10 Hollywood Stars You Didn't Know Began Their Career In Soap Operas

10. Heath Ledger

Of all the actors who have taken on roles in the recent deluge of comic book movies, few have left such an indelible mark as much as the late Heath Ledger. While his untimely death shortly after filming of The Dark Knight certainly added to the legendary status of his performance as the Joker, had he survived his legacy would no doubt still be secure. Long before Ledger delivered the definitive performance of Batman's most famous arch-nemesis he was an aspiring young Australian actor from Perth who starred in a school production of Peter Pan. By the late 1990s he'd climed the ranks of Australian television and took a role in Home And Away, playing a surfer who falls in love with one of the attractive girls of Summer Bay. It was to be a short-lived role - before long he'd secured a role in the Hollywood movie 10 Things I Hate About You and from there on Ledger's career went from strength to strength. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9xBZf6Ujo0