Mel Gibson is an actor, director, and producer who has been in the film industry since the late 1970s. He is best known for his roles in the films Braveheart, Tim, and Mad Max. Braveheart is a 1995 historical drama about William Wallace, a Scottish knight who led a rebellion against King Edward I of England. Tim is a 1994 romantic comedy-drama about a young man who falls in love with a woman who is engaged to be married. Mad Max is a 1979 science fiction action film set in a post-apocalyptic Australia. All three films were directed by Mel Gibson and starred him in the lead role.