Actor Heath Ledger found dead at 28
CBC - Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 | 5:25 PM ET
Mountain, has been found dead at his downtown Manhattan residence, New York police said Tuesday.
No cause of death has been released, but New York newspapers report it may be drug-related.
Ledger, 28, born in Perth, Australia, earned an Academy Award nomination and won a Golden Globe for his role as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.
He made his film debut in the 1997 Australian movie Blackrock and went on to make films such as 10 Things I Hate About You, Ned Kelly and Monster's Ball.
Ledger was engaged to actress Michelle Williams, his costar in Brokeback Mountain and they have a daughter, Matilda Rose, born Oct. 28, 2005.
However last September, Ledger's father reported the couple had separated.