Mel Gibson

Acting · Born 1956-01-03 in Peekskill, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

• Braveheart as William Wallace
• Lethal Weapon 2 as Martin Riggs
• Lethal Weapon as Martin Riggs
• We Were Soldiers as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
• The Patriot as Benjamin Martin
• Signs as Graham Hess
• Gallipoli as Frank Dunne
• Mad Max 2 as Max Rockatansky
• The Professor and the Madman as James Murray
• Father Stu as Bill Long

TV

• The Simpsons as Mel Gibson (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• Complete Savages as Officer Cox
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
• The Jay Leno Show as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
• The Continental: From the World of John Wick as Cormac O'Connor
• Wetten, dass..? as Self
• Wogan as Self