Heath Ledger
Actor
- Born
- April 4, 1979, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Died
- January 22, 2008
- Age
- 28 years old
- Zodiac
- Aries
- Total works
- 26 movies, 12 TV shows
- Latest work
- Hollywood Demons (2025)
- Genres
- Action,Thriller,Comedy
Heath Ledger was an Australian actor who portrayed the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). After starting his career in Australian television and film during the 1990s, he relocated to the United States in 1998 to pursue more opportunities. Ledger's filmography includes notable titles such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), A Knight's Tale (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and I'm Not There (2007). His performance in Brokeback Mountain earned him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and made him the first posthumous recipient of the Best International Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute. Ledger received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Dark Knight, awarded posthumously in 2009.
