Portrait of Heath Ledger

Acting

Heath Ledger

Career

Active from 1996 to 2009, busiest in 2005 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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Heath Ledger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.9, average 5.4
  • Mystery
    3.2, average 4.0
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    1.0, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Devastation 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

14 titles ยท average score 63
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tony

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (2008)
GoodWatch score 89

as Joker

Candy
Candy (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dan

Brokeback Mountain
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ennis Del Mar

The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jacob Grimm

Casanova
Casanova (2005)
GoodWatch score 56

as Casanova

The Order
The Order (2003)
GoodWatch score 31

as Alex Bernier

Ned Kelly
Ned Kelly (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ned Kelly

The Four Feathers
The Four Feathers (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Harry Faversham

A Knight's Tale
A Knight's Tale (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

as William Thatcher

Monster's Ball
Monster's Ball (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sonny Grotowski

The Patriot
The Patriot (2000)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gabriel Martin

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 60
10 Things I Hate About You
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Patrick Verona

Two Hands
Two Hands (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jimmy

Roar
Roar (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Conor

Paws
Paws (1997)
GoodWatch score 44

as Oberon

Blackrock
Blackrock (1997)
GoodWatch score 59

as Toby Ackland

Sweat
Sweat (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Snowy Bowles

Ship to Shore
Ship to Shore (1993)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Cyclist

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Clowning Around
Clowning Around (1991)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Orphan Clown

Clowning Around
Clowning Around (1991)
GoodWatch score 67

as Orphan Clown / Boy in Orphanage (uncredited)

1980s

1 title ยท average score 58
Home and Away
Home and Away (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Scott Irwin