---
name: "Mel Gibson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mel-gibson"
fi1m_id: "mel-gibson"
imdb_id: "nm0000154"
tmdb_id: 2461
wikidata_id: "Q42229"
roles: ["Actor","Director","Producer"]
born: "3 January 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 20
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 17
updated: "2026-10-05T01:48:32.848973+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Mel Gibson

## Identity

Mel Gibson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mel-gibson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mel-gibson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000154
- **TMDB ID:** 2461
- **Wikidata ID:** Q42229
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2461

Actor and director. Born 3 January 1956 in Peekskill, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director, Producer
- **Born:** 3 January 1956, Peekskill, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1979–present
- **Also known as:** Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson, Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 20: 17 acting, 2 directing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Bruce Davey](https://film.one/person/bruce-davey.md), [Richard Donner](https://film.one/person/richard-donner.md), [Danny Glover](https://film.one/person/danny-glover.md), [Joel Silver](https://film.one/person/joel-silver.md), [George Miller](https://film.one/person/george-miller.md), [Joe Pesci](https://film.one/person/joe-pesci.md), [Rene Russo](https://film.one/person/rene-russo.md), [Bruce Spence](https://film.one/person/bruce-spence.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 17 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 78 (1), 1980s 75 (6), 1990s 61 (8), 2000s 75 (3), 2010s 77 (1), 2020s 47 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 65 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 17 of 17 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 9, Thriller 9, Crime 5, Adventure 4, Comedy 4, Romance 4
- **Screen time:** 31 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,245m across 17 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gibson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000154/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2461

## Coming up

- *The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One* (2027-05-06), Writer
- *The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two* (2028-05-25), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hacksaw Ridge*](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md) (77), [*Maverick*](https://film.one/film/maverick.md) (64), [*Bird on a Wire*](https://film.one/film/bird-on-a-wire.md) (44)
- **Tubi:** [*Mad Max*](https://film.one/film/mad-max.md) (78), [*Tequila Sunrise*](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md) (62)
- **Apple TV:** [*Braveheart*](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md) (68), [*What Women Want*](https://film.one/film/what-women-want.md) (64)
- **Peacock:** [*Signs*](https://film.one/film/signs.md) (76)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Hamlet*](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1990.md) (72)
- **Disney+:** [*Pocahontas*](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Mel Gibson

> Mel Gibson can make recklessness funny without making it reassuring. We value the restraint of his early work and the friction he creates with other actors; he is less interesting when a film insists too much on his heroism.

In *Mad Max* (1979), we find ourselves watching Mel Gibson’s face rather than waiting for him to speak. His restraint gives George Miller’s noisy road thriller a persuasive centre, despite the crude dialogue. The reserve remains useful in *Mad Max 2* (1981), though there we wanted more feeling from Rockatansky. It is a superb action film, but our enthusiasm for it does not make this his most interesting performance.

In Peter Weir’s *Gallipoli* (1981), the competitive friendship between Gibson’s Frank Dunne and Mark Lee’s Archy Hamilton gives him more to play. The early running scenes allow affection to emerge from the pleasure of having someone to compete with. We felt protective of them because they so plainly enjoyed their strength and one another’s company. Weir gives that companionship time, and Gibson is warmer and more engaging here than he is as Rockatansky.

*Lethal Weapon* (1987) makes his volatility useful, with Richard Donner allowing Martin Riggs to be funny and still troubling. The recklessness Gibson gives Riggs makes us worry about the partner obliged to accompany him. Danny Glover’s Roger Murtaugh has sensible objections and things to lose, and Gibson’s performance benefits from having someone whose caution matters. The plotting is untidy, but the actors give us a reason to stay when the police work does not.

*Braveheart* (1995), which Gibson directs and stars in as William Wallace, is less willing to question its hero. Gibson commits to Wallace’s bravado, but the script offers few complications and the insistence on his importance becomes tiring. Catherine McCormack gives the romance a dignity that makes the constant return to him less welcome. John Toll’s photography and Steven Rosenblum’s editing keep the battles clear and forceful. We would allow more time for those than for another assurance that Wallace deserves our admiration.

*Chicken Run* (2000) restores the pleasure of hearing him challenged: his self-satisfied Rocky gives Julia Sawalha’s determined Ginger something useful to push against. Peter Lord and Nick Park need only his voice to make that contrast work. His direction of Andrew Garfield in *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016) also shows how much gentleness can help a film, though his relish for combat sometimes distracts from the performance. Begin with *Lethal Weapon*, provided a convincing partnership matters more to the evening than a convincing case.

## Biography

Mel Gibson is an actor, director and producer. Born in Peekskill, New York, he moved with his family to Australia at the age of 12 and studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.

He first gained prominence in the *Mad Max* films and the *Lethal Weapon* series. Gibson directed, produced and played the title role in *Braveheart* (1995), which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He later directed *The Passion of the Christ* (2004) and *Apocalypto* (2006).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.*

## On Fi1m (20)

### Performed in (17) — the average rests on these

- *Signs* (2002), Fi1m 76, as Graham Hess — [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)
- *Chicken Run* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Rocky (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)
- *What Women Want* (2000), Fi1m 64, as Nick Marshall — [page](https://film.one/film/what-women-want.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), Fi1m 55, as Martin Riggs — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-4.md)
- *Ransom* (1996), Fi1m 70, as Tom Mullen — [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *Pocahontas* (1995), Fi1m 54, as John Smith (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md)
- *Maverick* (1994), Fi1m 64, as Bret Maverick — [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 3* (1992), Fi1m 64, as Martin Riggs — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-3.md)
- *Bird on a Wire* (1990), Fi1m 44, as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin — [page](https://film.one/film/bird-on-a-wire.md)
- *Hamlet* (1990), Fi1m 72, as Hamlet — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1990.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), Fi1m 74, as Martin Riggs — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-2.md)
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), Fi1m 62, as Dale "Mac" McKussic — [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Lethal Weapon* (1987), Fi1m 80, as Martin Riggs — [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon.md)
- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), Fi1m 65, as Max Rockatansky — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)
- *Gallipoli* (1981), Fi1m 82, as Frank Dunne — [page](https://film.one/film/gallipoli.md)
- *Mad Max 2* (1981), Fi1m 88, as Max Rockatansky — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)
- *Mad Max* (1979), Fi1m 78, as Max Rockatansky — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max.md)

### Directed (2)

- *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md)
- *Braveheart* (1995), Fi1m 68, as William Wallace — [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Sound of Freedom* (2023), Fi1m 47, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sound-of-freedom.md)

## Complete filmography (105)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two* (2028), Producer, Director, Writer
- *The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One* (2027), Writer, Director, Producer
- *Hunting Season* (2025), as Bowdrie
- *Flight Risk* (2025), Director, Producer
- *Monster Summer* (2024), as Gene Carruthers
- *Boneyard* (2024), as Agent Petrovick
- *Desperation Road* (2023), as Mitchell Gaines
- *The Continental: From the World of John Wick* (2023), series, as Cormac O'Connor
- *Sound of Freedom* (2023), Executive Producer — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/sound-of-freedom.md)
- *Confidential Informant* (2023), as Kevin Hickey
- *On the Line* (2022), as Elvis Cooney · Executive Producer
- *Bandit* (2022), as Tommy
- *Hot Seat* (2022), as Wallace Reed
- *Father Stu* (2022), as Bill Long
- *Agent Game* (2022), as Olsen
- *Panama* (2022), as Stark
- *Last Looks* (2022), as Alastair Pinch
- *Dangerous* (2021), as Dr. Alderwood
- *Boss Level* (2021), as Colonel Clive Ventor
- *Fatman* (2020), as Chris
- *Force of Nature* (2020), as Ray
- *The Professor and the Madman* (2019), as James Murray · Producer
- *Dragged Across Concrete* (2019), as Brett Ridgeman
- *Air Strike* (2018), Creative Producer
- *Daddy's Home 2* (2017), as Kurt
- *Hacksaw Ridge* (2016), Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/hacksaw-ridge.md)
- *Blood Father* (2016), as John Link
- *Stonehearst Asylum* (2014), Producer
- *The Expendables 3* (2014), as Conrad Stonebanks
- *Machete Kills* (2013), as Voz
- *Get the Gringo* (2012), as Driver · Producer, Writer
- *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage)
- *Discovering Hamlet* (2011), as Hamlet (archive footage)
- *The Beaver* (2011), as Walter Black
- *Edge of Darkness* (2010), as Craven
- *Another Day In Paradise* (2008), Producer
- *Carrier* (2008), series, Producer
- *The Last Trimate* (2008), as Narrator
- *Alba Gu Brath! The Making of 'Braveheart'* (2007), Thanks
- *By His Wounds We Are Healed: Making 'The Passion of the Christ'* (2007), Actor
- *Apocalypto* (2006), Director, Producer, Writer
- *Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man* (2006), Producer
- *Clubhouse* (2004), series, Producer
- *Complete Savages* (2004), series, as Officer Cox · Director, Executive Producer, Story
- *Paparazzi* (2004), as Anger Management Therapy Patient (uncredited) · Producer
- *Evel Knievel* (2004), Executive Producer
- *The Passion of the Christ* (2004), Producer, Director, Screenplay
- *The Singing Detective* (2003), as Dr. Gibbon · Producer
- *Signs* (2002), as Graham Hess — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)
- *We Were Soldiers* (2002), as Lt. Col. Hal Moore
- *Mad Max: Film Phenomenon* (2002), Actor
- *Invincible* (2001), Executive Producer
- *What Women Want* (2000), as Nick Marshall — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/what-women-want.md)
- *The Patriot* (2000), as Benjamin Martin
- *Chicken Run* (2000), as Rocky (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)
- *The Three Stooges* (2000), Producer
- *The Million Dollar Hotel* (2000), as Detective Skinner
- *Payback* (1999), as Porter
- *Lethal Weapon 4* (1998), as Martin Riggs — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-4.md)
- *FairyTale: A True Story* (1997), as Frances' Father (uncredited)
- *Conspiracy Theory* (1997), as Jerry Fletcher
- *One Eight Seven* (1997), Executive Producer
- *Fathers' Day* (1997), as Scott the Body Piercer (uncredited)
- *Ransom* (1996), as Tom Mullen — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *Pocahontas* (1995), as John Smith (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md)
- *Casper* (1995), as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
- *Braveheart* (1995), as William Wallace · Producer, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/braveheart.md)
- *Maverick* (1994), as Bret Maverick — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/maverick.md)
- *The Man Without a Face* (1993), as Justin McLeod · Director
- *The Chili Con Carne Club* (1993), Actor
- *Forever Young* (1992), as Capt. Daniel McCormick · Executive Producer
- *Earth and the American Dream* (1992), as Reader (voice)
- *Rabbit Ears - David and Goliath* (1992), as Narrator (voice)
- *Lethal Weapon 3* (1992), as Martin Riggs — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-3.md)
- *Mel Gibson Goes Back to School* (1991), Director
- *Hamlet* (1990), as Hamlet — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-1990.md)
- *Air America* (1990), as Gene Ryack
- *Bird on a Wire* (1990), as Richard 'Rick' Jarmin — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/bird-on-a-wire.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Mel Gibson (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Lethal Weapon 2* (1989), as Martin Riggs — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon-2.md)
- *Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary* (1989), Director, Writer
- *Tequila Sunrise* (1988), as Dale "Mac" McKussic — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/tequila-sunrise.md)
- *Lethal Weapon* (1987), as Martin Riggs — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/lethal-weapon.md)
- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), as Max Rockatansky — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)
- *Mrs. Soffel* (1984), as Ed Biddle
- *The River* (1984), as Tom Garvey
- *Aspel & Company* (1984), series, Actor
- *The Bounty* (1984), as Fletcher Christian
- *The Year of Living Dangerously* (1982), as Guy Hamilton
- *Attack Force Z* (1982), as Captain Kelly
- *Mad Max 2* (1981), as Max Rockatansky — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)
- *Gallipoli* (1981), as Frank Dunne — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/gallipoli.md)
- *Punishment* (1981), series, as Rick Monroe
- *The Chain Reaction* (1980), as Bearded mechanic (uncredited)
- *Tim* (1979), as Tim Melville
- *Mad Max* (1979), as Max Rockatansky — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max.md)
- *The Hero* (1979), as Captain White / Rob Mulligan
- *Summer City* (1977), as Scollop
- *The Sullivans* (1976), series, as Ray Henderson
- *Siege of Malta*, series, Producer, Writer
- *The Canyon*, as Joseph
- *Lethal Weapon 5*, as Martin Riggs · Director
- *Coyote*, as Agent Jack Bradley
- *Every Other Weekend*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max 2 (1981)](https://film.one/media/title/1306/still-f71bdc9c5ec6.jpg) Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky in *Mad Max 2* (1981) — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson as Frank Dunne in Gallipoli (1981)](https://film.one/media/title/623/still-0a072a943803.jpg) Mel Gibson as Frank Dunne in *Gallipoli* (1981) — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson as William Wallace in Braveheart (1995)](https://film.one/media/title/4388/still-e9eba955bc9b.jpg) Mel Gibson as William Wallace in *Braveheart* (1995) — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-3f281d6d66dd.jpg) Mel Gibson — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Mel_Gibson_Cannes_2016_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Attending a fan event with legendary actor and director Mel Gibson, actor Vince Vaughn, and actor Luke Bracey. NYC Nov '16 (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-0490234c7c10.jpg) Attending a fan event with legendary actor and director Mel Gibson, actor Vince Vaughn, and actor Luke Bracey. NYC Nov '16 (2016) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Hacksaw_Ridge_Cast_%2830703712531%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone at the Cannes Film festival (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-9f2cb7c6107f.jpg) Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone at the Cannes Film festival (2014) — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Mel_%26_Sly_Cannes_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Mel Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-23f68eaacd8e.jpg) Mel Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-fd8e8539d488.jpg) Mel Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-9fa02ded7161.jpg) Mel Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-dd9ae748e2ef.jpg) Mel Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-ddde434046c4.jpg) Mel Gibson — Image via TMDB
- ![Mel Gibson](https://film.one/media/person/86027/gallery-28fcf8493657.jpg) Mel Gibson — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 2017: Best Director (nominated), for *Hacksaw Ridge*
- 1996: Best Director (won), for *Braveheart*
- 1996: Best Picture (won), for *Braveheart*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1996: Best Director (won), for *Braveheart*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia 1997: Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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