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Bruce Davey

PRODUCER

The former manager of business affairs for Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey entered into partnership with the actor in ICON Productions in 1988. The Australian native went on to co-produce nearly all of Gibson's starring vehicles of the 1990s, including Franco Zeffirelli's "Hamlet" (1990), "Forver Young" (1992), "The Man Without a Face" (1993), which also marked Gibson's directorial debut, "Maverick" (1994) and "Braveheart" (1995). The latter, an epic feature about a 13th Century Scottish warrior, won 10 Oscar nominations includiong one as Best Picture. Under the ICON banner, Davey has also overseen "Airborne" (1993) and the Beethoven biopic "Immortal Beloved" (1994), with Gary Oldman.

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FILMOGRAPHY

Year

Title

Budget

Worldwife Box Office

1990

Hamlet

$16M

$21M

1992

Forever Young

$20M

$128M

1993

Airborne

$2.6M

$2.9M

1993

The Man Without a Face

$4M

$25M

1995

Braveheart

$72M

$213M

1999

An Ideal Husband

$14M

$19M

1999

Payback

$90M

$162M

2000

What Women Want

$70M

$374M

2002

We Were Soldiers

$75M

$115.4M

2004

The Passion of the Christ

$30M

$612M

2006

Apocalypto

$40M

$121M

2009

Push

$38M

$49M

2016

Hacksaw Ridge

$40M

$181M

TOTAL WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE:

$1.1 billion

AWARDS

NOMINATIONS

2017

Hacksaw Ridge

OFTA Film Award, Best Film

2017

Hacksaw Ridge

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, Best Film

2016

Hacksaw Ridge

Awards Circuit Community Awards, Best Motion Picture

1993

Hamlet

CableACE Award, Children's Educational or Informational Special

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