1999
10 Things I Hate About You
Patrick Verona
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LEDGER
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From Australian cinema to the Joker
The Australian actor left a varied body of work, from romantic drama to superhero cinema.
Perth, Australia
A brief career with lasting roles
Heath Ledger was born in Perth, Australia, on 4 April 1979 and died on 22 January 2008. His career spanned Australian and international film.
Early films including Two Hands and 10 Things I Hate About You helped introduce Ledger to audiences in Australia and the United States. A Knight’s Tale later placed him at the centre of an adventure with a playful approach to medieval tournament culture.
In Brokeback Mountain, Ledger played Ennis Del Mar, one of two men whose relationship unfolds over many years. The performance earned him an Academy Award nomination for leading actor.
His portrayal of the Joker in The Dark Knight brought a different kind of energy to Gotham. Ledger received the Academy Award for supporting actor posthumously in 2009.
The films below are those currently available on FLM.RED, not a complete list of his work.
Selected films
2001
A Knight’s Tale
William Thatcher
2005
Brokeback Mountain
Ennis Del Mar
2008
The Dark Knight
Joker
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Australian Screen — biography
- Academy — posthumous award
- Australian National University — obituary
- Sony Pictures Classics — career
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.