Heath Ledger Biography (1979-)

Full name, Heathcliff Andrew Ledger; born April 4, 1979, in Perth, Western Australia, Australia; son of Kim Ledger (a mining engineer and race car driver)and Sally Ledger Bell (a French teacher). Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Susan Patricola, Patricola/Lust Public Relations, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 530, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
Australian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
April 4, 1979
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Clowning Around, 1992
  • Toby Ackland, Blackrock, 1997
  • Jimmy, Two Hands, Motion International, 1999
  • Patrick "Pat" Verona, 10 Things I Hate about You, Buena Vista, 1999
  • Gabriel Martin, The Patriot (also known as Der Patriot), Columbia, 2000
  • Sir William Thatcher/Sir Ulrich Von Lichtenstein of Gelderland, A Knight's Tale, Columbia/Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
  • Sonny Grotowski, Monster's Ball (also known as Le bal du monstre), Lions Gate Films, 2001
  • Harry Faversham, The Four Feathers, Miramax/Paramount, 2002
  • Father Alex Bernier, The Order (also known as The Sin Eaterand Sin Eater--Die Seele des Boesen), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
  • Title role, Ned Kelly, 2003, Focus Features, 2004
  • Jacob "Jake" Grimm, The Brothers Grimm, Dimension Films, 2004
  • Title role, Casanova (also known as Untitled Casanova Project), Buena Vista, 2005
  • Dan, Candy, Dendy Films, 2005
  • Ennis Del Mar, Brokeback Mountain, Focus Features, 2005
  • Skip Engblom, Lords of Dogtown, Columbia/TriStar, 2005
  • Nautica, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Snowy Bowles, Sweat, [Australia], beginning c. 1996
  • Conor, Roar, Fox, 1997
  • Scott Irwin, Home and Away, Seven Network (Australia), 1997
  • Movies
  • Oberon, Paws, HBO, 1999
  • Specials
  • Roar: The Making Of, 1997
  • Himself, History or Hollywood? The Patriot, History Channel, 2000
  • The Making of "A Knight's Tale," HBO, 2001
  • Awards Presentations
  • 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 2000
  • 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
  • MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (also known as VMAs 2002), MTV,2002
  • Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003
  • Episodic
  • Guest, The Panel, 10 Network (Australia), 1999, 2001
  • Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2000, 2001
  • Guest, Rove Live, 10 Network, 2001
  • Guest, The Ray Martin Show, 2001
  • Guest, V Graham Norton, 2002
  • Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2004
  • Guest, Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003
  • (In archive footage) Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2004
  • "Foreign Invasion," Real Access, 2004
  • Guest, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellenand The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2004
  • Appeared as a schoolboy in the Australian series Bush Patrol (alsoknown as The Adventures of the Bush Patrol); appeared in Ship to Shore, Nine Network (Australia); also appeared in Corrigan.
  • Other
  • Himself, Terryho dotocna (also known as Terry's Wrap Up Party), Ceska Televize (Czech Republic), 2004
  • Stage Appearances
  • Proof, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2002
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • The Art of War, Columbia/TriStar, 2000
  • Heath Ledger Profile, Columbia/TriStar, 2001
  • The Marquee Event, Columbia/TriStar, 2001
  • The Rock Music Scene in 1370, Columbia/TriStar, 2001
  • The Rules of Love, Columbia/TriStar, 2001
  • Sexy Armor and a Rock Band on Tour, Columbia/TriStar, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Krulik, Nancy E., Heath Ledger: The Heath Is On, Pocket Books, 2001
    Periodicals
    • Biography, July, 2001
    • Entertainment Weekly, December 22, 2000, p. 45; May 18, 2001, pp.48-52
    • InStyle, July, 2000, p. 106
    • Interview, July 14, 1997; March 14, 2004, pp. 154-61
    • Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2001
    • Maclean's, September 30, 2002, p. 56
    • Movieline, May, 2000, pp. 66-67; April, 2001, pp. 42-48
    • Newsweek, July 10, 2000, p. 62
    • People Weekly, July 24, 2000, p. 63; November 13, 2000, p. 160; May 14, 2001, p. 190
    • Premiere, June, 2000, pp. 96-97; September, 2002, pp. 68-70
    • Teen People, May, 2000, p. 130
    • Urban Cinefile, July 20, 2000
    • Variety, July 14, 1997
    • Washington Post, September 8, 2002, pp. G1, G24