Donal Gibson

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Donal Gibson
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Gibson in 2023
Born (1958-02-13) February 13, 1958 (age 68)
OccupationActor
Years active1984–2006
SpouseS. Gibson
Parent(s) Hutton Gibson
Anne Reilly
Relatives Mel Gibson (brother)
Milo Gibson (nephew)
Eva Mylott (grandmother)

Donal Gibson (born 1958) is an American actor and the younger brother of actor/director Mel Gibson. [1] [2]

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Early life

Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, the son of Irish-born Anne Reilly Gibson [3] and Hutton Gibson, who's mother came from Australia. The couple had 11 children. Gibson's father worked as a railroad brakeman until a work accident forced him to retire. He received a disability settlement, and in 1968 moved his family to Australia, [4] when Gibson was ten years old.

In Australia he studied drama at the University of Newcastle and the Sydney Drama Studio. His professional debut was at the Nimrod Theatre Company in Sydney, playing Shorty in the play The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui . [5]

Acting career

He has done voice acting in television series and films, including John Smith in Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World , a part that was voiced by his brother in the original Pocahontas film. [6] Other voice roles are Captain Boomerang in Justice League Unlimited , Park Worker in The Wild Thornberrys , and Ray Tracer in ReBoot . [7]

Gibson had roles in three of his brother's films. He played Riverboat Gambler in Maverick , Stewart in Braveheart [8] , and Doctor in Conspiracy Theory . [9]

Other film roles include Karl Holtz in Immortal Beloved , [8] and Eric in Resistance [9] .

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987Emma's WarHank
1989 Casualties of War Soldier #3
The Punisher Bill
1990 Blood Oath Corporal Patterson
1991 Fatal Bond Rocky Borgetta
1992The Last Man HangedWarderTelevision film
ResistanceEric
1994 Maverick Riverboat Poker Player
Immortal Beloved Karl Holz
1995 Braveheart Stewart
1997 One Eight Seven Animal Regulation Officer
Conspiracy Theory Doctor in Roosevelt Hospital
1998 Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World John Smith (voice) Direct-to-video
2004 Paparazzi Deputy Wilson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 The Cowra Breakout Blackjack DevereauxMiniseries
1997–1998 ReBoot Ray Tracer (voice)7 episodes
2001 The Wild Thornberrys Park Worker (voice)Episode: "New Territory" [10]
2005–2006 Justice League Unlimited Captain Boomerang (voice)2 episodes [10]

References

  1. ↑ Baird, Scott (October 15, 2018). "20 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of Braveheart". Screen Rant .
  2. ↑ emilygera (July 25, 2013). "Mel Gibson's brother interested in taking on the lead in Mad Max". Polygon .
  3. ↑ Mel Gibson to be honored at IFTA ceremony, RTE Entertainment
  4. ↑ Grossman, Wendy, Is the Pope Catholic?, Dallas Observer, July 31, 2003
  5. ↑ Cochrane, Peter, The other acting Gibson – at a theatre near you, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 24, 1990, page 2
  6. ↑ Vagnini, Steven & Smith, Dave, Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, page 703, Hyperion, 2023
  7. ↑ Behind the Voice Actors - All Credited Roles
  8. 1 2 Wills, John & Monash, Screen World Comprehensive Pictorial and Statistical Record, pages 133, 158, 242, Bloomsbury, 2000
  9. 1 2 McCarty, John, The Films of Mel Gibson, page 196, Citadel Press, 2001
  10. 1 2 "Donal Gibson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 18, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.


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