Heath Ledger’s death hit fans hard, as well as all those who were lucky to know him. The beloved Hollywood star who never made it to 40 passed away in 2008 of an accidental prescription drug ...

A young Heath Ledger poses on the set of Home And Away. (Image: Instagram) Piles of clothes surround him in the snap, which was likely taken while testing costumes or for continuity purposes.

Heath was born April 4, 1979, in Perth, Australia. The 28-year-old actor was found dead at a SoHo apartment on Jan. 22, 2008, by a housekeeper who had gone in to tell him his masseuse had arrived.

Before moving to the U.S. in 1998 to pursue a film career, he appeared in a number of Australian TV shows and movies, such as Ship to Shore, Sweat, Blackrock, Home and Away and Paws.