Cast & creator
Mel Gibson
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live
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.
Also known as: Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO
154
film credits
34
television credits
142
1953–2028 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (188)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Simpsons
Mel Gibson (voice)
1989
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Sullivans
Ray Henderson
1976
Wogan
Self
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015Film '72
Self
1971
Parkinson
Self
1998
Hacksaw Ridge
Director
2016
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Jay Leno Show
Self
2009The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest
2009
Braveheart
William Wallace
1995Braveheart
Producer
1995Braveheart
Director
1995
TFI Friday
1996
Apocalypto
Director
2006Apocalypto
Producer
2006Apocalypto
Writer
2006
The Passion of the Christ
Producer
2004The Passion of the Christ
Director
2004The Passion of the Christ
Screenplay
2004
The Expendables 3
Conrad Stonebanks
2014
Lethal Weapon
Martin Riggs
1987
Chicken Run
Rocky (voice)
2000
Lethal Weapon 2
Martin Riggs
1989
Hunting Season
Bowdrie
2025
Mad Max
Max Rockatansky
1979
The Patriot
Benjamin Martin
2000
Casper
Mel Gibson (uncredited)
1995
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Cormac O'Connor
2023
Mad Max 2
Max Rockatansky
1981
HBO First Look
Self
1992
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Max Rockatansky
1985
Lethal Weapon 4
Martin Riggs
1998
Lethal Weapon 3
Martin Riggs
1992
Monster Summer
Gene Carruthers
2024
Father Stu
Bill Long
2022
Flight Risk
Director
2025Flight Risk
Producer
2025
Boss Level
Colonel Clive Ventor
2021
What Women Want
Nick Marshall
2000
Complete Savages
Officer Cox
2004Complete Savages
Director
2004Complete Savages
Executive Producer
2004Complete Savages
Story
2004
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Signs
Graham Hess
2002
Daddy's Home 2
Kurt
2017
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Get the Gringo
Driver
2012Get the Gringo
Producer
2012Get the Gringo
Writer
2012
Stonehearst Asylum
Producer
2014
Pocahontas
John Smith (voice)
1995
Sound of Freedom
Executive Producer
2023
We Were Soldiers
Lt. Col. Hal Moore
2002
Edge of Darkness
Craven
2010
Conspiracy Theory
Jerry Fletcher
1997
Bird on a Wire
Richard 'Rick' Jarmin
1990
Blood Father
John Link
2016
Dragged Across Concrete
Brett Ridgeman
2019
Payback
Porter
1999Aspel & Company
1984
Force of Nature
Ray
2020
Machete Kills
Voz
2013
The Professor and the Madman
James Murray
2019The Professor and the Madman
Producer
2019
Maverick
Bret Maverick
1994
On the Line
Elvis Cooney
2022On the Line
Executive Producer
2022
Clubhouse
Producer
2004
The Magic Hour
Self
1998
Forever Young
Capt. Daniel McCormick
1992Forever Young
Executive Producer
1992
One Eight Seven
Executive Producer
1997
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self
2021
The Beaver
Walter Black
2011
Ransom
Tom Mullen
1996
The Year of Living Dangerously
Guy Hamilton
1982Punishment
Rick Monroe
1981
Desperation Road
Mitchell Gaines
2023
Air America
Gene Ryack
1990
Dangerous
Dr. Alderwood
2021
Air Strike
Creative Producer
2018
Tequila Sunrise
Dale "Mac" McKussic
1988
Bandit
Tommy
2022
The Bounty
Fletcher Christian
1984The Entertainment Biz
Self
1998
Last Looks
Alastair Pinch
2022
Hot Seat
Wallace Reed
2022
Agent Game
Olsen
2022
The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One
Writer
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One
Director
2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One
Producer
2027
The Man Without a Face
Justin McLeod
1993The Man Without a Face
Director
1993
The Million Dollar Hotel
Detective Skinner
2000
Carrier
Producer
2008
Boneyard
Agent Petrovick
2024
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Fatman
Chris
2020
Paparazzi
Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited)
2004Paparazzi
Producer
2004
Fathers' Day
Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
1997
Gallipoli
Frank Dunne
1981
The Singing Detective
Dr. Gibbon
2003The Singing Detective
Producer
2003
Hamlet
Hamlet
1990
Confidential Informant
Kevin Hickey
2023
FairyTale: A True Story
Frances' Father (uncredited)
1997
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
Panama
Stark
2022
Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich
Self
2025
Mrs. Soffel
Ed Biddle
1984
The River
Tom Garvey
1984
The Last Trimate
Narrator
2008
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Self
2006
Attack Force Z
Captain Kelly
1982
Casting By
Self
2012The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two
Producer
2028The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two
Director
2028The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two
Writer
2028
Being Bo Widerberg
Self (archive footage)
2025
It’s a Mad Max World
Self (archive footage)
2025
Tim
Tim Melville
1979
The Three Stooges
Producer
2000
The Chain Reaction
Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
1980
The Making of The Expendables 3
Self
2014
Invincible
Executive Producer
2001
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self (archive footage)
2012
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Producer
2006Mel Gibson's 'Braveheart': A Filmmaker's Passion
Self
2000
The Simpsons: America's First Family
Self
2000
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
2017
Summer City
Scollop
1977
The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge'
Self
2017
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Self
2017
By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'
2007
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Self
2012
A Night on Mount Edna
Self
1990
Coyote
Agent Jack Bradley
Evel Knievel
Executive Producer
2004
Spécial Mad Max
Self
1985
The Patriot: The Art of War
Self
2000
The Chili Con Carne Club
1993Lethal Weapon 5
Martin Riggs
Lethal Weapon 5
Director
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Self
1987
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
2013
The Hero
Captain White / Rob Mulligan
1979
Gracie
Self
Declaration of Independence
Self
2003
ABC Primetime: Mel Gibson's Passion
Self
2004
The Making of 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'
Self
1985
The Madness of Max
Self
2015
Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
Self
2016
Entrenched: The Making of Gallipoli
Himself
2005
Discovering Hamlet
Hamlet (archive footage)
2011
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Self
1991Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Director
1991We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right
Self
2002
Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
Self
2007Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'
Thanks
2007
Mad Max and the Genius of George Miller
Self
2025
Jet Li: Li-Thal Weapon
Self
1999
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Director
1989Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Writer
1989
Mel Gibson: A Tormented Soul
Self (archive footage)
2022
Mad Mel: The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Icon
Self (archive footage)
2010Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath
Narrator (voice)
1992Making 'Signs'
Self / Rev. Graham Hess
2003
The Big Question
Self
2004
Another Day In Paradise
Producer
2008Siege of Malta
Producer
Siege of Malta
Writer
The Canyon
Joseph
cascadeurs de stars
Self
1988
Mad Max: Film Phenomenon
2002Every Other Weekend
Apocalypto Now
Self (archival footage)
2009