Mel Gibson
Acting • Born 1956-01-03
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.
Filmography
136 credits
Braveheart
Movie • 1995
William Wallace
The Million Dollar Hotel
Movie • 2000
Detective Skinner
Lethal Weapon
Movie • 1987
Martin Riggs
Lethal Weapon 2
Movie • 1989
Martin Riggs
Lethal Weapon 3
Movie • 1992
Martin Riggs
Lethal Weapon 4
Movie • 1998
Martin Riggs
Payback
Movie • 1999
Porter
Agent Game
Movie • 2022
Olsen
The Man Without a Face
Movie • 1993
Justin McLeod
Pocahontas
Movie • 1995
John Smith (voice)
Bird on a Wire
Movie • 1990
Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
Hamlet
Movie • 1990
Hamlet
We Were Soldiers
Movie • 2002
Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Forever Young
Movie • 1992
Capt. Daniel McCormick
Ransom
Movie • 1996
Tom Mullen
The Patriot
Movie • 2000
Benjamin Martin
The Bounty
Movie • 1984
Fletcher Christian
Signs
Movie • 2002
Graham Hess
Tequila Sunrise
Movie • 1988
Dale "Mac" McKussic
What Women Want
Movie • 2000
Nick Marshall
The Singing Detective
Movie • 2003
Dr. Gibbon
The Year of Living Dangerously
Movie • 1982
Guy Hamilton
Summer City
Movie • 1977
Scollop
Chicken Run
Movie • 2000
Rocky (voice)
Tim
Movie • 1979
Tim Melville
Gallipoli
Movie • 1981
Frank Dunne
Air America
Movie • 1990
Gene Ryack
Hot Seat
Movie • 2022
Wallace Reed
Mrs. Soffel
Movie • 1984
Ed Biddle
Mad Max 2
Movie • 1981
Max Rockatansky
Conspiracy Theory
Movie • 1997
Jerry Fletcher
Casper
Movie • 1995
Mel Gibson (uncredited)
Edge of Darkness
Movie • 2010
Craven
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Movie • 1985
Max Rockatansky
Maverick
Movie • 1994
Bret Maverick
Mad Max
Movie • 1979
Max Rockatansky
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Movie • 2006
Self
Attack Force Z
Movie • 1982
Captain Kelly
The River
Movie • 1984
Tom Garvey
Boneyard
Movie • 2024
Agent Petrovick
Casting By
Movie • 2012
Self
The Beaver
Movie • 2011
Walter Black
Get the Gringo
Movie • 2012
Driver
Monster Summer
Movie • 2024
Gene Carruthers
Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
Machete Kills
Movie • 2013
Voz
The Big Question
Movie • 2004
Self
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Movie • 1987
Self
The Expendables 3
Movie • 2014
Conrad Stonebanks
Discovering Hamlet
Movie • 2011
Hamlet (archive footage)
The Last Trimate
Movie • 2008
Narrator
Every Other Weekend
Movie
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Movie • 1991
Self
On the Line
Movie • 2022
Elvis Cooney
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Movie • 2017
Self
Desperation Road
Movie • 2023
Mitchell Gaines
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Blood Father
Movie • 2016
John Link
Gracie
Movie
Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
Movie • 2014
Self
Confidential Informant
Movie • 2023
Kevin Hickey
Declaration of Independence
Movie • 2003
Self
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
Movie • 1985
Self
The Madness of Max
Movie • 2015
Self
The Professor and the Madman
Movie • 2019
James Murray
Daddy's Home 2
Movie • 2017
Kurt
Dragged Across Concrete
Movie • 2019
Brett Ridgeman
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
Movie • 2016
Self
FairyTale: A True Story
Movie • 1997
Frances' Father (uncredited)
Fathers' Day
Movie • 1997
Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
Paparazzi
Movie • 2004
Anger Management Therapy Patient
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Movie • 2017
Self
The Chain Reaction
Movie • 1980
Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
The Hero
Movie • 1979
Captain White / Rob Mulligan
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Movie • 2013
Self
We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right
Movie • 2002
Self
Boss Level
Movie • 2021
Colonel Clive Ventor
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Last Looks
Movie • 2022
Alastair Pinch
Fatman
Movie • 2020
Chris
Forever Hollywood
Movie • 1999
Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Movie • 2017
Self
Force of Nature
Movie • 2020
Ray
Earth and the American Dream
Movie • 1992
Reader (voice)
Making 'Signs'
Movie • 2003
Self / Rev. Graham Hess
The Patriot: The Art of War
Movie • 2000
Self
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion
Movie • 2000
Self
Panama
Movie • 2022
Stark
Dangerous
Movie • 2021
Dr. Alderwood
Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
Movie • 2007
Self
Father Stu
Movie • 2022
Bill Long
cascadeurs de stars
Movie • 1988
Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Movie • 2012
Self
Bandit
Movie • 2022
Tommy
The Canyon
Movie
Joseph
Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath
Movie • 1992
Narrator (voice)
Hunting Season
Movie • 2025
Bowdrie
The Chili Con Carne Club
Movie • 1993
The Simpsons: America's First Family
Movie • 2000
Self
Spécial Mad Max
Movie • 1985
Self
Lethal Weapon 5
Movie
Martin Riggs
Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller
Movie • 2025
Self
It’s a Mad Max World
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Coyote
Movie
Agent Jack Bradley
A Night on Mount Edna
Movie • 1990
Self
By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'
Movie • 2007
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
Movie • 2025
Self
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
Movie • 1999
Self
ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion
Movie • 2004
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Mel Gibson (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Complete Savages
TV • 2004
Officer Cox
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
The Jay Leno Show
TV • 2009
Self
Punishment
TV • 1981
Rick Monroe
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Aspel & Company
TV • 1984
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
TV • 2023
Cormac O'Connor
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Yo! MTV Raps
TV • 1988
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self
The Sullivans
TV • 1976
Ray Henderson
Wahl Street
TV • 2021
Self (uncredited)
The Magic Hour
TV • 1998
Self
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
TV • 2021
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
HBO First Look
TV • 1992
Self
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
The Entertainment Biz
TV • 1998
Self
The Jay Leno Show
TV • 2009
Self - Guest