Mel Gibson filmography

A photograph of Mel Gibson, sporting a beard and wearing a suit with matching bow tie while focused in another angle, smiling.
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).[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 co-wrote, directed 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 anti-Semitic undertones 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 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.[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

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Director Producer Writer Notes Refs.
The Man Without a Face 1993 Yes Directorial debut [7]
Braveheart 1995 Yes Yes [16]
The Singing Detective 2003 Yes [17]
The Passion of the Christ 2004 Yes Yes Yes [9]
Paparazzi Yes [18]
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man 2005 Yes Documentary [19]
Apocalypto 2006 Yes Yes Yes [13]
Get the Gringo 2012 Yes Yes Formerly titled as How I Spent My Summer Vacation [20]
Stonehearst Asylum 2014 Yes [21]
Hacksaw Ridge 2016 Yes [15]
Air Strike Film has yet to be released 2018 Art director;
Post-production		 [22]
The Professor and the Madman Film has yet to be released TBA Yes Post-production [23]

Acting Roles

Title Year Role Notes Refs.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 1977 Baseball Player Uncredited [4]
Summer City Scallop [24]
Mad Max 1979 Max Rockatansky [3]
Tim Tim [25]
The Chain Reaction 1980 Mechanic Uncredited [26]
Gallipoli 1981 Frank Dunne [27]
Mad Max 2 Max Rockatansky Also known as The Road Warrior [5]
Attack Force Z 1982 Paul Kelly [28]
The Year of Living Dangerously Guy Hamilton [29]
The Bounty 1984 Fletcher Christian [30]
The River Tom Garvey [31]
Mrs. Soffel Ed Biddle [32]
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 Max Rockatansky [33]
Lethal Weapon 1987 Martin Riggs [34]
Tequila Sunrise 1988 Dale McKussic [35]
Lethal Weapon 2 1989 Martin Riggs [36]
Bird on a Wire 1990 Rick Jarmin [37]
Air America Gene Ryack [38]
Hamlet Prince Hamlet [6]
Forever Young 1992 Daniel McCormick [39]
Lethal Weapon 3 Martin Riggs [40]
The Man Without a Face 1993 Justin McLeod [7]
Maverick 1994 Bret Maverick [41]
Braveheart 1995 William Wallace [42]
Casper Himself Cameo [43]
Pocahontas John Smith Voice role [44]
Ransom 1996 Tom Mullen [45]
Fathers' Day 1997 Scott the Body Piercer Uncredited cameo [4]
Conspiracy Theory Jerry Fletcher [46]
FairyTale: A True Story Frances' Father Uncredited cameo [4]
Lethal Weapon 4 1998 Martin Riggs [47]
Payback 1999 Porter [48]
Chicken Run 2000 Rocky Voice role [49]
The Patriot Benjamin Martin [50]
What Women Want Nick Marshall [51]
The Million Dollar Hotel 2001 Agent Skinner [52]
We Were Soldiers 2002 Lt. Col Hal Moore [53]
Signs Father Graham Hess [54]
The Singing Detective 2003 Dr. Gibbon [55]
Paparazzi 2004 Anger Management Therapy Patient Uncredited cameo [56]
Edge of Darkness 2010 Thomas Craven [57]
The Beaver 2011 Walter Black [58]
Get the Gringo 2012 Driver Formerly titled as How I Spent My Summer Vacation [59]
Machete Kills 2013 Luther Voz [60]
The Expendables 3 2014 Conrad Stonebanks [61]
Blood Father 2016 John Link [62]
Daddy's Home 2 2017 Kurt Mayron [63]
The Professor and the Madman Film has yet to be released TBA James Murray Post-production [64]
Dragged Across Concrete Film has yet to be released TBA Brett Ridgeman Filming [65]
Boss Level Film has yet to be released TBA Colonel Clive Ventor Filming [66]

Television

Key
Shows that have not yet been aired 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 [1]
Cop Shop 1977–1984 Yes Unknown [4]
The Hero 1979 Yes Unknown [1]
Punishment 1981 Yes Rick Munro Pilot episode [1]
[67]
Saturday Night Live 1989 Yes Host Episode: "Mel Gibson / Living Colour" [68]
World of Discovery 1995 Yes Narrator Episode: "Australia's Outback: The Vanishing Frontier" [69]
The Simpsons 1999 Yes Himself
(voice role)		 Episode: "Beyond Blunderdome" [70]
The Three Stooges 2000 Yes None [1]
Invincible 2001 Yes None [71]
Family Curse 2003 Yes None [72]
Complete Savages 2004–2005 Yes Yes Yes Officer Cox [73]
Clubhouse 2004–2005 Yes None [73]
Carrier 2008 Yes None [74]
The Barbary Coast Shows that have not yet been aired TBA Yes Yes Yes TBA [75]

References

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  12. ↑ French, Philip (December 31, 2006). "Apocalypto". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  13. 1 2 Scott, A.O. (December 8, 2006). "The Passion of the Maya". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
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