Mel Gibson came out of Australia with Mad Max and Gallipoli, then built an enormous Hollywood career on the Lethal Weapon films, where he played instability as comedy.
Braveheart won him Best Director and Best Picture, and The Passion of the Christ, which he financed himself, became one of the highest-grossing independent films ever made and one of the most argued about.
His career effectively stopped in 2006 following recorded antisemitic remarks during an arrest, and subsequent recordings of abusive language. He has worked steadily again since Hacksaw Ridge, which earned him a directing nomination.
The films and the conduct are both part of the record and any account that omits either is incomplete.
