Heath Ledger
Acting
Born: Apr 04, 1979 — Died: Jan 22, 2008
From: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale | Self (archive footage) | 2022 | 7.0 |
| Joker: Put on a Happy Face | Self (archive footage) | 2020 | 8.011 |
| I Am Heath Ledger | Self (archive footage) | 2017 | 7.389 |
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Tony | 2009 | 6.385 |
| The Dark Knight | Joker | 2008 | 8.529 |
| I'm Not There | Robbie | 2007 | 6.512 |
| Candy | Dan | 2006 | 7.127 |
| Brokeback Mountain | Ennis Del Mar | 2005 | 7.784 |
| The Brothers Grimm | Jacob Grimm | 2005 | 5.851 |
| Lords of Dogtown | Skip | 2005 | 7.096 |
| Casanova | Casanova | 2005 | 6.449 |
| The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life | Self | 2005 | 7.1 |
| The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown' | Self | 2005 | 7.0 |
| Ned Kelly | Ned Kelly | 2003 | 6.069 |
| The Order | Alex Bernier | 2003 | 5.729 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self | 2003 | 5.643 |
| The Four Feathers | Harry Faversham | 2002 | 6.63 |
| A Knight's Tale: Making Of | Self | 2002 | 10.0 |
| Monster's Ball | Sonny Grotowski | 2001 | 6.786 |
| A Knight's Tale | William Thatcher | 2001 | 6.872 |
| The Patriot | Gabriel Martin | 2000 | 7.185 |
| The Patriot: The Art of War | Self | 2000 | 7.091 |
| 10 Things I Hate About You | Patrick Verona | 1999 | 7.589 |
| Two Hands | Jimmy | 1999 | 6.606 |
| Blackrock | Toby Ackland | 1997 | 5.536 |
| Paws | Oberon | 1997 | 4.607 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV | Self - Guest | 1993 | 7.3 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | 1992 | 5.375 | |
| Clowning Around | Orphan Clown | 1991 | 7.4 |
| Clowning Around | Boy in Orphanage (uncredited) | 1991 | 7.4 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1979 |
| From | Perth, Western Australia, … |