Cultural appropriation straight, cis-gender actors in trans acting roles, such as when Eddie Redmayne played the role of artist Lili Elbe in the film "The Danish Girl" and when Jared Leto played the role of a trans woman named Rayon in "Dallas Buyers Club". The gay community has expressed concerns about the use of straight actors to play gay characters; this occurs in films such as "Call Me by Your Name" (straight actors Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalamet), "Brokeback Mountain" (Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal), "Philadelphia" (starring Tom Hanks), "Capote" (starring Philip Seymour Hoffman) and "Milk" (with Sean Penn playing the role
Heath Ledger mother Michelle Williams, will hold the statuette in trust for Matilda. On 4 April 2017, a trailer was released for the upcoming documentary "I am Heath Ledger" which was released on 3 May 2017. It features archival footage of Ledger and interviews. Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 197922 January 2008) was an Australian actor and director. After performing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger left for the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career. His work comprised nineteen films, including "10 Things I Hate About You" (1999), "The Patriot"