
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.

Braveheart
1995 · as William Wallace

Hunting Season
2025 · as Bowdrie

Signs
2002 · as Graham Hess

Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · as Martin Riggs

What Women Want
2000 · as Nick Marshall

The Patriot
2000 · as Benjamin Martin

Conspiracy Theory
1997 · as Jerry Fletcher

Lethal Weapon
1987 · as Martin Riggs

Mad Max
1979 · as Max Rockatansky

We Were Soldiers
2002 · as Lt. Col. Hal Moore

The Expendables 3
2014 · as Conrad Stonebanks

Chicken Run
2000 · as Rocky (voice)

Casper
1995 · as Mel Gibson (uncredited)

Pocahontas
1995 · as John Smith (voice)

Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · as Martin Riggs

Lethal Weapon 3
1992 · as Martin Riggs

Mad Max 2
1981 · as Max Rockatansky

Payback
1999 · as Porter