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Heath Ledger 1979—2008

Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale
  • Posted at 12:49pm
  • 01 February 2008
  • by AndrewCollins-RT

Heath Ledger, who died on 22 January, finally seemed to have found his groove.

Behind the surfer dude good looks, Ledger also had hidden depths, most recently seen in his fine, sullen turn as one of the "Bob Dylans" in I’m Not There.

Born in Perth, Australia, he first showed his quiet talent playing the outsider in the teen comedy 10 Things I Hate about You, and further cemented his reputation as Mel Gibson’s son in The Patriot.

Along with countrymen Hugh Jackman and Eric Bana, Ledger found plenty of work in Hollywood and his native Australia: he was self-mocking in A Knight’s Tale, subdued in the title role of Ned Kelly, tender as the gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain (his first Oscar nomination) and eccentric in Terry Gilliam’s The Brothers Grimm.

In fact, he was working with Gilliam again at the time of his death. We’ll see him as the Joker in The Dark Knight (on release in July) and no doubt lament what might have been.

The TV companies pay tribute to the young star from Saturday 2 February. Why not tell us which your favourite Heath Ledger performance is and why?

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