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  • Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, USA
  • Birthday: January 3, 1956
  • 2006

    Directed the action-adventure film, "Apocalypto"; filmed in the Yucatec Maya dialogue; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film

  • 2004

    Directed the controversial feature, "The Passion of the Christ," based on biblical accounts of the arrest, trial, torture, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus; filmed in Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew and earned over 600 million worldwide

  • 2004

    Executive produced and directed several episodes of the short-lived ABC comedy, "Complete Savages"

  • 2002

    Appeared with Robert Downey Jr. in the musical comedy, "The Singing Detective"

  • 2002

    Executive produced and starred in the Vietnam War drama, "We Were Soldiers"

  • 2002

    Moved ICON from Paramount to 20th Century Fox

  • 2002

    Starred in M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural drama, "Signs"

  • 2000

    Executive produced the ABC biopic, "The Three Stooges"

  • 2000

    Played the lead role in Roland Emmerich's Revolutionary war saga, "The Patriot"

  • 2000

    Portrayed a chauvinistic ad executive who can hear women's thoughts in Nancy Meyers' "What Women Want"

  • 1999

    Starred in Brian Helgeland's directorial debut, "Payback"; film was later re-cut and re-shot by the request of Gibson and the studio

  • 1998

    Re-teamed with Donner and Glover for "Lethal Weapon 4"

  • 1997

    Co-starred with Julia Roberts in Donner's "Conspiracy Theory"

  • 1996

    Starred in the Ron Howard directed thriller, "Ransom"

  • 1995

    Directed and produced the Academy Award winning film, "Braveheart"; also played the lead role of legendary Scot, William Wallace

  • 1995

    Lent his voice to John Smith for the animated feature, "Pocahontas"

  • 1994

    Again collaborated with Donner on Western comedy, "Maverick"

  • 1993

    Feature directorial debut, "The Man Without a Face"; also starred

  • 1992

    Reunited with Donner and Glover for "Lethal Weapon 3"

  • 1991

    Directed and appeared in the HBO special, "Mel Gibson Goes Back to School"

  • 1990

    First film produced by Icon Productions, "Hamlet"; also played the title role

  • 1989

    Reprised role as Riggs for "Lethal Weapon 2"; again collaborated with Donner and Glover

  • 1987

    Played the role of Martin Riggs in "Lethal Weapon"; co-starred with Danny Glover and directed by Richard Donner

  • 1985

    Completed "Mad Max" trilogy with "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome"

  • 1984

    Co-starred with Anthony Hopkins in "The Bounty"

  • 1984

    Made American film debut, opposite Sissy Spacek, in Mark Rydell's "The River"

  • 1982

    Re-teamed with Weir to play an Australian journalist in "The Year of Living Dangerously"

  • 1981

    Cast as one of the leads in Peter Weir's critically-acclaimed World War I drama, "Gallipoli"

  • 1981

    Re-teamed with Miller to reprised role for "Mad Max 2" (released in the US as "The Road Warrior")

  • 1979

    Breakthrough role as the leather-clad post-apocalyptic survivor in George Miller's "Mad Max"

  • 1979

    Played Estragon, opposite Geoffrey Rush, in the Australian production of "Waiting for Godot"

  • 1979

    Portrayed a developmentally disabled man in "Tim"

  • 1978

    Joined the State Theatre Company of South Australia in Adelaide

  • 1976

    Made stage debut, opposite Judy Davis, in the National Institute of Dramatic Art's production of "Romeo and Juliet"

  • 1976

    Made TV debut on the Australian series, "The Sullivans"

  • 1976

    Played a shy surfer in his film debut, "Summer City"

  • 1968

    Moved with family to Australia at 12 years old

  • Cast in an upcoming film adaptation of "Edge of Darkness" (lensed 2008)

  • Formed ICON productions, (formerly known as Gibson Productions)

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