Birthday: January 03, 1956
Despite a thick Australian accent in some of his earlier films, actor Mel Gibson was born in Peeksill, NY, to Irish Catholic parents. One of eleven children, Gibson didn't set foot in Australia until 1968, and only developed an Aussie accent after his classmates teased him for his American tongue. Mel Gibson's looks have certainly helped him develop a largely female following similar to ...more- 2000
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- What Women Want
- nom
- 1995
- Broadcast Film Critics Association
- Best Director
- Braveheart
- win
- 1995
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Director
- Braveheart
- win
- 1995
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Picture
- Braveheart
- win
- 1995
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Director
- Braveheart
- win
- 2008
- The Face: Jesus in Art
- Narrator
- 2006
- Payback: Straight Up
- Porter
- 2003
- The Singing Detective
- Dr. Gibbon
- 2002
- We Were Soldiers
- Lt. Col. Harold G. Moore
- 2008
- Carrier (TV Documentary Series)
- Executive Producer
- 2008
- Another Day in Paradise
- Producer
- 2006
- Apocalypto
- Director
- 2006
- Apocalypto
- Screenwriter
- 2006
- Apocalypto
- Producer












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