Mel Gibson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 3 January 1956 · 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
Directing 11
- 2028The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two · director
- 2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One · director
- 2026Lethal Weapon 5 · director
- 2025Flight Risk · director
- 2016Hacksaw Ridge · director
- 2006Apocalypto · director
- 2004The Passion of the Christ · director
- 1995Braveheart · director
- 1993The Man Without a Face · director
- 1991Mel Gibson Goes Back to School · director
- 1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary · director
Writing 7
- 2028The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two · writer
- 2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One · writer
- 2018Air Strike · creative producer
- 2012Get the Gringo · writer
- 2006Apocalypto · writer
- 2004The Passion of the Christ · screenplay
- 1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary · writer
Production 20
- 2028The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two · producer
- 2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One · producer
- 2025Flight Risk · producer
- 2023Sound of Freedom · executive producer
- 2022On the Line · executive producer
- 2019The Professor and the Madman · producer
- 2014Stonehearst Asylum · producer
- 2012Get the Gringo · producer
- 2008Another Day In Paradise · producer
- 2006Apocalypto · producer
- 2006Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man · producer
- 2004Paparazzi · producer
- 2004Evel Knievel · executive producer
- 2004The Passion of the Christ · producer
- 2003The Singing Detective · producer
- 2001Invincible · executive producer
- 2000The Three Stooges · producer
- 1997One Eight Seven · executive producer
- 1995Braveheart · producer
- 1992Forever Young · executive producer
Acting 121
- 2026Lethal Weapon 5 as Martin Riggs
- 2026Gracie as Self
- 2026Mister
- 2026The Canyon as Joseph
- 2026Coyote as Agent Jack Bradley
- 2026Every Other Weekend
- 2025Hunting Season as Bowdrie
- 2025Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
- 2025Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller as Self
- 2025Being Bo Widerberg as Self (archive footage)
- 2025It’s a Mad Max World as Self (archive footage)
- 2024Monster Summer as Gene Carruthers
- 2024Boneyard as Agent Petrovick
- 2023Desperation Road as Mitchell Gaines
- 2023Confidential Informant as Kevin Hickey
- 2022On the Line as Elvis Cooney
- 2022Bandit as Tommy
- 2022Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Hot Seat as Wallace Reed
- 2022Father Stu as Bill Long
- 2022Agent Game as Olsen
- 2022Panama as Stark
- 2022Last Looks as Alastair Pinch
- 2021Dangerous as Dr. Alderwood
- 2021Boss Level as Colonel Clive Ventor
- 2020Fatman as Chris
- 2020Force of Nature as Ray
- 2019The Professor and the Madman as James Murray
- 2019Dragged Across Concrete as Brett Ridgeman
- 2017Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies as Self
- 2017Daddy's Home 2 as Kurt
- 2017Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self
- 2017The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' as Self
- 2016Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' as Self
- 2016Blood Father as John Link
- 2015The Madness of Max as Self
- 2014The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
- 2014The Expendables 3 as Conrad Stonebanks
- 2013Machete Kills as Voz
- 2013Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2012Casting By as Self
- 2012Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' as Self
- 2012Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2012Get the Gringo as Driver
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011Discovering Hamlet as Hamlet (archive footage)
- 2011The Beaver as Walter Black
- 2010Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2010Edge of Darkness as Craven
- 2009Apocalypto Now as Self (archival footage)
- 2008The Last Trimate as Narrator
- 2007Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' as Self
- 2007Payback: Straight Up as Porter
- 2007By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'
- 2006Payback: Straight Up – The Director’s Cut as Porter
- 2006Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
- 2005Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli as Himself
- 2004Paparazzi as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
- 2004The Big Question as Self
- 2004ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion as Self
- 2003The Singing Detective as Dr. Gibbon
- 2003Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2003Making 'Signs' as Self / Rev. Graham Hess
- 2002We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right as Self
- 2002Signs as Graham Hess
- 2002We Were Soldiers as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
- 2002Mad Max: Film Phenomenon
- 2000What Women Want as Nick Marshall
- 2000The Patriot: The Art of War as Self
- 2000Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion as Self
- 2000The Simpsons: America's First Family as Self
- 2000The Patriot as Benjamin Martin
- 2000Chicken Run as Rocky (voice)
- 2000The Million Dollar Hotel as Detective Skinner
- 1999Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon as Self
- 1999Payback as Porter
- 1999Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1998Lethal Weapon 4 as Martin Riggs
- 1997FairyTale: A True Story as Frances' Father (uncredited)
- 1997Conspiracy Theory as Jerry Fletcher
- 1997Fathers' Day as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
- 1996Ransom as Tom Mullen
- 1995Pocahontas as John Smith (voice)
- 1995Casper as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
- 1995Braveheart as William Wallace
- 1994Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1993The Man Without a Face as Justin McLeod
- 1993The Chili Con Carne Club
- 1992Forever Young as Capt. Daniel McCormick
- 1992Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath as Narrator (voice)
- 1992Lethal Weapon 3 as Martin Riggs
- 1991Mel Gibson Goes Back to School as Self
- 1990Hamlet as Hamlet
- 1990A Night on Mount Edna as Self
- 1990Air America as Gene Ryack
- 1990Bird on a Wire as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
- 1989Lethal Weapon 2 as Martin Riggs
- 1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary as Self
- 1989The Simpsons as Mel Gibson (voice) · 1 episode
- 1988Tequila Sunrise as Dale "Mac" McKussic
- 1988cascadeurs de stars as Self
- 1987Lethal Weapon as Martin Riggs
- 1987The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson as Self
- 1985Spécial Mad Max as Self
- 1985Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as Max Rockatansky
- 1985The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' as Self
- 1984Mrs. Soffel as Ed Biddle
- 1984The River as Tom Garvey
- 1984The Bounty as Fletcher Christian
- 1982The Year of Living Dangerously as Guy Hamilton
- 1982Attack Force Z as Captain Kelly
- 1981Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky
- 1981Gallipoli as Frank Dunne
- 1980The Chain Reaction as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
- 1979Tim as Tim Melville
- 1979Mad Max as Max Rockatansky
- 1979The Hero as Captain White / Rob Mulligan
- 1977Summer City as Scollop
- 1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host · 1 episode
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · 1 episode
crew 1
- 2007Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' · thanks