- Is finding his role as a gay cowboy in BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN to be his most challenging because he's been ordered to work out for the part. (March 24, 2004)
- Has signed on to play the title character in Disney romantic comedy CASANOVA, directed by Lasse Hallstrom. (March 16, 2004)
- Is in talks to star in director Ang Lee's adaptation of E Annie Proulx's BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN. (January 15, 2004)
- Heath Ledger and Naomi Watts have rekindled their romance, according to the actress's brother. (November 4, 2003)
- Heath Ledger and Naomi Watts have split, blaming their hectic work schedules. (October 1, 2003)
- Heath Ledger and Naomi Watts are busy planning their future by investing in an American love nest together. (September 19, 2003)
- Ledger has sparked a debate in Australia about the controversial outlaw Ned Kelly, whom he portrays as a romantic, pistol- wielding hero in his latest film -- Kelly has been hailed in the movie as the champion of the Irish underdog, fighting an unjust British colonial system that favored the wealthy over the poor; to some historians, however, he was nothing more than a horse-thieving murderer. (April 8, 2003)
- Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Robin Williams and Jonathan Pryce are in line to become MGM's fairy tale cast for its comedic action adventure BROTHERS GRIMM -- The action-adventure tale revolving around the legendary German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is set to start shooting around Prague in June. (February 21, 2003)
- 20th Century Fox found its occult thriller SIN EATERS, starring Heath Ledger, so unpalatable the studio sent it back to the kitchen -- the movie was due in theaters January 17, but after test audiences screamed--with laughter--at what were supposed to be chilling special effects, the studio pulled the project for some serious retooling. (January 4, 2003)
- Ledger and his fellow Hollywood star girlfriend Naomi Watts argued with Sean 'P Diddy' Combs's bodyguards - because they were warned for dancing too close to the rapper at a night club. (October 18, 2002)
- Auditioned for the role of Max Evans in ROSSWELL (1999).
- He was the contender to play Christan in MOULIN ROUGE!.
- Knocked out one of director Brian Helgeland's front teeth with a broomstick when the two were demonstrating a jousting move. It was several months before Helgeland's mouth had healed enough to repair the damage. He says it was the only jousting injury during filming. (KNIGHT'S TALE, A (2001))
- Performed his own stunts in THE PATRIOT.
- The initial scene of the two knight's jousting in the first scene of A KNIGHT'S TALE is actually footage of his stunt double in an accident. During filming of a later scene in the movie, the lance of the stunt double's opponent moved off target and hit him in the head. The double fell to the ground unconscious. The entire footage was used for the introduction. Filmmaker's were hoping that no one would notice that the knight that hit the ground had the same shield crest as Sir Ulric (three phoenixes) used later in the movie.
- WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? (2001) oringally was a project for him.
- Finished high school a year early at age 16.
- First got his start in the Globe Shakespeare Company in Perth, Australia.
- He made his movie debut in 1997 Australian teen drama
- He actually wanted to be a teacher
- His parents divorced when he was 10.
- He got held back in his 2nd year
- His step mother has diabetes
- He suffered a major change when his aunt died of lung cancer on april 13, 1992
- He is a self taught tap dancer
- His main passion in life apart from acting is photography
- He has a small strawberry birthmark on his inner left thigh
- Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for A KNIGHT'S TALE (2002) - shared with Shannyn Sossamon
- Nominated for Best Musical Sequence at MTV Movie Awards for A KNIGHT'S TALE (2002) - shared with Shannyn Sossamon
- Was nominated MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance in 2000 for 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU and AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 1999 for TWO HANDS.
Quotes- "I love the vibrant cities and the enthusiasm Americans have.....for America. I like to hang out in Manhattan where it's an easy walk to great theatre, cinema, or a Starbuck's Coffee House. I could easily make this my base."
- "I don't celebrate love and friendship by giving stuff to people. That's why I don't believe in marriage. I don't believe you should have to prove your love by giving someone a gold ring with a diamond on it."
- "I'm still a six-year-old kid and I always will be."
- "I was ok with it [My Parents being divorced], because it made me realize that my parents were human."
- "Maybe I'm not too typical, or maybe I'm just a daft. I don't know- I tend to analyze things a lot. I think too much."
- "It's weird, you know? You don't wake up every morning and think 'Okay, I'm hot.' That doesn't concern me."
- "I didn't want to do more teen flicks because its so easy to get trapped there. I think Australians have this independent streak. I want to always have the control to say no when I don't think something is right for me. I want to be able to walk away."
- On how he found his second home on stage as a kid: "I just loved it and kept doing it. I blinked and I was getting paid. Doors kept opening and I kept walking through them."
- "No amount of money changes what I do between 'action' and 'cut.'"
- "I'm a home bug. When I get home from a shoot, the number one thing I want to do is sit in the house, do my laundry, do dishes, cook -- do all that [stuff] that you just usually don't do."
- "I'm a big movie-musical fan. I'd love to do a re-telling of "The Pirate" which starred Judy Garland and Gene Kelly."
- "I'm shy. People get confused. They think, as an actor you can get up and be confident on the screen. 'Why aren't you like this in normal life? Why can't you act in your social life?' Because I can't!"
- "I always have bed head. I don't do anything with my hair. I don't know what to do with it."
- "Honesty always gets my attention. Not particularly someone who is honest to me, but someone who is honest with themselves. That is a quality I really enjoy, admire and love."
- On being romantic: "I love sitting around holding hands. Just spending time with someone, doing nothing, can be romantic."
Awards- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Male - Newcomer, THE PATRIOT (2001) MTV Movie Awards
- ShoWest Award: Male Star of Tomorrow (2001)
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