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Heath Ledger

Heath Andrew Ledger's first American film was the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You in 1999, and he immediately attracted attention from Hollywood. He next appeared in the Revolutionary War drama The Patriot in 2000 and A Knight's Tale in 2001. A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

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Filmography

10 Things I Hate About You

1999
as Patrick Verona

The Dark Knight

2008
as Joker

Brokeback Mountain

2005
as Ennis Del Mar

The Patriot

2000
as Gabriel Martin

A Knight's Tale

2001
as Sir William Thatcher / Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland

The Brothers Grimm

2005
as Jacob Grimm

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009
as Tony

Candy

2006
as Dan

Casanova

2005
as Casanova

Monster's Ball

2001
as Sonny Grotowski

I Am Heath Ledger

2017
as Himself (archive footage)

The Four Feathers

2002
as Harry Faversham

Roar

1997
as Conor

The Order

2003
as Alex Bernier

Lords of Dogtown

2005
as Skip

I'm Not There.

2007
as Robbie

The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'

2005
as Heath Ledger

Ned Kelly

2003
as Ned Kelly

Two Hands

1999
as Jimmy

Guest Star

Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Heath Ledger/Camryn Manheim/N.E.R.D. 		2004
Episode The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Stars of Brokeback Mountain and Tyler Perry 		2006
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Heath Ledger/Sheryl Crow/Sherri Shepherd 		2006
Episode Hey Hey! It's Saturday
Episode 19 		1999
Episode The Oprah Winfrey Show
Oscar Nominees Felicity Huffman, Terrence Howard, and Host Jon Stewart 		2006
Episode Blank on Blank
Heath Ledger on Role Playing 		2014
Episode Icons: Big Star Profiles
Heath Ledger 		1970