Mel Gibson filmography

Gibson at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival

Mel Gibson, AO, is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who made his acting debut on the Australian television drama series The Sullivans (1976–1983).^[1][2] 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).^[3][4] 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).^[3][5] He appeared in Peter Weir's war drama Gallipoli (1981) and the romantic drama The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).^[5] 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).^[4]

Gibson starred in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet in 1990, as the eponymous character of the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name.^[6] It was the first film produced by Icon Productions, a production company he co-founded with Bruce Davey.^[2] Gibson's directorial debut was The Man Without a Face (1993), an adaptation of Isabelle Holland's novel of the same name.^[7] 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.^[3] 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.^[8] Gibson went on to star in Ransom (1996), Payback (1999), What Women Want and The Patriot (both in 2000), and We Were Soldiers (2002).^[3][4]

Gibson directed, co-wrote and produced The Passion of the Christ in 2004, a Biblical epic drama which chronicled the Passion of Jesus.^[9] On its release, the film garnered mixed reviews as well as notoriety for its graphic violence and alleged undertones of antisemitism from critics.^[10] Nevertheless, it grossed $370.3 million in the United States and $611.4 million worldwide, making it Gibson's highest-grossing film to date.^[11] Two years later he directed, co-wrote and produced Apocalypto, an epic adventure set in Central America depicting the last days of Mayan civilization before Spanish arrival in the 16th century.^[12][13] 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).^[14][15] 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,^[15] as well as various accolades.

Film

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Film credits of Gibson

Title	Year	Credited as				Role	Notes	Refs.
		Actor	Director	Producer	Writer
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden	1977	Yes				Baseball Player	Uncredited	[4]
Summer City	1977	Yes				Scallop		[16]
Mad Max	1979	Yes				Rockatansky !Max Rockatansky		[3]
Tim	1979	Yes				Tim		[17]
Chain !The Chain Reaction	1980	Yes				Mechanic	Uncredited	[18]
Gallipoli	1981	Yes				Dunne, FrankFrank Dunne		[19]
Mad Max 2	1981	Yes				Rockatansky, MaxMax Rockatansky	Also known as The Road Warrior	[5]
Attack Force Z	1982	Yes				Kelly, PaulPaul Kelly		[20]
Year !The Year of Living Dangerously	1982	Yes				Hamilton, GuyGuy Hamilton		[21]
Bounty !The Bounty	1984	Yes				Christian, FletcherFletcher Christian		[22]
River !The River	1984	Yes				Garvey, TomTom Garvey		[23]
Mrs. Soffel	1984	Yes				Biddle, EdEd Biddle		[24]
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome	1985	Yes				Rockatansky, MaxMax Rockatansky		[25]
Lethal Weapon	1987	Yes				Riggs, MartinMartin Riggs		[26]
Tequila Sunrise	1988	Yes				McKussic, DaleDale McKussic		[27]
Lethal Weapon 2	1989	Yes				Riggs, MartinMartin Riggs		[28]
Bird on a Wire	1990	Yes				Jarmin, RickRick Jarmin		[29]
Air America	1990	Yes				Ryack, GeneGene Ryack		[30]
Hamlet	1990	Yes				Hamlet, PrincePrince Hamlet		[6]
Forever Young	1992	Yes				McCormick, DanielDaniel McCormick		[31]
Lethal Weapon 3	1992	Yes				Riggs, MartinMartin Riggs		[32]
Man !The Man Without a Face	1993	Yes	Yes			McLeod, JustinJustin McLeod	Directorial debut	[7]
Maverick	1994	Yes				Maverick, BretBret Maverick		[33]
Braveheart	1995	Yes	Yes	Yes		Wallace, WilliamWilliam Wallace		[34]
Casper	1995	Yes				Himself	Cameo	[35]
Pocahontas	1995	Yes				Smith, JohnJohn Smith	Voice role	[36]
Ransom	1996	Yes				Mullen, TomTom Mullen		[37]
Fathers' Day	1997	Yes				Scott the Body Piercer	Uncredited cameo	[4]
Conspiracy Theory	1997	Yes				Fletcher, JerryJerry Fletcher		[38]
FairyTale: A True Story	1997	Yes				Frances' Father	Uncredited cameo	[4]
Lethal Weapon 4	1998	Yes				Riggs, MartinMartin Riggs		[39]
Payback	1999	Yes				Porter		[40]
Chicken Run	2000	Yes				Rocky	Voice role	[41]
Patriot !The Patriot	2000	Yes				Martin, BenjaminBenjamin Martin		[42]
What Women Want	2000	Yes				Marshall, NickNick Marshall		[43]
Million !The Million Dollar Hotel	2001	Yes				Agent Skinner		[44]
We Were Soldiers	2002	Yes				Moore, Lt. Col HalLt. Col Hal Moore		[45]
Signs	2002	Yes				Hess, Father GrahamFather Graham Hess		[46]
Singing !The Singing Detective	2003	Yes		Yes		Dr. Gibbon		[47]
Passion !The Passion of the Christ	2004		Yes	Yes	Yes	None		[9]
Paparazzi	2004	Yes		Yes		Anger Management Therapy Patient	Uncredited cameo	[48]
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man	2005			Yes		None	Documentary	[49]
Apocalypto	2006		Yes	Yes	Yes	None		[13]
Edge of Darkness	2010	Yes				Craven, ThomasThomas Craven		[50]
Beaver !The Beaver	2011	Yes				Black, WalterWalter Black		[51]
Get the Gringo	2012	Yes		Yes	Yes	Driver	Formerly titled as How I Spent My Summer Vacation	[52]
Machete Kills	2013	Yes				Voz, LutherLuther Voz		[53]
Expendables !The Expendables 3	2014	Yes				Stonebanks, ConradConrad Stonebanks		[54]
Stonehearst Asylum	2014			Yes		None		[55]
Blood Father	2016	Yes				Link, JohnJohn Link		[56]
Hacksaw Ridge	2016		Yes			None		[15]
Daddy's Home 2	2017	Yes				Mayron, KurtKurt Mayron	In post-production	[57]
Professor !The Professor and the Madman	TBA	Yes		Yes		Murray, JamesJames Murray	In post-production	[58]

Television

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Television credits of Gibson

Year	Title	Credited as			Role	Notes	Refs.
		Actor	Director	Producer
Sullivans !The Sullivans	1976–1983	Yes			Henderson, RayRay Henderson		[1]
Cop Shop	1977–1984	Yes			Unknown		[4]
Hero !The Hero	1979	Yes			Unknown		[1]
Punishment	1981	Yes			Munro, RickRick Munro	Pilot episode	[1] [59]
Saturday Night Live	1989	Yes			Host	Episode: "Mel Gibson / Living Colour"	[60]
World of Discovery	1995	Yes			Narrator	Episode: "Australia's Outback: The Vanishing Frontier"	[61]
Simpsons !The Simpsons	1999	Yes			Himself (voice role)	Episode: "Beyond Blunderdome"	[62]
Three !The Three Stooges	2000			Yes	None		[1]
Invincible	2001			Yes	None		[63]
Family Curse	2003			Yes	None		[64]
Complete Savages	2004–2005	Yes	Yes	Yes	Cox, OfficerOfficer Cox		[65]
Clubhouse	2004–2005			Yes	None		[65]
Carrier	2008			Yes	None		[66]
Barbary !The Barbary Coast	TBA	Yes	Yes	Yes	TBA		[67]

References

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