Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin.
Background.
One of the world's most accomplished actors, but also an Oscar® winning director and a respected filmmaker. In the course of his career as an actor, he has assayed a variety of films. Gibson's company Icon Productions, which Gibson created with Bruce Davey, who serves as its president, developed and produced "Braveheart," along with many other movies.
Gibson was born in upstate New York and moved with his family to Australia when he was 12 years old. Gibson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Arts at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. Gibson was eventually brought to the attention of director George Miller who cast him in the cult classic "Mad Max," the film that first brought him worldwide recognition. This was followed by the title role in "Tim." Gibson's portrayal of a handicapped young man won him an Australian Film Institute Best Actor Award.
Mel Gibson plays Benjamin Martin, a father struggling for his family's survival. Martin is a composite of various Patriots: Colonel Daniel Morgan, who fought the brutal Colonel Banastre Tarleton and Lord General Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Cowpens; Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," a guerrilla fighter from South Carolina's wetlands; Elijah Clark; Thomas Sumter; and Andrew Pickens, all renowned freedom fighters.
Filmography.
Movies.
What Women Want *2000*
The Patriot
Lethal Weapon
Maverick
Conspiracy Theory
Braveheart
Payback
Forever Young
The Man Without A Face
Immortal Beloved
The Bounty
Mrs. Soffel
Airborne
Tequila Sunrise
Bird on a Wire
Air America
Hamlet
The Million Dollar Hotel
The River
Tim
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max -- The Road Warrior
Mad Max
Stage.
Death of a Salesman
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