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Johnny Depp
Actor

Johnny Depp

9 Jun 1963Born
63Age
104Credits
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA Birthplace

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).

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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 (2007), and Alice in Wonderland (2010).

In 2012, he was one of the world's biggest film stars, and was listed by the Guinness World Records as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million. During the 2010s, Depp began producing films through his company, Infinitum Nihil, and formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 104 credits.

  1. TBABaby Puffins & BunnyFilm: Johnny Puff (voice)
  2. TBAThe Master and MargaritaFilm
  3. TBAUntitled Allen Hughes ProjectFilm
  4. TBAUntitled Johnny Depp Horror FilmFilm
  5. 2027Day DrinkerFilm
  6. 2026EbenezerFilm: Ebenezer Scrooge
  7. 2025Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th AnniversaryFilm
  8. 2025Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland ResortFilm: Captain Jack Sparrow (voice)
  9. 2024Modi, Three Days on the Wing of MadnessFilm: Director
  10. 2024The Private Lives of Jordi Molla' & Domingo ZapataFilm: Johnny Depp
  11. 2024Johnny Puff: Secret MissionFilm: Johnny Puff (voice)
  12. 2023Hollywood Vampires: Live In RioFilm: Guitars / Lead Vocals / Backing Vocals
  13. 2023Jeanne du BarryFilm: Louis XV
  14. 2022Puffins ImpossibleSeries: Johnny Puff (voice) (18 episodes)
  15. 2020PuffinsSeries: Johnny Puff (voice) (348 episodes)
  16. 2020Waiting for the BarbariansFilm: Colonel Joll
  17. 2020MinamataFilm: W. Eugene Smith
  18. 2019The ProfessorFilm: Richard Brown
  19. 2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldFilm: Grindelwald
  20. 2018London FieldsFilm: Chick Purchase
  21. 2018City of LiesFilm: Russell Poole
  22. 2018Sherlock GnomesFilm: Sherlock Gnomes (voice)
  23. 2017Murder on the Orient ExpressFilm: Edward Ratchett
  24. 2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesFilm: Jack Sparrow
  25. 2017The Black GhiandolaFilm: Nuclear Med Tech
  26. 2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemFilm: Grindelwald
  27. 2016Yoga HosersFilm: Guy Lapointe
  28. 2016Alice Through the Looking GlassFilm: Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
  29. 2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieFilm: Donald J. Trump
  30. 2015Black MassFilm: James 'Whitey' Bulger
  31. 2015MortdecaiFilm: Charlie Mortdecai
  32. 2014Into the WoodsFilm: Big Bad Wolf
  33. 2014TuskFilm: Guy Lapointe
  34. 2014TranscendenceFilm: Dr. Will Caster
  35. 2013Lucky ThemFilm: Matthew Smith
  36. 2013The Lone RangerFilm: Tonto
  37. 2012Dark ShadowsFilm: Barnabas Collins
  38. 201221 Jump StreetFilm: Officer Tom Hanson (uncredited)
  39. 2011Jack and JillFilm: Johnny Depp (uncredited)
  40. 2011Life's Too ShortSeries: Johnny Depp (1 episode)
  41. 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: WedlockedFilm: Jack Sparrow (archive footage)
  42. 2011The Rum DiaryFilm: Paul Kemp
  43. 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesFilm: Jack Sparrow
  44. 2011RangoFilm: Rango / Lars (voice)
  45. 2010The TouristFilm: Frank Tupelo
  46. 2010Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street LegacySeries (2 episodes)
  47. 2010When You're StrangeFilm: Narrator (voice)
  48. 2010Alice in WonderlandFilm: Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
  49. 2009The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusFilm: Imaginarium Tony 1
  50. 2009Public EnemiesFilm: John Dillinger
  51. 2009SpongeBob vs. the Big OneFilm: Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice)
  52. 2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonFilm: Narrator (voice)
  53. 2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetFilm: Sweeney Todd
  54. 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndFilm: Jack Sparrow
  55. 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestFilm: Jack Sparrow
  56. 2006Deep Sea 3DFilm
  57. 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different FlavorsFilm
  58. 2005Corpse BrideFilm: Victor Van Dort (voice)
  59. 2005Becoming Oompa-LoompaFilm
  60. 2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryFilm: Willy Wonka
  61. 2004Finding NeverlandFilm: Sir James Matthew Barrie
  62. 2004The LibertineFilm: Rochester
  63. 2004Happily Ever AfterFilm: L'inconnu
  64. 2004Secret WindowFilm: Mort Rainey
  65. 2003Once Upon a Time in MexicoFilm: CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands
  66. 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlFilm: Jack Sparrow
  67. 2003Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles ChaplinFilm
  68. 2001BlowFilm: George Jung
  69. 2001From HellFilm: Fred Abberline
  70. 2000ChocolatFilm: Roux
  71. 2000Before Night FallsFilm: Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
  72. 2000The Man Who CriedFilm: Cesar
  73. 1999Sleepy HollowFilm: Ichabod Crane
  74. 1999The Astronaut's WifeFilm: Commander Spencer Armacost
  75. 1999The Ninth GateFilm: Dean Corso
  76. 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsSeries: Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice) (1 episode)
  77. 1999Family GuySeries: Edward Scissorhands (voice) (1 episode)
  78. 1999The SourceFilm: Jack Kerouac
  79. 1998Fear and Loathing in Las VegasFilm: Raoul Duke
  80. 1997The BraveFilm: Raphael, Director, Screenplay

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