"Mad" Max Rockatansky, sometimes referred to as "The Road Warrior," is the protagonist from director George Miller's Mad Max series, appearing in the films Mad Max, Mad Max: The Road Warrior, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max: Fury Road, and as a cameo in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Max was first portrayed by Mel Gibson in the original trilogy and most recently Tom Hardy in the re-imagined series.