Heath Ledger

Portrayed the Joker in the second installment of the revived Batman series, The Dark Knight ; film released posthumously

Was filming Terry Gilliam s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus at the time of his death

Portrayed Bob Dylan at one distinct stage of his life, in Todd Haynes film, I m Not There

Directed the music video, Morning Yearning for Ben Harper

Played a drug addict in Candy opposite Abbie Cornish

Cast as a ranch hand who falls in love with Jake Gyllenhaal in Ang Lee s Brokeback Mountain ; earned Oscar, Independent Spirit Award, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor

Co-star opposite Matt Damon in Terry Gilliam s The Brothers Grimm

Portrayed Skip Engblom, co-owner of the Zepher surf shop in Catherine Hardwicke s Lords of Dogtown a fictionalized take on a group of skateboarders that originated in Venice, CA during the 1970 s

Cast as legendary Australian outlaw Ned Kelly in the film Ned Kelly

Reunited with Helgeland and co-stars Mark Addy and Shannyn Sossamon in The Order

Starred in the remake of Four Feathers

Cast in the lead in A Knight s Tale, directed by Brian Helgeland

Played Billy Bob Thornton s son in Monster s Ball

Played Mel Gibson s son in the Revolutionary War drama The Patriot

Co-starred with Julia Stiles in 10 Things I Hate About You, an updated take on The Taming of the Shrew

Had a starring role opposite Bryan Brown in the gangster comedy Two Hands

Feature acting debut, Blackrock

Starred as a Celtic warrior prince in the Fox summer series Roar

Appeared in the Australian TV series Sweat as Snowey Bowles, a gay bicyclist hoping to land a spot on an Olympic team

Had been cast to play the Devil in End of Days, but was replaced when another director assumed the reins

Raised in Perth, Australia