Trivia: Ironically, when Heath Ledger tried out for the role as Mel Gibson's son for the first time, he felt he did not deserve the part, so he apologized to the casting agents and left. The next day, they called him up and asked to give it just another shot at auditioning, which he did. He nailed it.
Allister Cooper, 2011
10th Mar 2009
The Patriot (2000)
4th Nov 2008
The Patriot (2000)
Trivia: By the time Heath Ledger won this role, he was flat broke. He recalled, 'It came to the point where I had like, no money.' He was practically living on Ramen noodles by that time. This was because he 'got nothing offers to do these teen movies and television sitcoms', and he refused to do them due to the 'very little depth' of the scripts. By the time he was accepted for The Patriot, he said later, 'I guess I put myself in a situation where I didn't belong. But saying no turned out to be more valuable than saying yes.'