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Mel Gibson

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Mel Gibson

Born Jan 3, 1956 · 70 years158 titles 129 movies · 29 TV
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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.

Also known as

Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson · Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO

Born

Jan 3, 1956

Peekskill, New York, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

140

Acting credits

12

Directing

10

Writing

24

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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Undated 6 title(s)