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Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian television and film actor.

After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his movie career. His work included nineteen films, including critical and box-office successes such as 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), Monster's Ball (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Brokeback Mountain (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). In addition to his acting, he produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.

For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain, Ledger won the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the 2006 "Best Actor" award from the Australian Film Institute and was nominated for the 2005 Academy Award for Best Actor and the 2006 Best Actor award from the BAFTA, as well as won an MTV Movie Award with Jake Gyllenhaal, for their "best kiss" in the film. He also received several award nominations for his work in Two Hands (1999), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), A Knight's Tale (2001), Ned Kelly (2003), and Candy (2006). Posthumously he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film inspired by the life and songs of Bob Dylan, I'm Not There. Ledger portrayed a fictional actor named Robbie Clark, one of six characters embodying aspects of the Dylan legend.

He died at the age of 28 after suffering an accidental overdose of prescription medication. A few months before his death, Ledger had finished filming his penultimate performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. At the time of his death, he was performing the role of Tony in Terry Gilliam's forthcoming film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

As of October 2008, Ledger was listed as one of the world's highest-earning deceased celebrities, at USD $20 million, ranking third behind Elvis Presley and Charles M. Schulz.