Ledger was natural within Perth, Australia of Irish and Scottish descent. He sleep in Western Australia until he was 16, whenever he left school (Guildford Grammar), a year early. He so moved to Sydney with his best friend, Trevor DiCarlo, around pursuit of the career inside acting. Ledger had his foremost break by starring in the American television series Roar.

Within 1999, Ledger starred in the Hollywood picture show 10 Things I Hate About You and also got a lead role in the acclaimed Australian motion-picture show Two Hands, directed by Gregor Jordan. Since so he hwhen starred within such films as The Patriot, ''A Knight's Tale, Ned Kelly, The Order and The Brothers Grimm''.

Heath Ledger's virtually all professionally successful month up to now was 2001, with his ShoWest Award for the Male Star of Tomorrow based on his performance in The Patriot, & worldwide release of the hit anachronous jousting romp ''The Knight's Tale''. Within 2003 Heath was named one of Australian GQ's Men of the Year for acting.

He is expecting his number one tyke by using actress Michelle Williams, whom he met on the set of Brokeback Mountain (2005). A film won a in demand Golden Lion at a 2005 Venice Film Festival.

Filmography
Blackrock (1997) Roar (1997) Home and Away (1998) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Two Hands (1999) The Patriot (2000) ''A Knight's Tale (2001) Monster's Ball (2001) The Four Feathers (2002) Ned Kelly (2003) The Order (aka The Sin Eater) (2003) Lords of Dogtown (2004) Nautica (2005) The Brothers Grimm (2005) Brokeback Mountain (2005) Candy (2005) Casanova'' (2005)