Donal Gibson (born 1958) is an American actor and the younger brother of actor/director Mel Gibson.
Early life Gibson was born in Peekskill, New York, the son of Irish-born Anne Reilly GibsonMel Gibson to be honored at IFTA ceremony, RTE Entertainment and Hutton Gibson, whose 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,Grossman, Wendy, Is the Pope Catholic?, Dallas Observer, July 31, 2003 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.Cochrane, Peter, The other acting Gibson – at a theatre near you, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 24, 1990, page 2
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.Vagnini, Steven & Smith, Dave, Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, page 703, Hyperion, 2023 Other voice roles are Captain Boomerang in Justice League Unlimited, Park Worker in The Wild Thornberrys, and Ray Tracer in ReBoot.Behind the Voice Actors - All Credited Roles
Gibson had roles in three of his brother's films. He played Riverboat Gambler in Maverick, Stewart in Braveheart,Wills, John & Monash, Screen World Comprehensive Pictorial and Statistical Record, pages 133, 158, 242, Bloomsbury, 2000 and Doctor in Conspiracy Theory.McCarty, John, The Films of Mel Gibson, page 196, Citadel Press, 2001
Other film roles include Karl Holtz in Immortal Beloved, and Eric in Resistance.
Filmography
Films Year Title RoleNotes1987Emma's War Hank1989Casualties of War Soldier #3The Punisher Bill1990Blood Oath Corporal Patterson1991Fatal Bond Rocky Borgetta1992The Last Man Hanged WarderTelevision filmResistance Eric1994Maverick Riverboat Poker PlayerImmortal Beloved Karl Holz1995Braveheart Stewart1997One Eight Seven Animal Regulation OfficerConspiracy Theory Doctor in Roosevelt Hospital1998Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World John Smith (voice)Direct-to-video2004Paparazzi Deputy Wilson2027The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One Story writer2028The Resurrection of the Christ: Part Two Story writer
Television Year Title RoleNotes1984The Cowra BreakoutBlackjack DevereauxMiniseries1997–1998ReBoot Ray Tracer (voice)7 episodes2001The Wild Thornberrys Park Worker (voice)Episode: "New Territory" 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.2005–2006Justice League Unlimited Captain Boomerang (voice) 2 episodes
References
External links
www.ResurrectionByDonalGibson.com