Heath Ledger in 2000 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills. The Austalian actor was found dead in a New York apartment. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Ledger took on the role of the Joker in the upcoming Batman sequel, The Dark Knight, one of the most anticipated movies of this year. (Stephen Vaughan / Warner Bros. via AP)
Ledger and actor Matt Damon pose for a photo at the end of a press conference for the 2005 film “The Brothers Grimm.” (Claudio Onorati / EPA)
Ledger on a Manhattan rooftop in 2005. He said of his development as an actor, “It’s been a long, slow process of making mistakes and changing it.” (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)
Ledger arrives with actress Michelle Williams at the 2006 Academy Awards. The couple, who met on the set of “Brokeback Mountain,” had a daughter in 2005. (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press)
The actor arrives at the 2006 premiere of “Candy” in New York. (Dima Gavrysh / Associated Press)
As word of Ledger’s death spread, hundreds of people gathered outside the SoHo apartment where his body was found. (Evan Agostini / Associated Press)
