Heath Ledger

Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian actor. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, he moved to the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career. His work consisted of 20 films in a variety of genres, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Casanova (2005), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), Candy (2006), I'm Not There (2007), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two of which were posthumously released. He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.

4 April 1979

Born on the same birth date (4 April 1979): Andy McKee • Maksim Opalev • Natasha Lyonne • Roberto Luongo

Born on the same birth day (4 April): Chen Yi (composer) • Dan Simmons • Dr. Chud • Elmer Bernstein • Emmett Williams • Graham Norton • Gustav Goßler • Italo Mus • Jesús Rollán • Josh Todd (musician) • Muddy Waters • Owen Suffolk • Richard Coogan • Sébastien Enjolras • Tom Herr

Born in the same month (April 1979): Dante Wesley • Jo O'Meara • Josh Server • Kate Hudson • Kourtney Kardashian • Michel Riesen • Noé Pamarot • Rachel Corrie • Rebecca DiPietro • Roberto Luongo • Song Dae-nam • Sophie Ellis-Bextor • Virginie Basselot • Vladimir Kozlov • Zoltán Gera