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Heath Ledger

Name: Heath Ledger
Full/Alt. name: Heathcliff Andrew Ledger
Date of Birth: Wednesday April 4 1979
Born: Perth (Australia)
Nationality: Australian
Partial Biography: Despite a short-lived start on series television, Academy Award-winning actor Heath Ledger moved into features as a heartthrob in teen films, quickly developing into one of Hollywoods most prominent and…Full Heath Ledger Biography…

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) 12A (Contains infrequent strong language, scenes of threat, hanging and smoking)Played "Tony"
The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (2009) 12A (for intense sequences of violence and some menace)Actor/Actress
The Dark Knight (2008) 12A (Contains moderate violence and sustained threat)Played "The Joker"
I'm Not There (2007) 15 (Contains strong language, moderate nudity and sex references)Played "Robbie"
Candy (2006) 15 (for pervasive depiction of drug addiction, disturbing images, language, sexual content and nudity)Played "Dan"
Casanova (2006) 12A (Contains moderate sexual references)Played "Casanova"
Brokeback Mountain (2006) 15 (Contains strong language, moderate sex and violence)Played "Ennis Del Mar"
The Brothers Grimm (2005) 12A (Contains moderate fantasy violence and horror)Played "Jacob Grimm"
Lords Of Dogtown (2005) 12A (Contains moderate violence, language and drug references)Played "Skip Engblom"
Ned Kelly (2004) 15 (for violence and brief nudity)Played "Ned Kelly"

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award (2009) Best Supporting Actor - "The Dark Knight"
Screen Actors Guild Award (2009) Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - "The Dark Knight"
British Academy Film Award (2009) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - "The Dark Knight"
Academy Award (2009) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - "The Dark Knight"
Golden Globe Award (2009) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - "The Dark Knight"