Mel Gibson Highlights

  • 2006: Directed the action-adventure film, "Apocalypto"; filmed in the Yucatec Maya dialogue; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film
  • 2004: Executive produced and directed several episodes of the short-lived ABC comedy, "Complete Savages"
  • 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
  • 2002: Executive produced and starred in the Vietnam War drama, "We Were Soldiers"
  • 2002: Appeared with Robert Downey Jr. in the musical comedy, "The Singing Detective"
  • 2002: Starred in M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural drama, "Signs"
  • 2002: Moved ICON from Paramount to 20th Century Fox
  • 2000: Executive produced the ABC biopic, "The Three Stooges"
  • 2000: Portrayed a chauvinistic ad executive who can hear women's thoughts in Nancy Meyers' "What Women Want"
  • 2000: Played the lead role in Roland Emmerich's Revolutionary war saga, "The Patriot"
  • 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: Lent his voice to John Smith for the animated feature, "Pocahontas"
  • 1995: Directed and produced the Academy Award winning film, "Braveheart"; also played the lead role of legendary Scot, William Wallace
  • 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: Made American film debut, opposite Sissy Spacek, in Mark Rydell's "The River"
  • 1984: Co-starred with Anthony Hopkins in "The Bounty"
  • 1982: Re-teamed with Weir to play an Australian journalist in "The Year of Living Dangerously"
  • 1981: Re-teamed with Miller to reprised role for "Mad Max 2" (released in the US as "The Road Warrior")
  • 1981: Cast as one of the leads in Peter Weir's critically-acclaimed World War I drama, "Gallipoli"
  • 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: Played a shy surfer in his film debut, "Summer City"
  • 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"
  • 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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