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Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

Actor · Born 1979-04-04 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Heath Andrew Ledger (April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his film career further. His work consisted of twenty films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Candy (2006), I'm Not There (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases. He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director. For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the Best International Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute; he was the first actor to win the latter award posthumously. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the eighth-youngest nominee in the category at that time. Posthumously, he shared the 2007 Independent Spi…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Dark Knight (2008) — Joker
  2. 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) — Patrick Verona
  3. Brokeback Mountain (2005) — Ennis Del Mar
  4. The Patriot (2000) — Gabriel Martin
  5. A Knight's Tale (2001) — William Thatcher
  6. The Brothers Grimm (2005) — Jacob Grimm
  7. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — Tony
  8. Monster's Ball (2001) — Sonny Grotowski
  9. Casanova (2005) — Casanova
  10. Lords of Dogtown (2005) — Skip
  11. I'm Not There (2007) — Robbie
  12. Candy (2006) — Dan
  13. The Four Feathers (2002) — Harry Faversham
  14. Ned Kelly (2003) — Ned Kelly
  15. The Order (2003) — Alex Bernier
  16. I Am Heath Ledger (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  17. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
  18. Two Hands (1999) — Jimmy
  19. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
  20. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
  21. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  22. E! True Hollywood Story (1996) — Self (archive footage)
  23. Home and Away (1988) — Scott Irwin
  24. Joker: Put on a Happy Face (2020) — Self (archive footage)
  25. Paws (1997) — Oberon
  26. Roar (1997) — Conor
  27. Hollywood Demons (2025) — Self (archive footage)
  28. Blackrock (1997) — Toby Ackland
  29. The Patriot: The Art of War (2000) — Self
  30. Teen Choice Awards (1999) — Self
  31. The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life (2005) — Self
  32. Too Young to Die (2012) — Self (archive footage)
  33. Celebrities Uncensored (2003) — Self
  34. Clowning Around (1991) — Orphan Clown
  35. Sweat (1996) — Snowy Bowles
  36. The Reichen Show (2005) — Self
  37. Ship to Shore (1993) — Cyclist
  38. Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  39. The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown' (2005) — Self
  40. Rove (1999) — Self