HEATH LEDGER
April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008
Perth, Western Australia
Actor

ACADEMY AWARDS
2006 | 78th Academy Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | “Brokeback Mountain” | Nominated |
2009 | 81st Academy Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | “The Dark Knight” | WINNER |



FILMOGRAPHY
1992 | Clowning Around | Orphan Clown | ![]() |
1997 | Blackrock | Toby Ackland | ![]() |
1997 | Paws | Oberon | ![]() |
1998 | The Interview | Petrol attendant | ![]() |
1999 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Patrick Verona | ![]() |
1999 | Two Hands | Jimmy | ![]() |
2000 | The Patriot | Gabriel Martin | ![]() |
2001 | A Knight’s Tale | William Thatcher | ![]() |
2001 | Monster’s Ball | Sonny Grotowski | ![]() |
2002 | The Four Feathers | Harry Faversham | ![]() |
2003 | Ned Kelly | Ned Kelly | ![]() |
2003 | The Order | Alex Bernier | ![]() |
2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Skip Engblom | ![]() |
2005 | The Brothers Grimm | Jacob Grimm | ![]() |
2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Ennis Del Mar | ![]() |
2005 | Casanova | Giacomo Casanova | ![]() |
2006 | Candy | Dan Carter | ![]() |
2007 | I’m Not There | Robbie Clark / Bob Dylan | ![]() |
2008 | The Dark Knight | The Joker (posthumously) | ![]() |
2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Tony Shepard (posthumously) | ![]() |
2017 | I Am Heath Ledger | Himself (posthumously) | ![]() |



TELEVISION APPEARANCES
1993 | Ship to Shore | Cyclist | 3 Episodes |
1996 | Sweat | Snowy Bowles | 26 Episodes |
1997 | Home and Away | Scott Irwin | 9 Episodes |
1997 | Roar | Conor | 13 Episodes |

SUPERHERO ROLE

THE JOKER
Species: Human
From: Gotham City
Superpowers:
- Criminal mastermind
- Expert chemist
- Using weaponized props and toxins

RANKING
- “The Dark Knight”
- “10 Things I Hate About You”
- “A Knight’s Tale”
- “Brokeback Mountain”
- “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”

