Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia · 1997
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1996
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1996
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1996
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2017 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Director · 1996 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1996 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Carrier
Hacksaw Ridge
Sound of Freedom
The Simpsons
Braveheart
Apocalypto
The Passion of the Christ
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Continental
The Road Warrior
Lethal Weapon
The Graham Norton Show
Who Killed the Electric Car?
The Patriot
Father Stu
The Professor and the Madman
We Were Soldiers
Gallipoli
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Lethal Weapon 2
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Hunting Season
Boss Level
Casting By
Pocahontas
Maverick
Saturday Night Live
Stonehearst Asylum
Chicken Run
Payback
Signs
One Eight Seven
Ransom
Lethal Weapon 3
The Bounty
The Year of Living Dangerously
Mad Max
Desperation Road
Dragged Across Concrete
Get the Gringo
Lethal Weapon 4
Conspiracy Theory
Hamlet
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
What Women Want
The Man Without a Face
Forever Young
The Beaver
Edge of Darkness
FairyTale: A True Story