The death of the young and talented actor Heath Ledger, most famous for his role in Brokeback Mountain, has stunned the world. We take a look at the movies which made Heath Ledger famous.

A Knights Tale (2001)

Heath Ledger made a significant impact on audiences in the film “A Knights Tale”, playing a peasant boy who turns into a great knight. The film was nominated for ten different awards and won the Golden Trailer Award for Best Action.

Ledger’s appearance in the medieval epic was just the beginning of a great and short-lived career.

Broke Back Mountain (2005)

Playing the role of a homosexual Cowboy over the course of 25 years, the film Brokeback Mountain became Ledger’s most acclaimed performance.

The film received heaps of award nominations including Best Film and Best Director in the British Academy Film awards, which it won.

Watch the Clip of Heath Ledger’s greatest movie performance:

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Casanova (2005)

Playing the most famous lover of all time, Heath Ledger told critics he had fun acting the role of Casanova alongside British Actress Sienna Miller.

See what else he said about the role: Click here for the video

Lords of Dogtown (2005)

“Lords of Dogtown” shows Heath Ledger as one of several brilliant young skateboarders and surfers, known as the Z-boys. Based in Santa Monica, California, the film tracks the trends of the sports during the 1970’s. The film, amongst others, also won ledger Actor of the Year in the Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards: Watch the trailer

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Breaking the mould once more, Heath Ledger starred in the gothic fairytale, “The Brothers Grimm”. It contributed to his winning of the Actor of the Year Award, presented by Central Ohio Film Critics Association and received rave reviews: Check it out:

Candy (2006)

Breaking the pretty boy image often associated with Heath Ledger’s past roles, for example in A Knights Tale and 10 Things I Hate About You, Ledger performed a cracking performance in the story of a poet and heroin addict.

The film was set in his native Australia and was placed in the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Ledger said he felt honoured for being nominated for the film, although he displayed more negative views on how he feels towards the nomination process.

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I’m Not there (2007)

Based on the legendary musician, Bob Dylan, one of Heath Ledger’s last movies was playing the character Robbie Clark in the bio-pic of the world’s most famous, and original, singer-songwriter.

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Batman: The Dark Knight (2008)

The summer of 2008 is all set to be the release of the new Batman film, which stars Heath Ledger as the joker. Reporters claim this may have been his biggest role yet, with the star following in the footsteps of Jack Nicholson, who played The Joker in the original 1989 Batman movie: View the Trailer.

Heath Ledger’s Total Flimography

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) (filming)
The Dark Knight
I'm Not There.
Candy
Casanova
Brokeback Mountain
The Bro[]thers Grimm
Lords of Dogtown
The Order
Ned Kelly
The Four Feathers
Monster's Ball
A Knight's Tale
The Patriot
Two Hands
10 Things I Hate About You
"Home and Away"
Paws
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