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Heath Ledger
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Heath Ledger
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-04-04,Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Gender
Male
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 Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film I'm Not There, which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. In the film, Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of Dylan's life and persona. Ledger died on 22 January 2008 as a result of an accidental overdose of medications. A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight. At the time of his death, The Dark Knight was in post-production, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, in which he was playing his last role as Tony, was in the midst of filming. His death affected the subsequent promotion of The Dark Knight. His performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight earned him universal acclaim and popularity from fans and critics alike. Ledger also received numerous posthumous awards for his work on The Dark Knight, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Best Actor International Award at the 2008 Australian Film Institute Awards, the 2008 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, and the 2009 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Filmography

Brokeback Mountain

7.786

Brokeback Mountain
2005-10-22

The Dark Knight

8.534

The Dark Knight
2008-07-16

6.789

Monster's Ball
2001-12-26

6.1

Ned Kelly
2003-03-22

7.211

The Patriot
2000-06-28

6.5

I'm Not There
2007-10-01

The Brothers Grimm

5.865

The Brothers Grimm
2005-08-26

7.117

Candy
2006-05-25

10 Things I Hate About You

7.6

10 Things I Hate About You
1999-03-30

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

6.387

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009-10-01

A Knight's Tale

6.9

A Knight's Tale
2001-05-11

The Four Feathers

6.637

The Four Feathers
2002-09-08

Lords of Dogtown

7.095

Lords of Dogtown
2005-06-03

5.713

The Order
2003-09-05

6.451

Casanova
2005-12-25

6.571

Two Hands
1999-07-29

5.536

Blackrock
1997-05-01

Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale

7

Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale
2022-09-27

I Am Heath Ledger

7.4

I Am Heath Ledger
2017-04-23

4.6

Paws
1997-09-25

The Patriot: The Art of War

7.091

The Patriot: The Art of War
2000-10-24

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

7.1

The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life
2005-12-20

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

7

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'
2005-09-27

Clowning Around

7.4

Clowning Around
1991-11-26

Joker: Put on a Happy Face

8.01

Joker: Put on a Happy Face
2020-08-18

A Knight's Tale: Making Of

10

A Knight's Tale: Making Of
2002-06-04

Clowning Around

7.4

Clowning Around
1991-11-26

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.573

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.358

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

6.407

Roar
1997-07-14

Celebrities Uncensored

4.833

Celebrities Uncensored
2003-06-04

3.6

Sweat
1996-04-20

6.988

The Oscars
1953-03-19

E! True Hollywood Story

8.15

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

7.5

Rove
1999-09-22

The Reichen Show

4.8

The Reichen Show
2005-11-11

Teen Choice Awards

9.1

Teen Choice Awards
1999-08-01

Too Young to Die

7.2

Too Young to Die
2012-07-14

3.667

Ship to Shore
1993-11-01

0

I Am
2012-03-07

6.359

Home and Away
1988-01-18

Clowning Around

0

Clowning Around
1991-11-26

Hollywood Demons

6.8

Hollywood Demons
2025-03-24