Mel Gibson
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA
- Active Years
- 1953–2028 (76 Years)
- Total Credits
- 186 credits in database
Acting Born Jan 3, 1956 Peekskill, New York, USA 186 credits
Biography
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson is an American-born actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York, he moved to Sydney, Australia, with his parents at the age of 12. He later pursued formal training in acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. Throughout his career, Gibson has established himself as a prominent figure in the film industry, gaining recognition both as a performer and as a filmmaker. He is the sixth of eleven children born to Hutton and Anne Patricia Gibson. His professional work spans several decades, encompassing a wide range of roles in action cinema and historical dramas, as well as significant contributions behind the camera.
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Career overview
Gibson rose to international prominence as an action star during the 1980s. He is widely recognized for his breakout performance as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the Mad Max series, spanning from 1979 to 1985. His filmography includes a variety of notable projects such as Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, and the Lethal Weapon series, where he portrayed the character Martin Riggs. These roles solidified his reputation as a leading action hero in the film industry.
In addition to his acting career, Gibson has achieved success as a director and producer. He directed and starred in the film Braveheart, which received Academy Award recognition. In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a film depicting the final hours of the life of Jesus Christ. This project was noted for its controversial subject matter while also being recognized as a successful production. With 157 known credits to his name, Gibson continues to be identified for his work in directing historical films and his sustained presence in the entertainment industry.
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Career timeline
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two · DirectorThe Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two · ProducerThe Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two · Writer
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One · WriterThe Resurrection of the Christ: Part One · DirectorThe Resurrection of the Christ: Part One · Producer
Hunting SeasonFlight Risk · DirectorFlight Risk · ProducerMeister der Apokalypse - Roland EmmerichIt’s a Mad Max World
BoneyardMonster Summer
The Continental: From the World of John WickSound of Freedom · Executive ProducerDesperation RoadConfidential Informant
Father StuHot SeatOn the LineOn the Line · Executive ProducerBandit
Boss LevelClint Eastwood: A Cinematic LegacyDangerous
FatmanForce of Nature
Dragged Across ConcreteThe Professor and the MadmanThe Professor and the Madman · Producer
Air Strike · Creative Producer
Daddy's Home 2The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'Steve McQueen: American IconLaddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Hacksaw Ridge · DirectorBlood FatherRoad War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterThe Madness of Max
The Expendables 3Stonehearst Asylum · ProducerThe Making of The Expendables 3
Machete KillsTales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Get the GringoGet the Gringo · ProducerGet the Gringo · WriterFinal Cut: Ladies and GentlemenCasting By
The BeaverDiscovering Hamlet
Edge of DarknessMad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
The Jay Leno ShowThe Jay Leno ShowApocalypto Now
Carrier · ProducerAnother Day In Paradise · ProducerThe Last Trimate
The Graham Norton ShowBy His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
Apocalypto · DirectorApocalypto · ProducerApocalypto · WriterWho Killed the Electric Car?Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man · Producer
Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli
The Passion of the Christ · DirectorThe Passion of the Christ · ProducerThe Passion of the Christ · ScreenplayComplete SavagesComplete Savages · Director
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThe Singing DetectiveThe Singing Detective · ProducerMaking 'Signs'Declaration of Independence
SignsWe Were SoldiersWe Were Soldiers: Getting It Right
Invincible · Executive Producer
The PatriotWhat Women WantChicken RunThe Million Dollar HotelThe Three Stooges · Producer
PaybackForever HollywoodJet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
ParkinsonLethal Weapon 4The Entertainment BizThe Magic Hour
Full Filmography
186 titles- The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (2028) Director
- The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (2028) Producer
- The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (2028) Writer
- The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (2027) Writer
- The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (2027) Director
- The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (2027) Producer
- Hunting Season (2025) as Bowdrie
- Flight Risk (2025) Director
- Flight Risk (2025) Producer
- Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich (2025) as Self
- It’s a Mad Max World (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Being Bo Widerberg (2025) as Self (archive footage)
- Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller (2025) as Self
- Boneyard (2024) as Agent Petrovick
- Monster Summer (2024) as Gene Carruthers
- The Continental: From the World of John Wick (2023) as Cormac O'Connor
- Sound of Freedom (2023) Executive Producer
- Desperation Road (2023) as Mitchell Gaines
- Confidential Informant (2023) as Kevin Hickey
- Father Stu (2022) as Bill Long
- Hot Seat (2022) as Wallace Reed
- On the Line (2022) as Elvis Cooney
- On the Line (2022) Executive Producer
- Bandit (2022) as Tommy
- Panama (2022) as Stark
- Agent Game (2022) as Olsen
- Last Looks (2022) as Alastair Pinch
- Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Boss Level (2021) as Colonel Clive Ventor
- Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021) as Self
- Dangerous (2021) as Dr. Alderwood
- Fatman (2020) as Chris
- Force of Nature (2020) as Ray
- Dragged Across Concrete (2019) as Brett Ridgeman
- The Professor and the Madman (2019) as James Murray
- The Professor and the Madman (2019) Producer
- Air Strike (2018) Creative Producer
- Daddy's Home 2 (2017) as Kurt
- The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' (2017) as Self
- Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017) as Self
- Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017) as Self
- Hacksaw Ridge (2016) Director
- Blood Father (2016) as John Link
- Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior' (2016) as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- The Madness of Max (2015) as Self
- The Expendables 3 (2014) as Conrad Stonebanks
- Stonehearst Asylum (2014) Producer
- The Making of The Expendables 3 (2014) as Self
- Machete Kills (2013) as Voz
- Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013) as Self
- Get the Gringo (2012) as Driver
- Get the Gringo (2012) Producer
- Get the Gringo (2012) Writer
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
- Casting By (2012) as Self
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (2012) as Self
- The Beaver (2011) as Walter Black
- Discovering Hamlet (2011) as Hamlet (archive footage)
- Edge of Darkness (2010) as Craven
- Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon (2010) as Self (archive footage)
- The Jay Leno Show (2009) as Self
- The Jay Leno Show (2009) as Self - Guest
- Apocalypto Now (2009) as Self (archival footage)
- Carrier (2008) Producer
- Another Day In Paradise (2008) Producer
- The Last Trimate (2008) as Narrator
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ' (2007)
- Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart' (2007) as Self
- Apocalypto (2006) Director
- Apocalypto (2006) Producer
- Apocalypto (2006) Writer
- Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) as Self
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006) Producer
- Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli (2005) as Himself
- The Passion of the Christ (2004) Director
- The Passion of the Christ (2004) Producer
- The Passion of the Christ (2004) Screenplay
- Complete Savages (2004) as Officer Cox
- Complete Savages (2004) Director
- Complete Savages (2004) Executive Producer
- Complete Savages (2004) Story
- Clubhouse (2004) Producer
- Paparazzi (2004) as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
- Paparazzi (2004) Producer
- Evel Knievel (2004) Executive Producer
- ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion (2004) as Self
- The Big Question (2004) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Singing Detective (2003) as Dr. Gibbon
- The Singing Detective (2003) Producer
- Making 'Signs' (2003) as Self / Rev. Graham Hess
- Declaration of Independence (2003) as Self
- Signs (2002) as Graham Hess
- We Were Soldiers (2002) as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
- We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right (2002) as Self
- Invincible (2001) Executive Producer
- The Patriot (2000) as Benjamin Martin
- What Women Want (2000) as Nick Marshall
- Chicken Run (2000) as Rocky (voice)
- The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) as Detective Skinner
- The Three Stooges (2000) Producer
- The Patriot: The Art of War (2000) as Self
- The Simpsons: America's First Family (2000) as Self
- Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion (2000) as Self
- Payback (1999) as Porter
- Forever Hollywood (1999) as Self
- Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon (1999) as Self
- Parkinson (1998) as Self
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) as Martin Riggs
- The Entertainment Biz (1998) as Self
- The Magic Hour (1998) as Self
- Conspiracy Theory (1997) as Jerry Fletcher
- One Eight Seven (1997) Executive Producer
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997) as Frances' Father (uncredited)
- Fathers' Day (1997) as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Ransom (1996) as Tom Mullen
- Braveheart (1995) as William Wallace
- Braveheart (1995) Director
- Braveheart (1995) Producer
- Pocahontas (1995) as John Smith (voice)
- Casper (1995) as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
- Maverick (1994) as Bret Maverick
- The Man Without a Face (1993) as Justin McLeod
- The Man Without a Face (1993) Director
- The Chili Con Carne Club (1993)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self
- HBO First Look (1992) as Self
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) as Martin Riggs
- Forever Young (1992) as Capt. Daniel McCormick
- Forever Young (1992) Executive Producer
- Earth and the American Dream (1992) as Reader (voice)
- Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath (1992) as Narrator (voice)
- Mel Gibson Goes Back to School (1991) as Self
- Mel Gibson Goes Back to School (1991) Director
- Bird on a Wire (1990) as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
- Air America (1990) as Gene Ryack
- Hamlet (1990) as Hamlet
- A Night on Mount Edna (1990) as Self
- The Simpsons (1989) as Mel Gibson (voice)
- Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) as Martin Riggs
- Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989) as Self
- Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989) Director
- Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (1989) Writer
- Yo! MTV Raps (1988) as Self
- Tequila Sunrise (1988) as Dale "Mac" McKussic
- cascadeurs de stars (1988) as Self
- Lethal Weapon (1987) as Martin Riggs
- The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (1987) as Self
- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) as Max Rockatansky
- Spécial Mad Max (1985) as Self
- The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' (1985) as Self
- The Bounty (1984) as Fletcher Christian
- Aspel & Company (1984)
- The River (1984) as Tom Garvey
- Mrs. Soffel (1984) as Ed Biddle
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Attack Force Z (1982) as Captain Kelly
- The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) as Guy Hamilton
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- Mad Max 2 (1981) as Max Rockatansky
- Gallipoli (1981) as Frank Dunne
- Punishment (1981) as Rick Monroe
- The Chain Reaction (1980) as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
- Mad Max (1979) as Max Rockatansky
- The Hero (1979) as Captain White / Rob Mulligan
- Tim (1979) as Tim Melville
- Summer City (1977) as Scollop
- The Sullivans (1976) as Ray Henderson
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Gracie as Self
- Coyote as Agent Jack Bradley
- Lethal Weapon 5 as Martin Riggs
- Lethal Weapon 5 Director
- Lethal Weapon 5 Screenplay
- The Canyon as Joseph
- Every Other Weekend
- Siege of Malta Producer
- Siege of Malta Writer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mel Gibson best known for?
Mel Gibson is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (2028), The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (2028), The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (2028), The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (2027).
When and where was Mel Gibson born?
Mel Gibson was born on January 3, 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA.
How many credits does Mel Gibson have?
Mel Gibson has accumulated over 186 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2028.
What is Mel Gibson's background in cinema and television?
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson is an American-born actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill, New York, he moved to Sydney, Australia, with his parents at the age of 12. He later pursued formal training in acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. Throughou...
Mel Gibson by the numbers
186credits
153films
33TV series
1953–2028active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self — aged about 18
- Forever Hollywood (1999) as Self — aged about 43
- The Simpsons (1989) as Mel Gibson (voice) — aged about 33
- Braveheart (1995) as William Wallace — aged about 39
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — aged about 6
- The Continental: From the World of John Wick (2023) as Cormac O'Connor — aged about 67
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