Heath Ledger was an Australian actor, born on 4 April 1979, known for his versatility across independent and major studio films. After roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s he moved to the United States in 1998, and his breakthrough came as the lead in the romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). He gained further recognition in The Patriot, A Knight's Tale, Monster's Ball, Ned Kelly and Lords of Dogtown, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for playing Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain. In I'm Not There he portrayed a composite of Bob Dylan's life and persona. He died on 22 January 2008 from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, shortly after filming the Joker in The Dark Knight, a performance that earned the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and is regarded as one of the greatest villain performances in film history. His final film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, was released in 2009.
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