
- 2023 · Desperation Road as Mitchell Gaines
- 2023 · The Continental: From the World of John Wick as Cormac O'Connor
- 2022 · On the Line as Elvis Cooney
- 2022 · Bandit as Tommy
- 2022 · Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Hot Seat as Wallace Reed
- 2022 · Father Stu as Bill Long
- 2022 · Agent Game as Olsen
- 2021 · Dangerous as Dr. Alderwood
- 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
- 2017 · Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies as Self
- 2017 · Daddy's Home 2 as Kurt
- 2016 · Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016 · Blood Father as John Link
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Madness of Max as Self
- 2014 · The Expendables 3 as Conrad Stonebanks
- 2013 · Machete Kills as Voz
- 2013 · Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2012 · Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' as Self
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Driver
- 2011 · The Beaver as Walter Black
- 2010 · Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Edge of Darkness as Craven
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Apocalypto Now as Self (archival footage)
- 2008 · The Last Trimate as Narrator
- 2007 · Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ' as
- 2005 · Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli as Himself
- 2004 · Complete Savages as Officer Cox
- 2004 · The Big Question as Self
- 2004 · ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Making 'Signs' as Self / Rev. Graham Hess
- 2002 · We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right as Self
- 2002 · Signs as Graham Hess
- 2002 · We Were Soldiers as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
- 2002 · Mad Max: Film Phenomenon as
- 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)
- 1999 · Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon as Self
- 1999 · Payback as Porter
- 1998 · Lethal Weapon 4 as Martin Riggs
- 1998 · The Entertainment Biz as Self
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Conspiracy Theory as Jerry Fletcher
- 1996 · Ransom as Tom Mullen
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · TFI Friday as
- 1995 · Pocahontas as John Smith (voice)
- 1995 · Casper as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
- 1995 · Braveheart as William Wallace
- 1994 · Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1993 · The Man Without a Face as Justin McLeod
- 1993 · The Chili Con Carne Club as
- 1992 · Forever Young as Capt. Daniel McCormick
- 1992 · Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath as Narrator (voice)
- 1992 · HBO First Look as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1992 · Lethal Weapon 3 as Martin Riggs
- 1991 · Mel Gibson Goes Back to School as Self
- 1990 · A Night on Mount Edna as Self
- 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
- 1989 · Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary as Self
- 1988 · Tequila Sunrise as Dale "Mac" McKussic
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- 1988 · cascadeurs de stars as Self
- 1987 · Lethal Weapon as Martin Riggs
- 1985 · Spécial Mad Max as Self
- 1985 · Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as Max Rockatansky
- 1985 · The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' as Self
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1984 · The Bounty as Fletcher Christian
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky
- 1981 · Gallipoli as Frank Dunne
- 1981 · Punishment as Rick Monroe
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1979 · Mad Max as Max Rockatansky
- 1979 · 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 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1971 · Film '72 as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Canyon as Joseph
- Future · Every Other Weekend as