Heath Ledger

Actor. Born 4 April 1979 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Died 22 January 2008.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

4 April 1979, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Died

22 January 2008

Active

1999–2009

Frequently works with

Christian Bale

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Heath’s work 4 points above the press, across 5 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 3 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.3bn across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1999–2009

Genres

Drama3
Romance2
Action1
Adventure1
Comedy1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

92BestBrokeback Mountain2005

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus poster

65WorstThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus2009

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11980s

91990s

142000s

Co-stars most worked with

Christian Bale2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Won2009Best Supporting Actor · The Dark Knight
Nominated2006Best Actor · Brokeback Mountain

BAFTA Film Awards1 won

Won2009Best Actor in a Supporting Role · The Dark Knight

Golden Globes1 won

Won2009Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · The Dark Knight

Other awards2 won

Won2009MTV Movie Award for Best Villain: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain · The Dark Knight
Won2009Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actor · The Dark Knight

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.