Mel Gibson
January 3, 1956 (69 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
- 2026 · Hunting Season as Bowdrie
- 2025 · Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller as Self
- 2024 · Monster Summer as Gene Carruthers
- 2024 · Boneyard as Agent Petrovick
- 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 · Bandit as Tommy
- 2022 · Hot Seat as Wallace Reed
- 2022 · Father Stu as Bill Long
- 2022 · Agent Game as Olsen
- 2022 · Panama as Stark
- 2022 · Last Looks as Alastair Pinch
- 2021 · Dangerous as Dr. Alderwood
- 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
- 2017 · Daddy's Home 2 as Kurt
- 2016 · Blood Father as John Link
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Madness of Max as Self
- 2014 · The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
- 2014 · The Expendables 3 as Conrad Stonebanks
- 2013 · Machete Kills as Luther Voz
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Driver
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Discovering Hamlet as Hamlet (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Beaver as Walter Black
- 2010 · Edge of Darkness as Craven
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
- 2004 · Complete Savages as Officer Cox
- 2004 · Paparazzi as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
- 2004 · The Big Question as Self
- 2003 · The Singing Detective as Dr. Gibbon
- 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 · Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion 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 · The Magic Hour as Self
- 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
- 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
- 1992 · Forever Young as Capt. Daniel McCormick
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · HBO First Look as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1992 · Lethal Weapon 3 as Martin Riggs
- 1990 · Hamlet as Hamlet
- 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 · Spécial Mad Max as Self
- 1985 · Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as Max Rockatansky
- 1984 · Mrs. Soffel as Ed Biddle
- 1984 · The River as Tom Garvey
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1984 · The Bounty as Fletcher Christian
- 1982 · The Year of Living Dangerously as Guy Hamilton
- 1982 · Attack Force Z as Captain Kelly
- 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
- 1980 · The Chain Reaction as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
- 1979 · Tim as Tim Melville
- 1979 · Mad Max as Max Rockatansky
- 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
- Future · Gracie as Self
- 2025 · It’s a Mad Max World as Self (archive) - actor
- 2022 · Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies as Self
- 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
- 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)
- 2010 · Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · The Last Trimate as Narrator
- 2007 · Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' as Self
- 2007 · By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ' as
- 2003 · Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2002 · We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right as Self
- 2000 · The Patriot: The Art of War as Self
- 2000 · The Simpsons: America's First Family as Self
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Frances' Father (uncredited)
- 1997 · Fathers' Day as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
- 1993 · The Chili Con Carne Club as
- 1987 · The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson as Self
- Future · Coyote as Agent Jack Bradley
- 1999 · Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1992 · Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath as Narrator (voice)
- 1991 · Mel Gibson Goes Back to School as Self
- 1985 · The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' as Self
- 1979 · The Hero as Captain White / Rob Mulligan
- 1977 · Summer City as Scollop
- Future · The Canyon as
- Future · Every Other Weekend as
- Future · Lethal Weapon 5 as Martin Riggs
- 1990 · A Night on Mount Edna as Self
- 1988 · cascadeurs de stars as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self