Mel Gibson

Born January 3, 1956· Peekskill, New York, USA

68Roles★ 6.4Average rating

Having moved from New York to Sydney at age twelve, he trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he performed opposite Judy Davis in Romeo and Juliet. Early screen success came with the post-apocalyptic Mad Max trilogy (1979-85) and the buddy-cop Lethal Weapon series (1987-98), while his role in Peter Weir’s Gallipoli earned him the Australian Film Institute’s Best Actor award. Duri…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Simpsons

The Simpsons1989

Mel Gibson (voice)

Braveheart

William Wallace

Mad Max 2

Max Rockatansky

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon1987

The Patriot

The Patriot2000

Benjamin Martin

Hunting Season

Hunting Season2025

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 21989

We Were Soldiers

We Were Soldiers2002

Lt. Col. Hal Moore

Gallipoli

Pocahontas

John Smith (voice)

Chicken Run

Chicken Run2000

Boss Level

Colonel Clive Ventor

Maverick

Payback

The Bounty

Fletcher Christian

Signs

Mad Max

Max Rockatansky

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 31992

The Year of Living Dangerously

The Year of Living Dangerously1982

Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 41998

Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo2012

Dragged Across Concrete

Dragged Across Concrete2019

What Women Want

What Women Want2000

Casper

Mel Gibson (uncredited)

Daddy's Home 2

Daddy's Home 22017

Blood Father

Blood Father2016

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985

Max Rockatansky

The Expendables 3

The Expendables 32014

Conrad Stonebanks

The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel2000

Detective Skinner

Fathers' Day

Fathers' Day1997

Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)

Machete Kills

Machete Kills2013

Also behind the camera

The films and series they directed.

Full directing filmography

Flight Risk

Flight Risk2025

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge2016

Apocalypto

The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ2004

Braveheart