On the late actor's birthday, take a look back at his best work on film.&nbsp;

Today, the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/pauline-chalamet-actress-short-films-brother-timothee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beloved actor</a> Heath Ledger would have turned 42. 15 years ago Ledger passed, and at just 28 years old <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/paul-andrew-leaving-ferragamo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left behind</a> an entire career&rsquo;s worth of work. From sinister characters like the Joker in The Dark Knight to his more warmhearted role as the mysterious jock in 10 Things I Hate About You, the Australian-born actor could do it all. He spent only 33 minutes on screen as the Joker in The Dark Knight&nbsp;and yet won the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/2021-oscars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Academy Award</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/lily-collins-emily-in-paris-golden-globe-nomination-netflix" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golden Globe</a> for Best Supporting Actor for the movie. The Dark Knight was released posthumous, as well as Terry Gilliam&rsquo;s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the last movie Ledger would <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/tate-mcrae-singer-interview-too-young-to-be-sad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">star</a> in.&nbsp;
Off-screen, Ledger was equally multifaceted. The accomplished actor was also a photographer, director, and owner of a successful production company called The Masses. When he passed, Ledger was working on adapting the 1983 novel <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/biggest-tv-shows-streaming-netflix-2020-emily-in-paris-the-undoing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Queen&rsquo;s Gambit</a>, which recently captivated <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/sky-rojo-new-spanish-netflix-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a> audiences and would have been the actor&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/brad-pitt-lady-gaga-joey-king-bullet-train" target="_blank" rel="noopener">feature film</a> directorial debut. The movie was a personal choice for Ledger who grew up playing in chess tournaments and continued in his off time as an actor for pleasure.&nbsp;
In honor of the multi-talented Australian <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/10-must-see-underrated-movies-youve-never-heard-of" target="_blank" rel="noopener">movie</a> star&rsquo;s birthday, L&rsquo;OFFICIEL looks back at his 10 most memorable movie roles.

In the 1999 film that launched his career, '10 Things I Hate About You' features a young Heath Ledger as the charming yet rebellious love interest of Julia Stiles' character Kat.

In 2001 Ledger stars opposite Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thorton, and Sean Combs in "Monster's Ball." Ledger plays a troubled corrections officer whose concern for the treatment of prisoners by his father (another officer) was an integral part of the film.

Released in 2001, 'A Knights Tale' features 21-year-old Ledger as the handsome and adored hero William Thatcher.

Perhaps his most ephemeral role, Ledger plays the titular character in 2005's "Casanova."

Playing opposite Jake Gyllenhaal, Ledger's role in the 2005 romance "Brokeback Mountain," has cemented itself in pop culture and is among the most important LGBTQ+ films of the 21st century.

Set in Venice Beach, Ledger plays surf shop owner Skip Engblom in the 2005 drama "Lords of Dogtown."

Directed by Terry Gilliam, Ledger takes on the role of Jacob Grimm in the adventure fantasy "The Brothers Grimm."

Ledger plays Robbie Clark, an actor portraying Jack Rollins, in "I'm Not There," a biographical film about Bob Dylan.

The actor's most famous and critically acclaimed role is that of the Joker in "The Dark Knight" which was released after Ledger's death in 2008.

The last movie Ledger would star in is Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." In the movie, Ledger shares a role four ways with Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell.

Heath Ledger's 10 Best Movie Roles

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