Mel Gibson

DirectorProducerWriterActor Jan 3 (age 70) Peekskill, New York, USA 1962–2027 (65 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Hacksaw Ridge

Director

Film

Braveheart

William Wallace

Film

Apocalypto

Director

Film

The Passion of the Christ

Director

Film

Sound of Freedom

Executive Producer

Film

Lethal Weapon

Martin Riggs

Film

Mad Max 2

Max Rockatansky

Film

Pocahontas

John Smith (voice)

Filmography

Acting (138)

Movies (112)

Hunting Season

2025

as Bowdrie

7.0

Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller

2025

as Self

Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich

2025

as Self

It’s a Mad Max World

2025

as Self (archive footage)

Boneyard

as Agent Petrovick

Monster Summer

as Gene Carruthers

Confidential Informant

as Kevin Hickey

Desperation Road

as Mitchell Gaines

Bandit

as Tommy

Father Stu

as Bill Long

Hot Seat

as Wallace Reed

Agent Game

as Olsen

Last Looks

as Alastair Pinch

On the Line

as Elvis Cooney

Panama

as Stark

Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.8

Boss Level

2021

as Colonel Clive Ventor

Dangerous

as Dr. Alderwood

Fatman

as Chris

Force of Nature

as Ray

Dragged Across Concrete

2019

as Brett Ridgeman

6.6

The Professor and the Madman

as James Murray

Daddy's Home 2

as Kurt

The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'

2017

as Self

8.3

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

2017

as Self

5.4

Steve McQueen: American Icon

as Self

Blood Father

as John Link

Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'

as Self

The Madness of Max

as Self

The Expendables 3

as Conrad Stonebanks

The Making of The Expendables 3

as Self

Machete Kills

as Voz

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

2013

as Self

5.7

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

Get the Gringo

as Driver

Casting By

as Self

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

2012

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

as Self

The Beaver

as Walter Black

Discovering Hamlet

as Hamlet (archive footage)

7.0

Edge of Darkness

2010

as Craven

6.4

Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon

2010

as Self (archive footage)

3.7

The Last Trimate

2008

as Narrator

Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'

as Self

Payback: Straight Up

as Porter

By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'

2007

6.0

Who Killed the Electric Car?

as Self

The Big Question

as Self

Paparazzi

as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)

5.3

ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion

2004

as Self

10.0

The Singing Detective

2003

as Dr. Gibbon

5.0

Declaration of Independence

2003

as Self

10.0

Making 'Signs'

2003

as Self / Rev. Graham Hess

Signs

as Graham Hess

We Were Soldiers

as Lt. Col. Hal Moore

7.1

We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right

2002

as Self

8.0

The Million Dollar Hotel

as Detective Skinner

What Women Want

as Nick Marshall

The Patriot

as Benjamin Martin

Chicken Run

as Rocky (voice)

The Simpsons: America's First Family

2000

as Self

10.0

The Patriot: The Art of War

2000

as Self

6.9

Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion

as Self

Payback

as Porter

Forever Hollywood

as Self

Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon

1999

as Self

Lethal Weapon 4

as Martin Riggs

Conspiracy Theory

as Jerry Fletcher

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

as Frances' Father (uncredited)

6.4

Fathers' Day

1997

as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)

Ransom

as Tom Mullen

Braveheart

as William Wallace

Casper

as Mel Gibson (uncredited)

6.3

Pocahontas

1995

as John Smith (voice)

6.9

Maverick

1994

as Bret Maverick

6.9

The Man Without a Face

1993

as Justin McLeod

6.6

The Chili Con Carne Club

Lethal Weapon 3

as Martin Riggs

Forever Young

as Capt. Daniel McCormick

6.5

Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath

1992

as Narrator (voice)

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

6.7

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

as Self

Bird on a Wire

1990

as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin

Air America

as Gene Ryack

Hamlet

as Hamlet

A Night on Mount Edna

1990

as Self

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

as Martin Riggs

7.0

Tequila Sunrise

1988

as Dale "Mac" McKussic

6.1

cascadeurs de stars

1988

as Self

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Martin Riggs

7.3

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

1987

as Self

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985

as Max Rockatansky

6.2

Spécial Mad Max

1985

as Self

The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'

1985

as Self

6.3

The Bounty

1984

as Fletcher Christian

The River

as Tom Garvey

Mrs. Soffel

as Ed Biddle

The Year of Living Dangerously

as Guy Hamilton

Attack Force Z

as Captain Kelly

Mad Max 2

as Max Rockatansky

Gallipoli

as Frank Dunne

The Chain Reaction

as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)

Mad Max

as Max Rockatansky

Tim

as Tim Melville

The Hero

as Captain White / Rob Mulligan

10.0

Summer City

1977

as Scollop

4.4

Gracie

as Self

Coyote

as Agent Jack Bradley

Lethal Weapon 5

as Martin Riggs

The Canyon

Every Other Weekend

Payback: Straight Up

as Porter

Television (26)

The Continental: From the World of John Wick

as Cormac O'Connor

Wahl Street

as Self (uncredited)

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

2021

as Self

7.0

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Complete Savages

as Officer Cox

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

5.6

Parkinson

1998

as Self

The Entertainment Biz

1998

as Self

The Magic Hour

1998

as Self

5.0

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self - Guest

3.9

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

HBO First Look

as Self

The Simpsons

as Mel Gibson (voice)

8.0

Yo! MTV Raps

1988

as Self

7.5

The Dame Edna Experience

as Self

Aspel & Company

Wogan

as Self

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Punishment

as Rick Monroe

The Sullivans

as Ray Henderson

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Spécial cinéma

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Oscars

as Self

Crew (43)

Movies (36)

The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One

2027 Upcoming

Director

Mar 26

The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One

2027 Upcoming

Producer

Mar 26

The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One

2027 Upcoming

Writer

Mar 26

The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two

2027 Upcoming

Director

May 6

The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two

2027 Upcoming

Producer

May 6

The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two

2027 Upcoming

Writer

May 6

Flight Risk

Director

Flight Risk

Producer

Sound of Freedom

Executive Producer

On the Line

Executive Producer

The Professor and the Madman

Producer

Air Strike

Creative Producer

Hacksaw Ridge

Director

Stonehearst Asylum

Producer

Get the Gringo

Producer

Get the Gringo

Writer

Another Day In Paradise

Producer

Apocalypto

Director

Apocalypto

Producer

Apocalypto

Writer

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

2006

Producer

6.4

The Passion of the Christ

2004

Director

7.5

The Passion of the Christ

2004

Producer

7.5

The Passion of the Christ

Screenplay

Paparazzi

Producer

Evel Knievel

Executive Producer

The Singing Detective

Producer

Invincible

Executive Producer

The Three Stooges

Producer

One Eight Seven

Executive Producer

Braveheart

Director

Braveheart

Producer

The Man Without a Face

Director

Forever Young

Executive Producer

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

Director

Lethal Weapon 5

Director

Television (7)

Carrier

Producer

Complete Savages

Director

Complete Savages

Executive Producer

Complete Savages

Story

Clubhouse

Producer

Siege of Malta

Producer

Siege of Malta

Writer