Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson
Background information
Born	Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson January 3, 1956 (age 62) Peekskill, New York, United States
Nationality	File:Flag of Australia.svg.png Australian American
Occupation	Actor, filmmaker
Years active	1976-present
Family information
Spouse	Robyn Moore (1980-2011)
Partner	Oksana Grigorieva (2009–2010)
Children	Hannah, Edward, Christian, William, Louis, Milo, Thomas, Lucia, and Lars

Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson is an Australian-American actor and filmmaker who is best known for his roles as Max Rockatansky in the Mad Max films and as Martin Riggs in the Lethal Weapon films opposite Danny Glover. He is also known for his role as William Wallace in the 1995 epic historical drama film Braveheart, a film which he also directed and produced.

For Disney, he is best known for voicing John Smith in the 1995 Disney animated feature film Pocahontas. However, his younger brother Donal took over the role in the 1998 direct-to-video sequel Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. He also played Tom Mullen in the 1996 Touchstone Pictures film Ransom, and Rev. Gramham Hess, in the 2002 Touchstone Pictures film Signs. He also directed Apocalypto.

Disney Roles

John Smith
Pocahontas

Gallery

Mel Gibson behind the scenes of Pocahontas.

Mel Gibson speaks onstage at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Grants Banquet in August 2016.

Trivia

• Mel Gibson was originally considered for the role of Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but at the end, Kurt Russell was cast instead.
• He was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
• He was approached for the role of Odin in Thor, but turned it down, in the end, the role went to Anthony Hopkins.
• He was considered for the role of Wolverine in X-Men (2000) along with Glenn Danzig, Russell Crowe, Dougray Scott, Keanu Reeves, Gary Sinise, Aaron Eckhart, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton, and Bob Hoskins.