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Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career.
TV Series. In 5th century Ireland, a young Celtic chieftain and his allies fight against Roman encroachment, the manipulative pro-Roman puppet ruler of Ireland, Queen Diana, and her immortal adviser who seeks the biblical Spear of Longinus. Creator Ron Koslow Stars Heath Ledger Lisa Zane Sebastian Roché.
- The Dark Knight. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart. 502 votes. In The Dark Knight, Gotham City's vigilante, Batman (Christian Bale), faces his greatest adversary yet - the Joker (Heath Ledger), a criminal mastermind with a twisted sense of humor.
- A Knight's Tale. Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell. 406 votes. In A Knight's Tale, William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a low-born squire, aspires to change his stars.
- 10 Things I Hate About You. Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 427 votes. Welcome to 10 Things I Hate About You, a modern-day Shakespearean twist that dances on the line of teen romance and biting comedy.
- The Patriot. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Joely Richardson. 301 votes. In the historical drama The Patriot, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), a peaceful farmer in South Carolina, is thrust into the chaos of the American Revolutionary War after his family suffers a devastating loss.
- The Dark Knight. "The Dark Knight" tries to tell us who the Joker is. His jokes are bad. He's more interested in sending a message than having money. Most importantly, the Joker is not a freak.
- Brokeback Mountain. In the 21st century, the annals of pop culture are also those of history. The two are impossible to separate. Whether we like it or not), the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial will define who we were as much as inflation and America's lasting gun crisis.
- Monster's Ball. "Monster's Ball" knows the power of pain. Every frame is rife with it, whether it's the physical pain prison guard Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) inflicts and witnesses on death row or the painful racism Hank's father Buck (Peter Boyle) spews nightly.
- I'm Not There. The musical biopic has been done to death and then parodied within an inch of its life. You need only look at "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Walk Hard" for proof.
Upon arriving in Sydney with a purported sixty-nine cents to his name, Heath tried everything to get a break. His first real acting job came in a low-budget movie called Blackrock (1997), a largely unimpressive cliché; an adolescent angst film about one boy's struggle when he learns his best mate raped a girl. He only had a very small role in ...
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Oct 15, 2024 · Ledger had completed his role as the Joker in the Batman movie The Dark Knight (2008) and was working on the Terry Gilliam film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus when he died from an accidental overdose of a mixture of prescription drugs.
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Apr 3, 2014 · Heath Ledger's breakout role was in the film 10 Things I Hate About You with Julia Stiles. Ledger received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his role in Brokeback...
