Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Birthdate: 3rd January, 1956
Birthplace: Peekskill, New York USA



Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO (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. 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. Outside his career, remarks by Gibson have generated accusations of homophobia, antisemitism, racism, and misogyny; he has previously attributed the statements to his alcoholism.


Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO (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. 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. Outside his career, remarks by Gibson have generated accusations of homophobia, antisemitism, racism, and misogyny; he has previously attributed the statements to his alcoholism.

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Filmography

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first...

The Expendables 3 (2014)

Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago...

Edge of Darkness (2010)

Casino Royale's Martin Campbell returns to familiar territory with this adaptation of his own 1985 BBC miniseries -- a mystery starring...

Apocalypto (2006)

APOCALYPTO is a heart-stopping, mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once-great Mayan civilization. When...

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

The Southampton University Christian Union Present: The Passion of the Christ. The Passion of The Christ is a film about the last...

Signs (2002)

The Patriot (2000)

This was the film which caused total outrage on its release, coming shortly after the furore over U-571 and the Americans thinking they...

What Women Want (2000)

Mel Gibson plays Nick Marshall, an all round arrogant, chauvinistic pig who, due to an unfortunate accident, develops the power to read...

Chicken Run (2000)

This film has come from the makers of the "Wallace and Gromit" and "Creature Comforts" animations as seen on television. This film is...

Pocahontas (1995)

History comes gloriously to life in Disney's epic animated tale about love and adventure in the New World. Pocahontas is a Native...

Guys Night (1985)

Following our previous special events, we finish the term off with one especially for the guys out there. For one evening only, we...

Mad Max 2 (1981)

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for...

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