All About Heath Ledger: Death, Daughter, Wife, Died, Net Worth

Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth	$16 million
Date Of Birth	April 4, 1979
Died	January 22, 2008, New York City, New York, United States
Mark	Deep husky voice
Fact	He was five years younger than Christian Bale, making him the first actor to play The Joker who was younger than the actor playing Batman.
Payments	Earned $2,000,000 from The Four Feathers (2002)

Heath Ledger was an Australian actor and director. He is best known for his roles in the movies “The Dark Knight” and “Brokeback Mountain”.

Heath was born on April 4, 1979, in Perth, Western Australia. His parents are Sally and Kim Ledger. He has two sisters, Kate and Ashleigh. Heath attended Mary’s Mount Primary School and Guildford Grammar School. He dropped out of school at age 17 to pursue an acting career.

Heath’s first movie role was in the movie “Blackrock” in 1997. He also had roles in the movies “10 Things I Hate About You”, “The Patriot”, and “A Knight’s Tale”. In 2005, Heath starred in the movie “Brokeback Mountain” with Jake Gyllenhaal. The movie was a critical and commercial success. Heath received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in the movie.

In 2008, Heath starred in the movie “The Dark Knight” with Christian Bale. The movie was a critical and commercial success. Heath’s performance as The Joker in the movie was praised by critics. Heath won a posthumous Academy Award for his performance in the movie.

Heath died on January 22, 2008, at the age of 28. The cause of death was accidental intoxication from prescription drugs.

Heath was in a relationship with actress Michelle Williams from 2004 to 2007. The couple had one daughter, Matilda.

General Info

Full Name	Heath Ledger
Net Worth	$16 million
Date Of Birth	April 4, 1979
Died	January 22, 2008, New York City, New York, United States
Height	1.85 m
Weight	185 pounds
Profession	Music Video Director, Actor
Education	Guildford Grammar School, Mary's Mount Primary School
Nationality	Australian

Family

Children	Matilda Ledger
Parents	Sally Ledger Bell, Kim Ledger
Siblings	Kate Ledger, Ashleigh Bell, Olivia Ledger
Partner	Michelle Williams

Accomplishments

Awards	Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, BAFTA Award for Best Actor ...
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actor, MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, ...
Movies	The Dark Knight, 10 Things I Hate About You, Brokeback Mountain, A Knight's Tale, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Patriot, Monster's Ball, I'm Not There, The Brothers Grimm, Lords of Dogtown, Casanova, Two Hands, Candy, The Four Feathers, Ned Kelly, The Order, Blackrock, Paws, Andam Kosam P...
TV Shows	Roar, Ship to Shore, Sweat, Home and Away

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0005132

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	His warm smile
2	Known for completely immersing himself in his roles
3	Deep husky voice

Salary

Title	Salary
Ned Kelly (2003)	$50,000
The Four Feathers (2002)	$2,000,000
A Knight's Tale (2001)	$3,000,000
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)	$100,000

Quotes

#	Quote
1	I don't have a method to my madness... For me, acting is more about self-exploration. I've learned a lot about myself in order to learn about the craft. I've always been very big on self-exploration and answering my own questions. (Vanity Fair, 2000)
2	I have never had great expectations of my performance or of a film. I try not to think about the outcome. If you look that far ahead, it sort of taints your choices as an actor. I try as hard as I can to believe that no one is ever going to see it and that it's not even a movie. Then you can allow yourself to bare more. Then, once a project is done, I tend to forget about it until it comes out. (Daily Telegraph, November 2007)
3	I love acting. Oh, God, I love it. But all this fame and all this bullshit attention. I'm not supernatural. I've done nothing extremely special to deserve the position. It happens every couple of years, and it's happened to hundreds of people before me. (Newsweek, July 2000)
4	Honesty always gets my attention. Not particularly someone who is honest to me, but someone who is honest with themselves. That is a quality I really enjoy, admire and love.
5	[on choosing his roles] I don't have that much forward planning about what I want to do in the future. But I guess once I find something, like if I'm doing Lords of Dogtown (2005), I really like to flip the scale on the next job I'm doing. It's almost like you are a switchboard in a sound booth and on one job you use one side and by the end of the job you are kind of exhausted by it, but you didn't use any of the other side over here so you have to find something that will mean you using this half of your brain, energy wise, and that's how Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Casanova complemented each other. Brokeback was excruciating and Casanova (2005) was drinking wine and eating pasta, it was like a holiday. But I've got no future plans, I don't know what I'm going to do next as along as it scares me, as long as it's something new, as long as I get to scare other people. As long as it's an opportunity to evolve and grow as an actor and a person and challenge myself.
6	A lot of people think ambition or success and they think dollars. My ambition is all in my head. I'm on a f---ing journey. I'm on a walkabout. It's about collecting wisdom of emotions and heart and self and understanding. Being absolutely comfortable with your body and life and the earth, sun, and moon being the only truths. That's what my success is, getting underneath that. (Entertainment Weekly, 2001)
7	I'm shy. People get confused. They think as an actor you can get up and be confident on the screen. "Why aren't you like this in normal life? Why can't you act in your social life?" Because I can't! (NY Post, 2001)
8	I think [getting the role] was tougher for other people to comprehend than it was for me. I'm looking forward to it. A part of me feels like I've been warming up to [playing the Joker] for years. In The Brothers Grimm (2005), [director] Terry Gilliam helped me put on a sort of clown act and adjust to that sort of pace. And I feel it's something within me I know how to do. I like putting on a mask. It'll be dark and sinister and exciting. Not being a huge comic book fan, and not one to really follow comic book movies, I'm relaxed about it. (NY Daily News, November 2006)
9	Some people find their shtick. I've never figured out who Heath Ledger is on film: 'This is what you expect when you hire me, and it will be recognizable.' People always feel compelled to sum you up, to presume that they have you and can describe you. That's fine. But there are many stories inside of me and a lot I want to achieve outside of one flat note. (The New York Times, November 2007)
10	[on his sleeping problems] Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night. I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going. (The New York Times, November 2007)
11	[on the directors he would have liked to work with] Look, most of them are dead. Fellini. Cassavettes. Bob Fosse. Stanley Kubrick. I would have loved to work with them. I would love to work with many people who are around, but they're not lining up just yet. Terrence Malick is one person who comes to mind. I would love to be in one of his visual poems. (Chicago Sun Times, November 2007)
12	[on dropping the character once the shoot ends] I kind of save the living for the time between action and cut. I'm pretty good at dropping a character once it's over for the day. Certainly once the film is over, I throw it all away. Your life is what matters. (Chicago Sun Times, November 2007)
13	No amount of money changes what I do between 'action' and 'cut'. Before I got into the industry, I never imagined I'd have anywhere near the money I have now. I don't need any more. It's not that I don't want the money, it's just that I would have been really happy sitting on a beach or surfing every morning. I never had money, and I was very happy without it. When I die, my money's not gonna come with me. My movies will live on - for people to judge what I was as a person. I just want to stay curious.
14	I like to do something I fear. I like to set up obstacles and defeat them. I like to be afraid of the project. I always am. When I get cast in something, I always believe I shouldn't have been cast. I fooled them again. I can't do it. I don't know how to do it. There's a huge amount of anxiety that drowns out any excitement I have toward the project.
15	I start to get bored, not with the choices I was making, because I didn't really have a choice. The choices were being made for me -- I was being thrown into projects. So I kind of put the brakes on that. In a sense, I destroyed my career to rebuild it again.
16	[on walking down the red carpet] Like diving into an Olympic pool, swimming the length underwater, then emerging gasping for breath. It's so noisy that it's quiet, you can't hear; the flashlights are so blinding that it's dark, you can't see.
17	[on his choice of film projects] I feel like I'm wasting time if I repeat myself. I can't say I'm proud of my work. It's the same with everything I do: the day I say 'It's good' is the day I should start doing something else.
18	[on playing "The Joker" in The Dark Knight (2008)] The Joker, so far, is definitely the most fun I've had with any character. He's just out of control -- no empathy, he's a sociopath, uh, a psychotic, mass-murdering clown. And, uh, I'm just thoroughly, thoroughly enjoying it. It's just exceeded any expectations I had of what the experience would be like.
19	I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.
20	[on daughter Matilda and being a father] Matilda is adorable, and beautifully observant and wise. Michelle and I love her so much. Becoming a father exceeds all my expectations. It's the most remarkable experience I've ever had - it's marvelous.
21	Brooklyn seems to me the closest thing in America to Europe. The neighbors and locals are beautiful people. It's like a village.
22	[on his character "Ennis" in Brokeback Mountain (2005)] The challenge was to capture the stillness of him. I have kind of semi-frantic, nervous energy. Harnessing that was something I thought I'd have to work out. Shooting in the wilderness, the stillness became like this innate quality.
23	I never studied acting in Australia. I never had an empty stage and black pajamas to run around and express myself.
24	[about growing up with his mom and his sisters] I learned respect for women, and patience. You grow up with all those women around you...you learn to wait your turn. (Cosmopolitan, June 1998)
25	People just love to bash LA. People say it's so pretentious, so arrogant, so this and that. But it's truly a wonderful place. You don't have to go to the places where that stuff goes on. You don't have to go to Beverly Hills, you don't have to go to the parties. You can live up in the Lower Canyon and live such a perfectly healthy, beautiful, fun life with all your friends. You can drive two hours one way and be at the Joshua Tree desert, two hours one way you're skiing at Big Bear. Sure, it can get full-on and that's why it's good to get out. But it's too easy just to say, "Nup, I hate it. I'm not living there anymore." (NW Magazine, March 2000)
26	I'm the worst auditioner, really, really bad. I mean, you're being judged and I'm just so aware of it that it consumes me. I can't relax, I'm tied in knots, so the voice is very taut and tense. You're so aware that you're acting 'cause you're sitting across from this lady with a piece of paper who's going, ''I'm. Going. To. Shoot. You. If. You. Don't. Blah, blah, blah,'' in this emotionless voice. It's foul. I hate it. (EW.com, May 2001)
27	I don't have a technique. I've never been a believer in having one set technique on how to act. There are no rules and there is no rulebook. At the end of the day, it all comes down to my instincts. That's the one thing that guides me through every decision professionally. Socially, also. That's my technique. Yeah, you read through the script 100 times. I guess I have little characteristics about myself. Sometimes, most often than not, once we start shooting I won't look at the script at all until we finished shooting. It's kind of like it's been imprinted in my head during rehearsals. You just let it go. (Reel.com, May 2001)
28	[about the paparazzi] Most of the time you don't even know they're there. Now, that's the scary thing. It's really strange and invading, but I'm still working it all out. I try to not let it bother me. I really try and find the humour in all of it. And if I want to swim naked in my pool, I'm still going to do it. I certainly don't want to feel that I have to change everything in my life that I do to cater to them. I just won't let it happen. (National Post, May 2001)
29	It's a little uncomfortable doing love scenes in armor, but, you know, when the heat's on, the heat's on. (Access Hollywood (1996), August 2000)
30	I prefer to date older women because they don't try to act older like younger girls but because they try to act younger.
31	I only do this because Im having fun. The day I stop having fun, I'll just walk away. I wasn't going to have fun doing a teen movie again.... I don't want to do this for the rest of my life....I don't want to spend the rest of my youth doing this in this industry. There's so much I want to discover. (Vanity Fair, August 2000)

Facts

#	Fact
1	In order to physicalize Ennis Del Mar's closed off nature in Brokeback Mountain, Heath used the image of a clenched fist as inspiration.
2	Abbie Cornish dedicated her 2011 G'Day USA Excellence in Film award to him. They were co-stars in Candy (2006) [January 23, 2011].
3	In 2008, Australians in Film established the annual "Heath Ledger Scholarship" in honor of the late actor, who was an ambassador of the group. Heath's father, Kim Ledger, is the Patron of the scholarship. The first recipient was Oliver Ackland in 2009, followed by Bella Heathcote in 2010, Ryan Corr in 2011, Anna McGahan in 2012, James Mackay in 2013, Cody Fern in 2014 and Matt Levett in 2015.
4	His parents and his sister Kate received his Oscar on his behalf.
5	Was considered for the role of Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). In the original trilogy, Max was played by Mel Gibson, who played his father in The Patriot (2000). Tom Hardy took the role of Max in 2009. Hardy played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008) in which Ledger played The Joker.
6	According to the 10th Anniversary commentary by his co-stars for 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), he and Julia Stiles began a relationship during the filming. They broke up in January 2000.
7	Of all the actors who played the Joker and won Oscars, he is the only one to win for playing the Joker.
8	He was five years younger than Christian Bale, making him the first actor to play The Joker who was younger than the actor playing Batman.
9	Never attended Drama school and had no formal training when he decided to pursue an acting career.
10	His acting mentor was Mel Gibson.
11	Was in a relationship with Lisa Zane, Julia Stiles, Christina Cauchi, Heather Graham, Naomi Watts, Michelle Williams, Gemma Ward.
12	He said the most difficult aspect of his performance as The Joker was getting the voice and laugh right.
13	Cousin of actor Luke Ledger.
14	In 2008, Australians in Film established the annual ''Heath Ledger Scholarship'' in his honor. Past judges include Jude Law, Rachel Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Frances O'Connor, director Gregor Jordan and Ledger's former agent Steve Alexander.
15	To get in character in Lords of Dogtown (2005) he wore some of Skip Engblom's old clothes.
16	Was only 4 years older than Kate Mara who plays his teenage daughter in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
17	Liked to write poetry.
18	Lived in a house in the forest while filming The Patriot (2000).
19	He directed both homemade videos made by the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008) himself.
20	Met up with Christopher Nolan to exchange ideas about how he was going to play the Joker before there was even a script for The Dark Knight (2008). He was Christopher Nolan's first and only choice for the Joker.
21	Ang Lee offered him the role of 'Ennis Del Mar' after being impressed with his performance in Monster's Ball (2001).
22	In an interview, he admitted that he disliked his portrayal of the titular character in Casanova (2005), saying he took the wrong approach to the role.
23	As a tribute, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law helped Terry Gilliam complete The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) by taking over Ledger's unfinished role. Thus the public was able to watch his last performance. The three actors donated their salaries to his daughter.
24	Was a big fan of Nick Drake. Directed and starred in a music video for Nick Drake's "Black Eyed Dog".
25	Was very close with directors Terry Gilliam and Shekhar Kapur.
26	Was encouraged by then girlfriend Naomi Watts to accept the role of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain (2005).
27	Was in talks to play the role of 'Llewelyn Moss' in No Country for Old Men (2007) but decided to take some time off instead.
28	Was offered the role of Peter Parker in Spider-Man (2002) which he turned down.
29	Was planning to direct his first feature film based on the Walter Tevis 1983 novel "The Queen's Gambit".
30	Did some of the stunts in his movies by himself; in The Four Feathers (2002) he leaps onto a horse at full gallop; in Brokeback Mountain (2005) he jumps off a high cliff into icy water.
31	Pulled out of The Tree of Life (2011) before he died.
32	Among his hobbies were surfing, skateboarding, chess, photography, directing.
33	Appeared twice on the cover of GQ magazine: June '01 and February '06.
34	Is one of 11 actors to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance. The others in chronological order are Geoffrey Rush for Shine (1996), Jamie Foxx for Ray (2004), Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote (2005), Forest Whitaker for The Last King of Scotland (2006), Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men (2007), Daniel Day-Lewis for There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012), Christoph Waltz for Inglourious Basterds (2009), Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010), Christopher Plummer for Beginners (2010), and J.K. Simmons for Whiplash (2014).
35	Won almost every award in which he was nominated for his performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008) including the quintuple crown (a Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice Award, and Oscar).
36	The second person to win a posthumous acting Oscar. The first was Peter Finch.
37	Was a great admirer of Johnny Depp's work. Like Depp, Ledger worked hard to avoid being typecast as a teen heartthrob early on, in the hopes of expanding his career options. Both actors enjoyed taking risky, physically unappealing roles that surprised audiences. Depp was one of the three actors who filled in for Ledger's last unfinished role after his death, in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009).
38	Very first performer to win an Oscar for acting in a comic movie-adaptation.
39	His daughter Matilda Ledger will be the recipient of his Oscar for The Dark Knight (2008) when she turns 18. Up until then the statuette will be in custody of his father Kim Ledger, mother Sally Bell and sister Kate Ledger, per Academy rules.
40	Was awarded the 2009 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008). This made him the first person to win a posthumous acting Oscar in this category.
41	Has co-starred with a Gyllenhaal sibling in his two most acclaimed roles: as Ennis Del Mar with Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (2005), and as the Joker with Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight (2008).
42	The day after he died, he was supposed to meet with Steven Spielberg to explore the idea of playing Tom Hayden in a movie about the Chicago 7.
43	In both his first and final complete roles, he portrayed a clown.
44	He is not only the first and only actor to be nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of the Joker, but the first and only actor to secure an acting nomination for a Batman film.
45	Received his Oscar-nomination for The Dark Knight (2008) on the first anniversary of his death, January 22, 2009.
46	When actress Nell Campbell moved back to her homeland of Australia, she sold her house to Ledger in 2005.
47	His Golden Globe Award win for The Dark Knight (2008) came eleven days before the first anniversary of his death.
48	Played the character of Scott Irwin in the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away (1988) for 10 episodes in 1997. Scott was a local bad boy who took advantage of Sally Fletcher. It is said that the producers wanted to extend his stay with the show but Heath opted not to.
49	Swiss actor and filmmaker Philippe Vonlanthen worked as his Body-double and stand-in on Roar (1997). Filming took place in Queensland, Australia.
50	In an interview shortly before his death, he stated that his favorite role so far in his career had been his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).
51	Said in 1999 that his favorite actors and directors were Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Bob Fosse, Stanley Kubrick, Katharine Hepburn, Jack Nicholson, Marcel Cann, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, and Meryl Streep. Later, he went on to co-star with Gibson; and play The Joker (previously portrayed by Nicholson) with his character was partly inspired by Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971); and had almost been cast in Malick's The Tree of Life (2011).
52	Was good friends with Jake Gyllenhaal, Joel Edgerton, Christian Bale, Joaquin Phoenix and Matt Damon.
53	His favorite Australian bands and musicians were Spiderbait, Powderfinger, and Silverchair.
54	Before appearing with Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008), the two of them both played incarnations of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There. (2007). This makes Ledger the second Joker actor to share a role with a Batman actor. Previously, Cesar Romero shared the role of lawman John "Doc" Holliday with Adam West and Val Kilmer.
55	After his death his body was returned to Perth, Western Australia, where his body was cremated at Fremantle Cemetery, with his ashes to be "scattered in a family plot at Karrakatta Cemetery, next to two of his grandparents.
56	On February 9, 2008, a memorial service attended by several hundred invited guests was held at Penhros College in Perth, Western Australia followed by a private wake on Cottesloe Beach with his family and friends.
57	In 2006, took a year off from acting to raise his daughter Matilda Ledger while his girlfriend at the time, Michelle Williams, worked.
58	The youngest actor to play the Joker in a Batman movie The Dark Knight (2008), as oppose to Jack Nicholson and Cesar Romero.
59	He was the co-founder of record label Music Masses Co with singer Ben Harper, and directed Harper's video for the song 'Morning Yearning'.
60	Was good friends with Ben Harper.
61	As a child, he owned a pet kangaroo that was found by his mother.
62	Actor Daniel Day-Lewis made a dedication to him at the SAG Awards 2008.
63	Was considered for a role in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
64	Was friends with Russell Crowe.
65	Lived in Roman Way, Islington while filming his last movie ever in London in 2007.
66	First acting role was as "Peter Pan", at age 10, at a local theater company.
67	Was painfully shy.
68	Directed music videos for Ben Harper's song "Morning Yearning", N'fa Forster Jones' "Cause an Effect" and "Seduction is Evil", Modest Mouse's "King Rat".
69	Was found dead in his apartment at 421 Broome Street in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City at 3:26 p.m. EST by his housekeeper and a massage therapist, finding him face down and unconscious in his bed with sleeping pills on a nearby table. [January 2008]
70	Resided in Brooklyn, Los Angeles and Sydney.
71	Chosen by Empire Magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in the world (#79) 2007.
72	Was one of seven godparents of Elizabeth Hurley's son Damien.
73	Had been set to star in Baz Luhrmann's pre-WWII drama Australia (2008), but backed out to play The Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).
74	Jake Gyllenhaal and Busy Philipps are his daughter's godparents.
75	Was the first non-American actor to portray the Joker.
76	Invited to join AMPAS in 2006.
77	Was mentored by, lived with, and was very good friends with Martin Henderson.
78	Was selected in the State U17 squad in field hockey and was touted as one of the up and coming young stars, but chose to pack it in and try to make a career out of acting.
79	Became a father for the 1st time at age 26 when his fiancée Michelle Williams gave birth to their daughter Matilda Rose Ledger on October 28, 2005.
80	Starred in 3 films which screened at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. They included Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Brothers Grimm (2005) and the out-of-competition Casanova (2005).
81	Heath was of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
82	Most of his wardrobe was designed by his friend Shem.
83	Was named "the new Matt Damon" in Josie and the Pussycats (2001). They now act side by side in The Brothers Grimm (2005)
84	Was considered for the role of Kar in Bulletproof Monk (2003) but eventually turned it down. The role later went to Seann William Scott.
85	Was originally set to star in Oliver Stone's Alexander (2004) before Colin Farrell took over the role.
86	Was a men's-fashion judge at the Melbourne Cup Carnival in November 2001.
87	Was a part of the 1990 Kalamunda Field Hockey team. His father was president of the team from 1990-1992.
88	Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2001.
89	Mother was Sally Bell née Ramshaw (daughter of John and Jackie Ramshaw) and father was Kim Ledger (son of Colin and Es Ledger). Stepfather was Roger Bell and stepmother was Emma Brown. His great-grandfather was Sir Frank Ledger, son of Edson Ledger.
90	Had three sisters: Catherine (Kate) Ledger, married to Nathan Buckey, and half sisters Olivia Ledger (b. 1997) and Ashleigh Bell (b. 1989).
91	Auditioned for the part of Max on the TV show Roswell (1999). However, the show was originally developed for Fox and since he had already starred in Roar (1997), which was unsuccessful for Fox, they did not want to hire him.
92	Concentrated on drama and sports in school. When asked to choose between the two, he picked drama. Attended a private all-boys school called Guildford Grammar.
93	He and his older sister, Kate Ledger, are named after the two main romantic characters of the Emily Brontë novel, "Wuthering Heights".

Pictures

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus	2009		Tony
The Dark Knight	2008		Joker
I'm Not There.	2007		Robbie
Candy	2006		Dan
Casanova	2005		Casanova
Brokeback Mountain	2005		Ennis Del Mar
The Brothers Grimm	2005		Jacob Grimm
Lords of Dogtown	2005		Skip
The Order	2003		Alex Bernier
Ned Kelly	2003		Ned Kelly
The Four Feathers	2002		Harry Feversham
Monster's Ball	2001		Sonny Grotowski
A Knight's Tale	2001		William Thatcher
The Patriot	2000		Gabriel Martin
Two Hands	1999		Jimmy
10 Things I Hate About You	1999		Patrick Verona
Paws	1997		Oberon
Home and Away	1997	TV Series	Scott Irwin
Blackrock	1997		Toby
Roar	1997	TV Series	Conor
Sweat	1996	TV Series	Snowy Bowles
Ship to Shore	1993-1994	TV Series	Cyclist
Clowning Around	1992		Orphan Clown (uncredited)

Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
N'Fa Jones: Cause an Effect	2009	Video short
Modest Mouse: King Rat	2009	Video short

Thanks

Title	Year	Status
13 Steps	2011	Short in memory of
Mr. J	2010	Short special thanks
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus	2009	in memory of
The Dark Knight	2008	in memory of
Fallen Idols Aka DOPE.	2008	Documentary dedicatee

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Entertainment Tonight	2007	TV Series	Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2007	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Insider	2007	TV Series	Himself
The 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards	2006	TV Special	Himself
Corazón de...	2005-2006	TV Series	Himself
The Oprah Winfrey Show	2006	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The 78th Annual Academy Awards	2006	TV Special	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
2006 Independent Spirit Awards	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show	2004-2006	TV Series	Himself - Guest
12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2006	TV Special	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	2000-2006	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Charlie Rose	2005	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Logo Movie Special: 'Brokeback Mountain'	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Film '72	2005	TV Series	Himself
The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown'	2005	Video documentary short	Himself
Venecia 2005: Crónica de Carlos Boyero	2005	TV Movie	Himself
El Magacine	2005	TV Series	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	2005	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Live with Kelly and Michael	2005	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Today	2005	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The View	2005	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Los Angeles	2005	Documentary short	Himself
On Being a Cowboy	2005	Video short	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2004	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The 76th Annual Academy Awards	2004	TV Special	Himself - Audience Member
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2004	TV Special	Himself
Terryho dotocná	2004	TV Short documentary	Himself
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton	2003	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Cartaz Cultural	2003	TV Series	Himself (2007)
The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards	2003	TV Special	Himself - Presenter: Film clip of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
V Graham Norton	2002	TV Series	Himself - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards 2002	2002	TV Special	Himself
Heath Ledger Profile	2001	Video documentary short	Himself
Sexy Armor and a Rock Band on Tour	2001	Video documentary short	Himself
The Making of 'A Knight's Tale'	2001	TV Short documentary	Himself
The Marquee Event	2001	Video documentary short	Himself
The Rock Music Scene in 1370	2001	Video documentary short	Himself
The Rules of Love	2001	Video documentary short	Himself
The Ray Martin Show	2001	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Panel	1999-2001	TV Series	Himself
A.J. After Hours	2001	TV Series	Himself
The Daily Show	2001	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman	2000-2001	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Rove Live	2001	TV Series	Himself
HBO First Look	2000-2001	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Art of War	2000	Video documentary short	Himself
2000 MTV Movie Awards	2000	TV Special documentary	Himself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	2000	TV Special documentary	Himself
The Teen Choice Awards 1999	1999	TV Special	Himself
Roar: The Making of	1997	TV Special documentary	Conor

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Death Battle	2016	TV Series	The Joker
Nostalgia Critic	2016	TV Series	The Joker
Extra	2015	TV Series	Himself
CNN Newsroom	2014	TV Series	Himself
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy	2013	Video documentary	Himself
Too Young to Die	2012	TV Series documentary	Himself
Fantástico	2012	TV Series documentary	Joker
Cinema 3	2008-2010	TV Series	Himself
World Film Report	2009	TV Series	Himself
The 81st Annual Academy Awards	2009	TV Special	Joker
Today Tonight	2009	TV Series	Himself / The Joker
Entertainment Tonight	2008	TV Series	Himself
Biography	2008	TV Series documentary	Conor
E! True Hollywood Story	2005-2008	TV Series documentary	Himself
Dr. Drew's Celebrity Addiction Special	2008	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The O'Reilly Factor	2008	TV Series	Himself
The 80th Annual Academy Awards	2008	TV Special	Ennis del Mar Memorial Tribute
Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo	2008	TV Movie documentary	Himself
14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2008	TV Special	Himself - Memorial Tribute
A Current Affair	2008	TV Series	Himself
Corazón de...	2005-2008	TV Series	Himself Ennis del Mar Casanova
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show	2008	TV Series	Himself
Gomorron	2006-2008	TV Series	Himself
Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner	2007	Documentary	Ennis Del Mar (uncredited)
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood	2007	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Home and Away	2006	TV Series	Scott Irwin
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema	2006	Documentary	Himself / Ennis Del Mar
Home and Away: Romances	2005	Video	Scott Irwin (uncredited)
Celebrities Uncensored	2003-2004	TV Series	Himself

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2010	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Supporting Actor of the Decade	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	ICS Award	International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	IOFCP Award	International Online Film Critics' Poll	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	IFC Award	Iowa Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	IOMA	Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)	Best Supporting Actor (Miglior attore non protagonista)	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Jupiter Award	Jupiter Award	Best International Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Villain	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	OFCS Award	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Cast	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	People's Choice Award	People's Choice Awards, USA	Favorite On-Screen Match-Up	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Rembrandt Award	Rembrandt Awards	Best International Actor (Beste Buitenlandse Acteur)	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Audience Award	SESC Film Festival, Brazil	Best Foreign Actor (Melhor Ator Estrangeiro)	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	TFCA Award	Toronto Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Performance, Male	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	VFCC Award	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	AFI International Award	Australian Film Institute	Best Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	BSFC Award	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	Chauvel Award	Brisbane International Film Festival		Posthumously.
2008	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	DFWFCA Award	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	FFCC Award	Florida Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Supporting Actor of the Year	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	HFCS Award	Houston Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	Robert Altman Award	Independent Spirit Awards		I'm Not There. (2007)
2008	ICP Award	Indiewire Critics' Poll	Best Supporting Performance	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	KCFCC Award	Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	Sierra Award	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	LAFCA Award	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	NYFCO Award	New York Film Critics, Online	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	NTFCA Award	North Texas Film Critics Association, US	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	OFCC Award	Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	PFCS Award	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	SDFCS Award	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	SFFCC Award	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	SFX Award	SFX Awards, UK	Best Film Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	SEFCA Award	Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	SLFCA Award	St. Louis Film Critics Association, US	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	UFCA Award	Utah Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	VVFP Award	Village Voice Film Poll	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	WAFCA Award	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	AAFCA Award	African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA)	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	EDA Award	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	EDA Special Mention Award	Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Unforgettable Moment	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	Austin Film Critics Award	Austin Film Critics Association	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2007	Best Actor	Valenciennes International Festival of Action and Adventure Films		Candy (2006)
2006	AFI International Award	Australian Film Institute	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	News Limited Readers' Choice Award	Australian Film Institute
2006	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Lead Performance	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Actor of the Year	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	ICS Award	International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Kiss	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Breakthrough Performance of the Year	Santa Barbara International Film Festival		Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Outstanding Performance Award	Santa Barbara International Film Festival		Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	Sierra Award	Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	NYFCC Award	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	PFCS Award	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	SFFCC Award	San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	SLFCA Award	St. Louis Film Critics Association, US	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	VVFP Award	Village Voice Film Poll	Best Performance	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2001	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Male - Newcomer	The Patriot (2000)
2001	ShoWest Award	ShoWest Convention, USA	Male Star of Tomorrow

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2010	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Performer of the Decade	Posthumously.
2009	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Actor of the Year	The Dark Knight (2008)
2009	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Fight	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	The Dark Knight (2008)
2006	AFI Award	Australian Film Institute	Best Lead Actor	Candy (2006)
2006	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	CFCA Award	Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Chlotrudis Award	Chlotrudis Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	FCCA Award	Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards	Best Actor in a Lead Role	Candy (2006)
2006	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Lead Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	IF Award	IF Awards	Best Actor	Candy (2006)
2006	Independent Spirit Award	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Male Lead	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	ALFS Award	London Critics Circle Film Awards	Actor of the Year	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	NRJ Ciné Award	NRJ Ciné Awards	Best Kiss (Meilleur baiser)	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	OFCS Award	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	VFCC Award	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Actor of the Year	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	Gotham Independent Film Award	Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Performance	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	Satellite Award	Satellite Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure/Thriller	Lords of Dogtown (2005)
2005	WAFCA Award	Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2003	AFI Award	Australian Film Institute	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Ned Kelly (2003)
2003	FCCA Award	Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards	Best Actor - Male	Ned Kelly (2003)
2002	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Kiss	A Knight's Tale (2001)
2002	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Musical Sequence	A Knight's Tale (2001)
2001	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Film - Choice Actor	A Knight's Tale (2001)
2001	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Film - Choice Chemistry	A Knight's Tale (2001)
2000	FCCA Award	Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards	Best Actor - Male	Two Hands (1999)
2000	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Musical Performance	10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
1999	AFI Award	Australian Film Institute	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Two Hands (1999)
1999	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Film - Sexiest Love Scene	10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

2^nd Place Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2010	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Lead Actor of the Decade	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2009	NSFC Award	National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2008	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Favorite Celebrity of the Year
2008	NYFCC Award	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Dark Knight (2008)
2006	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	DFCC	Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2006	Austin Film Critics Award	Austin Film Critics Association	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	BSFC Award	Boston Society of Film Critics Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	DFWFCA Award	Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	LAFCA Award	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	SEFCA Award	Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)
2005	UFCA Award	Utah Film Critics Association Awards	Best Actor	Brokeback Mountain (2005)