Ennis Del Mar [literally translates to "Island of the Sea"; Ennis is Irish for Island and Del Mar is Spanish for "Of The Sea"] (del Mar in the short story) is the fictional main character of the short story "Brokeback Mountain" by Annie Proulx and the 2005 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee. In the film, Ennis was portrayed by Australian actor Heath Ledger. Ennis's story is depicted by the complex, sexual, and romantic relationship he had with Jack Twist in the American West from 1963 to 1983.