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Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 03, 1956 (69)
Birthplace Peekskill, New York, USA
Popularity 3 (history)
Updated Aug 29, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson 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.

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Filmography

Boneyard

Boneyard

2024

as Agent Petrovick

Monster Summer

Monster Summer

2024

as Gene Carruthers

Desperation Road

Desperation Road

2023

as Mitchell Gaines

Confidential Informant

Confidential Informant

2023

as Kevin Hickey

Agent Game

Agent Game

2022

as Olsen

On the Line

On the Line

2022

as Elvis Cooney

Last Looks

Last Looks

2022

as Alastair Pinch

Father Stu

Father Stu

2022

as Bill Long

Hot Seat

Hot Seat

2022

as Wallace Reed

Panama

Panama

2022

as Stark

Bandit

Bandit

2022

as Tommy

Dangerous

Dangerous

2021

as Dr. Alderwood

Boss Level

Boss Level

2021

as Colonel Clive Ventor

Fatman

Fatman

2020

as Chris

Force of Nature

Force of Nature

2020

as Ray

Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete

2019

as Brett Ridgeman

The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman

2019

as James Murray

Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 2

2017

as Kurt

Blood Father

Blood Father

2016

as John Link

The Expendables 3

The Expendables 3

2014

as Conrad Stonebanks

Machete Kills

Machete Kills

2013

as Luther Voz

Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo

2012

as Driver

The Beaver

The Beaver

2011

as Walter Black

Discovering Hamlet

Discovering Hamlet

2011

as Hamlet (archive footage)

Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

2010

as Craven

The Last Trimate

The Last Trimate

2008

as Narrator

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

2004

as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

2003

as Dr. Gibbon

Signs

Signs

2002

as Graham Hess

We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers

2002

as Lt. Col. Hal Moore

What Women Want

What Women Want

2000

as Nick Marshall

The Patriot

The Patriot

2000

as Benjamin Martin

The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000

as Detective Skinner

Chicken Run

Chicken Run

2000

as Rocky (voice)

Payback

Payback

1999

as Porter

Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998

as Martin Riggs

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997

as Jerry Fletcher

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

as Frances' Father (uncredited)

Fathers' Day

Fathers' Day

1997

as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)

Ransom

Ransom

1996

as Tom Mullen

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

as William Wallace

Pocahontas

Pocahontas

1995

as John Smith (voice)

Casper

Casper

1995

as Mel Gibson (uncredited)

Maverick

Maverick

1994

as Bret Maverick

The Man Without a Face

The Man Without a Face

1993

as Justin McLeod

Forever Young

Forever Young

1992

as Capt. Daniel McCormick

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992

as Martin Riggs

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

Bird on a Wire

Bird on a Wire

1990

as Richard "Rick" Jarmin

Air America

Air America

1990

as Gene Ryack

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

as Hamlet

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

as Martin Riggs

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

1988

as Dale "Mac" McKussic

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987

as Martin Riggs

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985

as Max Rockatansky

The River

The River

1984

as Tom Garvey

The Bounty

The Bounty

1984

as Fletcher Christian

Mrs. Soffel

Mrs. Soffel

1984

as Ed Biddle

The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously

1982

as Guy Hamilton

Attack Force Z

Attack Force Z

1982

as Captain Kelly

Mad Max 2

Mad Max 2

1981

as Max Rockatansky

Gallipoli

Gallipoli

1981

as Frank Dunne

The Chain Reaction

The Chain Reaction

1980

as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)

Mad Max

Mad Max

1979

as Max Rockatansky

The Hero

The Hero

1979

as Captain White / Rob Mulligan

Tim

Tim

1979

as Tim Melville

Summer City

Summer City

1977

as Scollop

Air Strike

Air Strike

2018

Creative Producer

Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo

2012

Writer

Apocalypto

Apocalypto

2006

Writer

The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ

2004

Screenplay

Flight Risk

Flight Risk

2025

Director

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge

2016

Director

Apocalypto

Apocalypto

2006

Director

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

Director

The Man Without a Face

The Man Without a Face

1993

Director

Flight Risk

Flight Risk

2025

Producer

Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom

2023

Executive Producer

On the Line

On the Line

2022

Executive Producer

Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum

2014

Producer

Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo

2012

Producer

Another Day In Paradise

Another Day In Paradise

2008

Producer

Apocalypto

Apocalypto

2006

Producer

Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

2004

Executive Producer

Paparazzi

Paparazzi

2004

Producer

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

2003

Producer

Invincible

Invincible

2001

Executive Producer

The Three Stooges

The Three Stooges

2000

Producer

One Eight Seven

One Eight Seven

1997

Executive Producer

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

Producer

Forever Young

Forever Young

1992

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Director Hacksaw Ridge Nominated
Academy Awards Best Director Braveheart Won
Academy Awards Best Director The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ' Nominated
Golden Globes Best Director Hacksaw Ridge Nominated
Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Gallipoli Won
SAG Awards Best Director The Passion of the Christ Won
SAG Awards Best Director The Making of 'The Passion of the Christ' Nominated
Television Credits

Punishment

as Rick Monroe

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Feb 20, 1981

The Sullivans

as Ray Henderson

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 15, 1976

Complete Savages

as Officer Cox

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 2004

The Continental: From the World of John Wick

as Cormac O'Connor

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 2023

The Simpsons

as Mel Gibson (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Family Guy

as Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

as Self

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 09, 2021

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 25, 1992

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Wahl Street

as Self (uncredited)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 15, 2021

The Jay Leno Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

Aspel & Company

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 09, 1984

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

The Dame Edna Experience

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1987

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 04, 1982

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Yo! MTV Raps

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1988

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

The Magic Hour

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 08, 1998

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

HBO First Look

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1992

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 5 77 102 61
2024 6 73 102 54
2024 7 70 88 42
2024 8 61 84 42
2024 9 58 77 44
2024 10 57 86 43
2024 11 67 84 50
2024 12 63 75 53
2025 1 94 192 58
2025 2 68 107 13
2025 3 17 65 0
2025 4 7 8 5
2025 5 10 12 7
2025 6 7 9 4
2025 7 5 7 3
2025 8 5 8 3
2025 9 3 5 3

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 5 96 11
2024 6 140 12
2024 7 436 411
2024 12 32 10
2025 1 166 1
2025 2 257 6
2025 3 415 37
2025 4 249 18
2025 5 209 1
2025 6 294 9
2025 7 285 8
2025 8 305 14
2025 9 209 18

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