Mel Gibson
January 3, 1956 (70 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
- 2025 · Hunting Season as Bowdrie
- 2024 · Monster Summer as Gene Carruthers
- 2023 · Confidential Informant as Kevin Hickey
- 2016 · Blood Father as John Link
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · The Expendables 3 as Conrad Stonebanks
- 2013 · Machete Kills as Voz
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2002 · Signs as Graham Hess
- 2002 · We Were Soldiers as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
- 2000 · What Women Want as Nick Marshall
- 2000 · Chicken Run as Rocky (voice)
- 1999 · Payback as Porter
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Conspiracy Theory as Jerry Fletcher
- 1995 · Casper as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
- 1995 · Braveheart as William Wallace
- 1992 · HBO First Look as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Mel Gibson (voice)
- 1989 · Lethal Weapon 2 as Martin Riggs
- 1987 · Lethal Weapon as Martin Riggs
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1977 · Summer City as Scollop
- 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
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · The Canyon as
- 2025 · It’s a Mad Max World as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Boneyard as Agent Petrovick
- 2023 · Desperation Road as Mitchell Gaines
- 2023 · The Continental: From the World of John Wick as Cormac O'Connor
- 2022 · On the Line as Elvis Cooney
- 2022 · Bandit as Tommy
- 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 · Dragged Across Concrete as Brett Ridgeman
- 2017 · Daddy's Home 2 as Kurt
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Get the Gringo as Driver
- 2011 · Discovering Hamlet as Hamlet (archive footage)
- 2010 · Edge of Darkness as Craven
- 2004 · Complete Savages as Officer Cox
- 2003 · Making 'Signs' as Self / Rev. Graham Hess
- 2000 · The Patriot as Benjamin Martin
- 1998 · Lethal Weapon 4 as Martin Riggs
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- 1979 · Mad Max as Max Rockatansky
- Future · Every Other Weekend as
- 1995 · Pocahontas as John Smith (voice)
- 1992 · Lethal Weapon 3 as Martin Riggs
- 1988 · cascadeurs de stars as Self
- 1985 · Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome as Max Rockatansky
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1984 · The Bounty as Fletcher Christian
- 1981 · Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky
- 1979 · Tim as Tim Melville
- Future · Lethal Weapon 5 as Martin Riggs
- 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
- 2019 · The Professor and the Madman as James Murray
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Beaver as Walter Black
- 2010 · Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Who Killed the Electric Car? as Self
- 2004 · Paparazzi as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
- 2003 · Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2002 · We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right as Self
- 2000 · The Million Dollar Hotel as Detective Skinner
- 1998 · The Magic Hour as Self
- 1998 · The Entertainment Biz as Self
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Frances' Father (uncredited)
- 1997 · Fathers' Day as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
- 1996 · Ransom as Tom Mullen
- 1994 · Maverick as Bret Maverick
- 1993 · The Man Without a Face as Justin McLeod
- 1992 · Forever Young as Capt. Daniel McCormick
- 1990 · Hamlet as Hamlet
- 1990 · Air America as Gene Ryack
- 1990 · Bird on a Wire as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
- 1988 · Tequila Sunrise as Dale "Mac" McKussic
- 1984 · The River as Tom Garvey
- 1982 · The Year of Living Dangerously as Guy Hamilton
- 1982 · Attack Force Z as Captain Kelly
- 1981 · Gallipoli as Frank Dunne
- 1981 · Punishment as Rick Monroe
- Future · Gracie as Self
- 2025 · Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich as Self
- 2025 · Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller as Self
- 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
- 2015 · The Madness of Max as Self
- 2014 · The Making of The Expendables 3 as Self
- 2013 · Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
- 2012 · Casting By as Self
- 2012 · Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' as Self
- 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
- 2004 · The Big Question as Self
- 2004 · ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion as Self
- 2003 · The Singing Detective as Dr. Gibbon
- 2000 · The Patriot: The Art of War as Self
- 2000 · Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion as Self
- 2000 · The Simpsons: America's First Family as Self
- 1999 · Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon as Self
- 1999 · Forever Hollywood as Self
- 1993 · The Chili Con Carne Club as
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1992 · Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath as Narrator (voice)
- 1985 · The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' as Self
- 1984 · Mrs. Soffel as Ed Biddle
- Future · Coyote as Agent Jack Bradley
- 1991 · Mel Gibson Goes Back to School as Self
- 1990 · A Night on Mount Edna as Self
- 1987 · The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson as Self
- 1985 · Spécial Mad Max as Self
- 1980 · The Chain Reaction as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
- 1979 · The Hero as Captain White / Rob Mulligan




