Australians in Hollywood : Biographical Notes

Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger (b. 1979) was born in Perth , and worked with the Guildford Theatre Company before appearing in a number of Australian TV dramas, including the ABC sports drama Sweat. He came to the attention of U.S. audiences as the star of TV's Roar (1997), a medieval adventure series made in Australia by America 's Fox Network. In 1999 he appeared in two features: the Australian film Two Hands and the Hollywood venture 10 Things I Hate About You. He played Mel Gibson's son in The Patriot (2000), and turned in an intense performance in the acclaimed Monster's Ball (2001). After A Knight's Tale (2001), The Four Feathers (2002) and The Order (2003) he returned to Australia to play Ned Kelly (2003).

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