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Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Acting
Born: Jun 09, 1963
From: Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. He made his debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). In the 1990s, he acted mostly in independent films, often playing eccentric characters. These included What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny and Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). He also began collaborating with director Tim Burton, starring in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In the 2000s, he became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–present). He received critical praise for Finding Neverland (2004), and continued his commercially successful collaboration with Tim Burton with the films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Johnny Puff: Secret Mission Johnny Puff (voice) 2024 5.9
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Jack Sparrow 2011 6.566
Public Enemies John Dillinger 2009 6.687
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Jack Sparrow 2007 7.266
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Jack Sparrow 2006 7.375
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka 2005 7.0
Corpse Bride Victor Van Dort (voice) 2005 7.584
Finding Neverland Sir James Matthew Barrie 2004 7.318
Secret Window Mort Rainey 2004 6.565
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Jack Sparrow 2003 7.82
Once Upon a Time in Mexico CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands 2003 6.299
Lost in La Mancha Self 2002 7.045
From Hell Fred Abberline 2001 6.697
Blow George Jung 2001 7.353
Chocolat Roux 2000 6.974
Before Night Falls Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor 2000 6.661
The Ninth Gate Dean Corso 1999 6.486
Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane 1999 7.189
The Astronaut's Wife Commander Spencer Armacost 1999 5.603
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Raoul Duke 1998 7.2
Dead Man William Blake 1995 7.311
Nick of Time Gene Watson 1995 6.239
Ed Wood Ed Wood 1994 7.484
Don Juan DeMarco Don Juan DeMarco 1994 6.744
What's Eating Gilbert Grape Gilbert Grape 1993 7.663
Benny & Joon Sam 1993 7.025
Arizona Dream Axel Blackmar 1993 7.166
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Teen on TV 1991 5.304
Edward Scissorhands Edward Scissorhands 1990 7.719
A Nightmare on Elm Street Glen Lantz 1984 7.344
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1963
FromOwensboro, Kentucky, USA