Mel Gibson filmography

Mel Gibson at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Mel Gibson, AO, is an American actor director producer and filmmaker who made his acting debut on the Australian television drama series The Sullivans (1976–1983). While a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, he was given an uncredited role in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden and subsequently appeared as a leading actor in the micro budget surf drama Summer City (both in 1977). Gibson rose to prominence during the Australian New Wave cinema movement in the early 1980s, having appeared in his breakthrough role in George Miller's dystopian action film Mad Max (1979), portraying the eponymous hero. He reprised the role in its sequels, Mad Max 2 (1981) and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). He appeared in Peter Weir's war drama Gallipoli (1981) and the romantic drama The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). Five years later he played Martin Riggs in the buddy cop action comedy Lethal Weapon alongside Danny Glover—a role he later reprised in its sequels Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).

Gibson starred in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet in 1990, as the eponymous character of the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name. It was the first film produced by Icon Productions, a production company he co-founded with Bruce Davey. Gibson's directorial debut was The Man Without a Face (1993), an adaptation of Isabelle Holland's novel of the same name. Two years later he directed and produced Braveheart, a historical epic drama in which he also portrayed Sir William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish knight. The film earned him a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Director, and the film won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Gibson went on to star in Ransom (1996), Payback (1999), What Women Want and The Patriot (both in 2000), and We Were Soldiers (2002).

Gibson co-wrote, directed and produced The Passion of the Christ in 2004, a Biblical epic drama which chronicled the Passion of Jesus. On its release, the film garnered mixed reviews as well as notoriety for its graphic violence and alleged anti-Semitic undertones from critics. Nevertheless, it grossed $370.3 million in the United States and $611.4 million worldwide, making it Gibson's highest-grossing film to date. Two years later he co-wrote, directed and produced Apocalypto, an epic adventure set in Central America depicting the last days of Mayan civilization before Spanish arrival in the 16th century. Gibson then took a ten-year hiatus from directing during which time he landed roles in Edge of Darkness (2010), Machete Kills (2013), The Expendables 3 (2014), and Blood Father (2016). He directed Hacksaw Ridge in 2016, a biographical war drama focusing on American World War II veteran Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. The film garnered praise from critics and audiences alike, as well as various accolades.

Film

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†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Title	Year	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes	Refs.
The Man Without a Face	1993	Yes			Directorial debut
Braveheart	1995	Yes	Yes
The Singing Detective	2003		Yes
The Passion of the Christ	2004	Yes	Yes	Yes
Paparazzi			Yes
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man	2005		Yes		Documentary
Apocalypto	2006	Yes	Yes	Yes
Get the Gringo	2012		Yes	Yes	Formerly titled as How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Stonehearst Asylum	2014		Yes
Hacksaw Ridge	2016	Yes
Air Strike †	2018				Art director; Post-production
The Professor and the Madman †	TBA		Yes		Post-production

Acting Roles

Title	Year	Role	Notes	Refs.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden	1977	Baseball Player	Uncredited
Summer City		Scallop
Mad Max	1979	Max Rockatansky
Tim		Tim
The Chain Reaction	1980	Mechanic	Uncredited
Gallipoli	1981	Frank Dunne
Mad Max 2		Max Rockatansky	Also known as The Road Warrior
Attack Force Z	1982	Paul Kelly
The Year of Living Dangerously		Guy Hamilton
The Bounty	1984	Fletcher Christian
The River		Tom Garvey
Mrs. Soffel		Ed Biddle
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	1985	Max Rockatansky
Lethal Weapon	1987	Martin Riggs
Tequila Sunrise	1988	Dale McKussic
Lethal Weapon 2	1989	Martin Riggs
Bird on a Wire	1990	Rick Jarmin
Air America		Gene Ryack
Hamlet		Prince Hamlet
Forever Young	1992	Daniel McCormick
Lethal Weapon 3		Martin Riggs
The Man Without a Face	1993	Justin McLeod
Maverick	1994	Bret Maverick
Braveheart	1995	William Wallace
Casper		Himself	Cameo
Pocahontas		John Smith	Voice role
Ransom	1996	Tom Mullen
Fathers' Day	1997	Scott the Body Piercer	Uncredited cameo
Conspiracy Theory		Jerry Fletcher
FairyTale: A True Story		Frances' Father	Uncredited cameo
Lethal Weapon 4	1998	Martin Riggs
Payback	1999	Porter
Chicken Run	2000	Rocky	Voice role
The Patriot		Benjamin Martin
What Women Want		Nick Marshall
The Million Dollar Hotel	2001	Agent Skinner
We Were Soldiers	2002	Lt. Col Hal Moore
Signs		Father Graham Hess
The Singing Detective	2003	Dr. Gibbon
Paparazzi	2004	Anger Management Therapy Patient	Uncredited cameo
Edge of Darkness	2010	Thomas Craven
The Beaver	2011	Walter Black
Get the Gringo	2012	Driver	Formerly titled as How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Machete Kills	2013	Luther Voz
The Expendables 3	2014	Conrad Stonebanks
Blood Father	2016	John Link
Daddy's Home 2	2017	Kurt Mayron
The Professor and the Madman †	TBA	James Murray	Post-production
Dragged Across Concrete †	TBA	Brett Ridgeman	Filming
Boss Level †	TBA	Colonel Clive Ventor	Filming

Television

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†	Denotes shows that have not yet been aired

Television credits of Gibson

Title	Year	Credited as			Role	Notes	Refs.
		Actor	Director	Producer
The Sullivans	1976–1983	Yes			Ray Henderson
Cop Shop	1977–1984	Yes			Unknown
The Hero	1979	Yes			Unknown
Punishment	1981	Yes			Rick Munro	Pilot episode
Saturday Night Live	1989	Yes			Host	Episode: "Mel Gibson / Living Colour"
World of Discovery	1995	Yes			Narrator	Episode: "Australia's Outback: The Vanishing Frontier"
The Simpsons	1999	Yes			Himself (voice role)	Episode: "Beyond Blunderdome"
The Three Stooges	2000			Yes	None
Invincible	2001			Yes	None
Family Curse	2003			Yes	None
Complete Savages	2004–2005	Yes	Yes	Yes	Officer Cox
Clubhouse	2004–2005			Yes	None
Carrier	2008			Yes	None
The Barbary Coast †	TBA	Yes	Yes	Yes	TBA

External links

• Mel Gibson at IMDb