Mel Gibson

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 controversial yet successful film portraying the last hours in the life of Jesus Christ.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Sullivans

Wogan

All Movies (114)

• Hunting Season2025 · as Bowdrie
• Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich2025 · as Self
• Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller2025 · as Self
• Being Bo Widerberg2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• It’s a Mad Max World2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Monster Summer2024 · as Gene Carruthers
• Boneyard2024 · as Agent Petrovick
• Desperation Road2023 · as Mitchell Gaines
• Confidential Informant2023 · as Kevin Hickey
• On the Line2022 · as Elvis Cooney
• Bandit2022 · as Tommy
• Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hot Seat2022 · as Wallace Reed
• Father Stu2022 · as Bill Long
• Agent Game2022 · as Olsen
• Panama2022 · as Stark
• Last Looks2022 · as Alastair Pinch
• Dangerous2021 · as Dr. Alderwood
• Boss Level2021 · as Colonel Clive Ventor
• Fatman2020 · as Chris
• Force of Nature2020 · as Ray
• The Professor and the Madman2019 · as James Murray
• Dragged Across Concrete2019 · as Brett Ridgeman
• Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies2017 · as Self
• Daddy's Home 22017 · as Kurt
• Steve McQueen: American Icon2017 · as Self
• The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'2017 · as Self
• Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'2016 · as Self
• Blood Father2016 · as John Link
• The Madness of Max2015 · as Self
• The Making of The Expendables 32014 · as Self
• The Expendables 32014 · as Conrad Stonebanks
• Machete Kills2013 · as Voz
• Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot2013 · as Self
• Casting By2012 · as Self
• Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'2012 · as Self
• Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · as Self (archive footage)
• Get the Gringo2012 · as Driver
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• Discovering Hamlet2011 · as Hamlet (archive footage)
• The Beaver2011 · as Walter Black
• Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Edge of Darkness2010 · as Craven
• Apocalypto Now2009 · as Self (archival footage)
• The Last Trimate2008 · as Narrator
• Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'2007 · as Self
• By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'2007
• Who Killed the Electric Car?2006 · as Self
• Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli2005 · as Himself
• Paparazzi2004 · as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
• The Big Question2004 · as Self
• ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion2004 · as Self
• The Singing Detective2003 · as Dr. Gibbon
• Declaration of Independence2003 · as Self
• Making 'Signs'2003 · as Self / Rev. Graham Hess
• We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right2002 · as Self
• Signs2002 · as Graham Hess
• We Were Soldiers2002 · as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
• What Women Want2000 · as Nick Marshall
• The Patriot: The Art of War2000 · as Self
• Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion2000 · as Self
• The Simpsons: America's First Family2000 · as Self
• The Patriot2000 · as Benjamin Martin
• Chicken Run2000 · as Rocky (voice)
• The Million Dollar Hotel2000 · as Detective Skinner
• Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon1999 · as Self
• Payback1999 · as Porter
• Forever Hollywood1999 · as Self
• Lethal Weapon 41998 · as Martin Riggs
• FairyTale: A True Story1997 · as Frances' Father (uncredited)
• Conspiracy Theory1997 · as Jerry Fletcher
• Fathers' Day1997 · as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
• Ransom1996 · as Tom Mullen
• Pocahontas1995 · as John Smith (voice)
• Casper1995 · as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
• Braveheart1995 · as William Wallace
• Maverick1994 · as Bret Maverick
• The Man Without a Face1993 · as Justin McLeod
• The Chili Con Carne Club1993
• Forever Young1992 · as Capt. Daniel McCormick
• Earth and the American Dream1992 · as Reader (voice)
• Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath1992 · as Narrator (voice)
• Lethal Weapon 31992 · as Martin Riggs
• Mel Gibson Goes Back to School1991 · as Self
• Hamlet1990 · as Hamlet
• A Night on Mount Edna1990 · as Self
• Air America1990 · as Gene Ryack
• Bird on a Wire1990 · as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
• Lethal Weapon 21989 · as Martin Riggs
• Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary1989 · as Self
• Tequila Sunrise1988 · as Dale "Mac" McKussic
• cascadeurs de stars1988 · as Self
• Lethal Weapon1987 · as Martin Riggs
• The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson1987 · as Self
• Spécial Mad Max1985 · as Self
• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985 · as Max Rockatansky
• The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'1985 · as Self
• Mrs. Soffel1984 · as Ed Biddle
• The River1984 · as Tom Garvey
• The Bounty1984 · as Fletcher Christian
• The Year of Living Dangerously1982 · as Guy Hamilton
• Attack Force Z1982 · as Captain Kelly
• Mad Max 21981 · as Max Rockatansky
• Gallipoli1981 · as Frank Dunne
• The Chain Reaction1980 · as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
• Tim1979 · as Tim Melville
• Mad Max1979 · as Max Rockatansky
• The Hero1979 · as Captain White / Rob Mulligan
• Summer City1977 · as Scollop
• Every Other Weekend—
• Gracie— · as Self
• The Canyon— · as Joseph
• Lethal Weapon 5— · as Martin Riggs
• Coyote— · as Agent Jack Bradley

All TV Shows (25)

• The Continental: From the World of John Wick2023 · as Cormac O'Connor
• Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy2021 · as Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self
• The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• Complete Savages2004 · as Officer Cox
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• The Magic Hour1998 · as Self
• The Entertainment Biz1998 · as Self
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• HBO First Look1992 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• The Simpsons1989 · as Mel Gibson (voice)
• Yo! MTV Raps1988 · as Self
• Aspel & Company1984
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• Punishment1981 · as Rick Monroe
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• The Sullivans1976 · as Ray Henderson
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
• The Oscars1953 · as Self