Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson is an American actor, director, and producer whose international profile was established through the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon films. He also directed and starred in Braveheart (1995), later directing The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto, and Hacksaw Ridge. Born in Peekskill, New York, in 1956, he moved with his family to Australia at age 12 and trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.