Heath Ledger starred in the [M]fantasy film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus[/M] ([M]2009[/M]).
Heathcliff Andrew "Heath" Ledger (Perth, April 4, 1979—New York, January 22, 2008) was an Australian actor. He won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.
He initially acted in Australian films and television in the early 1990s. In 1998, he moved to the United States, where he continued his career. The first film in which he appeared in the country was 10 Things I Hate About You, released in 1999. In the following years, he acted in nineteen films, including The Patriot (2000), Monster's Ball (2001), A Knight's Tale (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008), he directed music videos for artists such as Modest Mouse and Ben Harper and planned to pursue a career as a film director.
His portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain received critical acclaim and earned him Best Actor awards at the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle Awards and 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards, as well as Oscar nominations, Globe of Gold, SAG Awards and the BAFTA.
On January 22, 2008, his body was found in his apartment, the cause of his untimely death being disclosed only about two weeks later, when the New York Forensic Service concluded that an "accidental drug poisoning" had occurred. prescribed". Ledger died at the age of 28, a few months after he finished filming The Dark Knight and while participating in the recording of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.