Hearing Heath Ledger speak his native tongue–in this case, Australian English–in the addled drug addiction drama “Candy” makes an enormous difference in the performer’s expressive range.

In “Candy,” Heath Ledger plays arguably the last person any bottom-line-minded parent would want their daughter to love: a drug-addicted poet. Having a gay cowboy for a son-in-law doesn’t sound ...

For research, Ledger and his co-star Cornish ( Somersault) took a video camera and went to an addiction support group, where "we met this gentleman who has been a junkie for 20 years.

In “Candy,” Heath Ledger plays arguably the last person any bottom-line-minded parent would want their daughter to love: a drug-addicted poet. Having a gay cowboy for a son-in-law doesn… ...

Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger spent a week befriending drug addicts. The Australian star - who starred alongside the late actor in the drug-fuelled romantic drama 'Candy' - decided the pair ...

The movie features many talented actors, like Abbie Cornish as Candy, Heath Ledger as Dan, Geoffrey Rush as Casper, and Tom Budge as Schumann. Watch Candy (2006) streaming via Peacock ...

Australian actor Heath Ledger seemed positioned as next "it" boy after such box-office hits as The Patriot in 2000 and A Knight's Tale in 2001. But when most of his contemporaries were struggling ...

When last we checked in with Heath Ledger, he was a tortured soul in "Brokeback Mountain," his love for another man framed by the majestic peaks of Wyoming, Gustavo Santaolalla's plaintive guitar ...

Heath Ledger 's early career as an actor in Australia led him to overnight success once the talented performer landed in Hollywood. In 1997, after years of small roles in different Australian TV ...