Claim: Hamlet (1990 film) featured an American actor and filmmaker born in 1956 in a lead role.
Evidence: Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name , directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character.
Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson -LRB- born January 3 , 1956 -RRB- is an American actor and filmmaker.