Perhaps as an actor, one of the toughest ... and most intense performance yet. Heath Ledger is notoriously known for quite literally getting under the Joker’s skin while playing the role.

Christopher Nolan did not think of Heath Ledger first while looking out for an actor to play 'Joker' in The Dark Knight. Ledger ultimately played the evil character in the 2008 Batman movie.

Ledger was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and several ... the role of the Joker. He added, “It was a role that I felt very suited to do. Heath did such a ...

It is also popular because of Heath Ledger and his portrayal of Joker in The Dark Knight. However, the actor passed away soon after completing the movie, setting a benchmark performance for other ...

He used to believe he was Joker,” an insider told the outlet. In The Dark Knight, the late actor Heath Ledger, who played the iconic Joker character, threatened to “carve” the face of Batman ...

Heath Ledger died months before The Dark Knight arrived in theaters in 2008. That meant the actor never got to see the response to his performance as The Joker, a role that saw him ...

While Heath Ledger is no longer ... Academy Award nomination. The actor didn’t slow down after that as he went on to star in The Dark Knight as the villainous Joker. Months before The Dark ...

It has been 17 years since Heath Ledger‘s sudden death and his legacy is still being remembered. The Australian-born actor died at age 28 on January 22, 2008, following an accidental drug overdose.

That would have been such a dream role and I’m sure it was for Heath.” Ledger’s performance as the Joker became legendary in part because it was his last performance on film — the actor ...

Heath Ledger, who died due to accidental overdose of prescription medications on January 22, 2008, was already working on some projects prior to his demise. Soon after his sudden death, the ...