Heath Ledger Highlights

  • 2009: Nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (“The Dark Knight”)
  • 2008: Portrayed the Joker in the second installment of the revived "Batman" series, "The Dark Knight"; film was released after his death
  • 2008: Was filming Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" at the time of his death
  • 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (“The Dark Knight”)
  • 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (“The Dark Knight”)
  • 2007: Portrayed Bob Dylan at one distinct stage of his life, in Todd Haynes' film, "I'm Not There"
  • 2006: Directed the music video, "Morning Yearning" for Ben Harper
  • 2006: Played a drug addict in "Candy" opposite Abbie Cornish
  • 2005: Co-star opposite Matt Damon in Terry Gilliam's "The Brothers Grimm"
  • 2005: Portrayed Skip Engblom, co-owner of the Zepher surf shop in Catherine Hardwicke's "Lords of Dogtown" a fictionalized take on a group of skateboarders that originated in Venice, CA during the 1970's
  • 2005: Cast as a ranch hand who falls in love with Jake Gyllenhaal in Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain"; earned Oscar, Independent Spirit Award, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor
  • 2004: Cast as legendary Australian outlaw Ned Kelly in the film "Ned Kelly"
  • 2003: Reunited with Helgeland and co-stars Mark Addy and Shannyn Sossamon in "The Order"
  • 2002: Starred in the remake of "Four Feathers"
  • 2001: Cast in the lead in "A Knight's Tale," directed by Brian Helgeland
  • 2001: Played Billy Bob Thornton's son in "Monster's Ball"
  • 2000: Played Mel Gibson's son in the Revolutionary War drama "The Patriot"
  • 1999: Co-starred with Julia Stiles in "10 Things I Hate About You," an updated take on "The Taming of the Shrew"
  • 1998: Had a starring role opposite Bryan Brown in the gangster comedy "Two Hands"
  • 1997: Starred as a Celtic warrior prince in the Fox summer series "Roar"
  • 1997: Feature acting debut, "Blackrock"
  • 1996: Appeared in the Australian TV series "Sweat" as Snowey Bowles, a gay bicyclist hoping to land a spot on an Olympic team
  • Raised in Perth, Australia
  • Had been cast to play the Devil in "End of Days," but was replaced when another director assumed the reins

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