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.
Academy Awards
Best Director
Best Picture
Golden Globe Awards
Best Director
Known For
Boss Level
(2021)
Colonel Clive Ventor
Mad Max
(1979)
Max Rockatansky
Agent Game
(2022)
Olsen
The Patriot
(2000)
Benjamin Martin
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
(1985)
Max Rockatansky
Mad Max 2
(1981)
Max
Signs
(2002)
Graham Hess
Daddy's Home 2
(2017)
Kurt
Braveheart
(1995)
William Wallace
Bandit
(2022)
Tommy
Casper
(1995)
Mel Gibson (uncredited)
The Expendables 3
(2014)
Conrad Stonebanks
Pocahontas
(1995)
John Smith (voice)
Chicken Run
(2000)
Rocky (voice)
Maverick
(1994)
Bret Maverick
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Martin Riggs
Full Filmography
Acting
Summer City
(1977)
Scollop
Tim
(1979)
Tim Melville
The Hero
(1979)
Captain White / Rob Mulligan
Mad Max
(1979)
Max Rockatansky
The Chain Reaction
(1980)
Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
Gallipoli
(1981)
Frank Dunne
Mad Max 2
(1981)
Max
Attack Force Z
(1982)
Captain Kelly
The Year of Living Dangerously
(1982)
Guy Hamilton
Mrs. Soffel
(1984)
Ed Biddle
The River
(1984)
Tom Garvey
The Bounty
(1984)
Fletcher Christian
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
(1985)
Max Rockatansky
Lethal Weapon
(1987)
Martin Riggs
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
(1987)
Self
Tequila Sunrise
(1988)
Dale "Mac" McKussic
cascadeurs de stars
(1988)
Self
Lethal Weapon 2
(1989)
Martin Riggs
Hamlet
(1990)
Hamlet
Bird on a Wire
(1990)
Richard "Rick" Jarmin
Air America
(1990)
Gene Ryack
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
(1991)
Self
Forever Young
(1992)
Capt. Daniel McCormick
Earth and the American Dream
(1992)
Reader (voice)
Lethal Weapon 3
(1992)
Martin Riggs
The Man Without a Face
(1993)
Justin McLeod
Maverick
(1994)
Bret Maverick
Pocahontas
(1995)
John Smith (voice)
Casper
(1995)
Mel Gibson (uncredited)
Braveheart
(1995)
William Wallace
Ransom
(1996)
Tom Mullen
Conspiracy Theory
(1997)
Jerry Fletcher
Fathers' Day
(1997)
Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
FairyTale: A True Story
(1997)
Frances' Father (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Martin Riggs
Payback
(1999)
Porter
Forever Hollywood
(1999)
Self
What Women Want
(2000)
Nick Marshall
Chicken Run
(2000)
Rocky (voice)
The Patriot: The Art of War
(2000)
Self
The Patriot
(2000)
Benjamin Martin
The Million Dollar Hotel
(2000)
Detective Skinner
Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion
(2000)
Self
We Were Soldiers
(2002)
Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Signs
(2002)
Graham Hess
We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right
(2002)
Self
Making 'Signs'
(2003)
Self / Rev. Graham Hess
The Singing Detective
(2003)
Dr. Gibbon
Declaration of Independence
(2003)
Self
The Big Question
(2004)
Self
Paparazzi
(2004)
Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
Entrenched: The Making of 'Gallipoli'
(2005)
Self
Who Killed the Electric Car?
(2006)
Self
Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
(2007)
Self
The Last Trimate
(2008)
Narrator
Edge of Darkness
(2010)
Craven
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
The Beaver
(2011)
Walter Black
Discovering Hamlet
(2011)
Hamlet (archive footage)
Get the Gringo
(2012)
Driver
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
Casting By
(2012)
Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(2012)
(archive footage)
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
(2012)
Self
Machete Kills
(2013)
Luther Voz
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
(2013)
Self
The Making of The Expendables 3
(2014)
Self
The Expendables 3
(2014)
Conrad Stonebanks
The Madness of Max
(2015)
Self
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
(2016)
Self
Blood Father
(2016)
John Link
Steve McQueen: American Icon
(2017)
Self
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
(2017)
Self
Daddy's Home 2
(2017)
Kurt
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
(2017)
Self
Dragged Across Concrete
(2018)
Brett Ridgeman
The Professor and the Madman
(2019)
James Murray
Fatman
(2020)
Chris
Force of Nature
(2020)
Ray
Boss Level
(2021)
Colonel Clive Ventor
Dangerous
(2021)
Dr. Alderwood
Last Looks
(2022)
Alastair Pinch
Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Hot Seat
(2022)
Wallace Reed
Agent Game
(2022)
Olsen
Father Stu
(2022)
Bill Long
Panama
(2022)
Stark
Bandit
(2022)
Tommy
On the Line
(2022)
Elvis Cooney
Desperation Road
(2023)
Mitchell Gaines
Confidential Informant
(2023)
Kevin Hickey
Boneyard
(2024)
Agent Petrovick
Directing
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
(1991)
Director
The Man Without a Face
(1993)
Director
Braveheart
(1995)
Director
The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
Director
Apocalypto
(2006)
Director
Hacksaw Ridge
(2016)
Director
Flight Risk
(2024)
Director
Production
Forever Young
(1992)
Executive Producer
Braveheart
(1995)
Producer
One Eight Seven
(1997)
Executive Producer
The Three Stooges
(2000)
Producer
Invincible
(2001)
Executive Producer
The Singing Detective
(2003)
Producer
Paparazzi
(2004)
Producer
The Passion of the Christ
(2004)
Producer
Evel Knievel
(2004)
Executive Producer
Apocalypto
(2006)
Producer
Another Day In Paradise
(2008)
Producer
Get the Gringo
(2012)
Producer
Stonehearst Asylum
(2014)
Producer
The Professor and the Madman
(2019)
Producer
Flight Risk
(2024)
Producer
Writing