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Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
Mel Gibson biography
Mel Gibson is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956), born on 3 January 1956 in Peekskill.
Mel Gibson's screen career began in 1977 with I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.
Mel Gibson has appeared in 73 films and 14 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Hunting Season (2025), Flight Risk (2025), Monster Summer (2024).
Honours include Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture and Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia.
Coming up next: The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One (2027), The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two (2028).
- Born
- 3 January 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Peekskill
- Work
- Film producer, Film actor, Film director, Writer, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Director
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director
Mel Gibson filmography
75 films and 14 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two | , N/a | Upcoming | |
| 2027 | The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One | , N/a | Upcoming | |
| 2025 | Hunting Season | Bowdrie | ||
| 2025 | Flight Risk | , N/a | ||
| 2024 | Monster Summer | Gene Carruthers | ||
| 2024 | Boneyard | Agent Petrovick | ||
| 2023 | Desperation Road | Mitchell Gaines | ||
| 2023 | Confidential Informant | Kevin Hickey | ||
| 2023 | Sound of Freedom | , N/a | Executive | |
| 2022 | On the Line | Elvis Cooney | Executive | |
| 2022 | Bandit | Tommy Kay | ||
| 2022 | Father Stu | Bill Long | ||
| 2022 | Panama | Stark | ||
| 2022 | Last Looks | Alastair Pinch | ||
| 2022 | Hot Seat | Wallace Reed | ||
| 2022 | Agent Game | Olsen | ||
| 2021 | Dangerous | Dr. Alderwood | ||
| 2021 | Boss Level | Colonel Clive Ventor | ||
| 2020 | Fatman | Chris Cringle | ||
| 2020 | Force of Nature | Ray Barrett | ||
| 2019 | The Professor and the Madman | James Murray | ||
| 2018 | Dragged Across Concrete | Brett Ridgeman | ||
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2 | Kurt Mayron | ||
| 2016 | Blood Father | John Link | ||
| 2016 | Hacksaw Ridge | , N/a |
Show all 75 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Expendables 3 | Conrad Stonebanks | ||
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum | , N/a | ||
| 2013 | Machete Kills | Luther Voz | ||
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Richard "The Gringo" Johnson | ||
| 2011 | The Beaver | Walter Black | ||
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness | Thomas Craven | ||
| 2006 | Apocalypto | , N/a | ||
| 2004 | Paparazzi | Anger Management Therapy Patient | Cameo | |
| 2004 | The Passion of the Christ | , N/a | ||
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Dr. Gibbon | ||
| 2002 | Signs | Father Graham Hess | ||
| 2002 | We Were Soldiers | Lt. Col. Hal Moore | ||
| 2000 | What Women Want | Nick Marshall | ||
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | Agent Skinner | ||
| 2000 | The Patriot | Benjamin Martin | ||
| 2000 | Chicken Run | Rocky | Voice role | |
| 1999 | Payback | Porter | ||
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Martin Riggs | ||
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Scott the Body Piercer | Cameo | |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | Major Sargent Griffiths | Cameo | |
| 1997 | Conspiracy Theory | Jerry Fletcher | ||
| 1997 | One Eight Seven | , N/a | Executive | |
| 1996 | Ransom | Tom Mullen | ||
| 1995 | Casper | English | ||
| 1995 | Braveheart | William Wallace | ||
| 1995 | Pocahontas | John Smith | Voice role | |
| 1994 | Maverick | Bret Maverick | ||
| 1993 | The Man Without a Face | Justin McLeod | ||
| 1993 | The Chili Con Carne Club | English | ||
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Martin Riggs | ||
| 1992 | Forever Young | Daniel McCormick | Executive | |
| 1990 | Air America | Gene Ryack | ||
| 1990 | Hamlet | Prince Hamlet | ||
| 1990 | Bird on a Wire | Rick Jarmin | ||
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Martin Riggs | ||
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Dale McKussic | ||
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Martin Riggs | ||
| 1985 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Max Rockatansky | ||
| 1984 | The Bounty | Fletcher Christian | ||
| 1984 | The River | Tom Garvey | ||
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Ed Biddle | ||
| 1982 | The Year of Living Dangerously | Guy Hamilton | ||
| 1981 | Attack Force Z | Paul Kelly | ||
| 1981 | Mad Max 2 | Max Rockatansky | ||
| 1981 | Gallipoli | Frank Dunne | ||
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Mechanic | Cameo | |
| 1979 | Tim | Tim Melville | ||
| 1979 | Mad Max | Max Rockatansky | ||
| 1977 | Summer City | Scallop | ||
| 1977 | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Continental: From the World of John Wick | Cormac O'Connor | Miniseries | |
| 2008 | Carrier | , N/a | Documentary | |
| 2004 | Complete Savages | Officer Steve Cox | 3 episodes (director, actor) | |
| 2004 | Clubhouse | , N/a | ||
| 2003 | Family Curse | , N/a | Television film | |
| 2001 | Invincible | , N/a | Television film | |
| 2000 | The Three Stooges | , N/a | Television film | |
| 1995 | World of Discovery | Narrator | ||
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "Mel Gibson / Living Colour" | |
| 1981 | Tickled Pink | Episode "Honeymoon, Honeymoon" | ||
| 1981 | Punishment | Rick Munro | 2 episodes | |
| 1979 | The Hero | Rob Milligan | Short | |
| 1979 | Cop Shop | Peter Lang | 2 episodes | |
| 1978 | The Sullivans | Ray Henderson | 4 episodes |