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Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp’s screen credits include Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Edward Scissorhands in Edward Scissorhands, and Victor Van Dort (voice) in Corpse Bride.
Born June 9, 1963 Owensboro, Kentucky, USA19 movies on MoviHero
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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES
About Johnny Depp
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). …
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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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- 2027Day DrinkerAction · ThrillerActorUpcoming
- 2026Ebenezer1h 55m · Comedy · FantasyEbenezer ScroogeUpcoming
- 2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald2h 14m · Adventure · FantasyGrindelwald
- 2017Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales2h 9m · Action · AdventureJack Sparrow
- 2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them2h 13m · Adventure · FantasyGrindelwald
- 2016Alice Through the Looking Glass1h 53m · Adventure · FamilyTarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
- 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides2h 16m · Action · AdventureJack Sparrow
- 2011Rango1h 47m · Adventure · AnimationRango / Lars (voice)
- 2010Alice in Wonderland1h 48m · Adventure · FamilyTarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
- 2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End2h 49m · Action · AdventureJack Sparrow
- 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2h 31m · Action · AdventureJack Sparrow
- 2005Corpse Bride1h 17m · Animation · FantasyVictor Van Dort (voice)
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory1h 55m · Adventure · ComedyWilly Wonka
- 2004Finding Neverland1h 46m · Drama · FantasySir James Matthew Barrie
- 2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl2h 23m · Action · AdventureJack Sparrow
- 1999Sleepy Hollow1h 45m · Fantasy · HorrorIchabod Crane
- 1990Edward Scissorhands1h 45m · Drama · FantasyEdward Scissorhands
- 1986Platoon2h 0m · Action · DramaGator Lerner
- 1984A Nightmare on Elm Street1h 31m · HorrorGlen Lantz
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- 2026Unleashed Spirits: The Rise of the Hollywood VampiresSelf
- 2026Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing ButtSelf
- 2026Caliu: Nothing Else, What More Could I Do?Self
- 2025Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration：30th AnniversaryActor
- 2025Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland ResortCaptain Jack Sparrow (voice)
- 2025The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link WraySelf
- 2025Chaplin: Spirit of the TrampSelf
- 2024Modi, Three Days on the Wing of MadnessDirector
- 2024The Private Lives of Jordi Molla' & Domingo ZapataJohnny Depp
- 2024Scab Vendor: The Life and Times of Jonathan ShawSelf
- 2024Johnny Puff: Secret MissionJohnny Puff (voice)
- 2023Hollywood Vampires: Live In RioGuitars / Lead Vocals / Backing Vocals
- 2023Jeanne du BarryProducer · Louis XV
- 2023Affaire Johnny Depp/Amber Heard - La justice à l'épreuve des réseaux sociauxSelf
- 2022Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4Self (uncredited)
- 2022Depp vs Heard: The VerdictSelf (archive footage)
- 2022TMZ Presents | Johnny vs. Amber: From Love to HateSelf (archive footage)
- 2022Depp Vs. Heard: Winners & LosersSelf
- 2022Tell Me IggySelf
- 2022Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She CalledSelf (archive footage)
- 2021I Am a Mutoid: A Glastonbury HeroSelf (Archive Footage)
- 2021Kreka: DreamcatcherSelf
- 2020Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowanProducer · Self (archive footage)
- 2020Waiting for the BarbariansColonel Joll
- 2020MinamataProducer · W. Eugene Smith
- 2019The ProfessorRichard Brown
- 2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastSelf - Actor
- 2018Brothers in ArmsSelf
- 2018London FieldsChick Purchase
- 2018City of LiesProducer · Russell Poole
- 2018Hollywood Vampires Live at Hellfest 2018Self
- 2018Sherlock GnomesSherlock Gnomes (voice)
- 2017Murder on the Orient ExpressEdward Ratchett
- 2017Lunch LadiesSelf (uncredited)
- 2017The Black GhiandolaNuclear Med Tech
- 2016David Blaine: Beyond MagicSelf
- 2016Yoga HosersGuy Lapointe
- 2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieDonald J. Trump
- 2015Black MassJames 'Whitey' Bulger
- 2015The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the WorldSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015The NightmareSelf (archive footage)
- 2015MortdecaiProducer · Charlie Mortdecai
- 2014Into the WoodsBig Bad Wolf
- 2014TuskGuy Lapointe
- 2014Don Rickles: One Night OnlySelf
- 2014TranscendenceDr. Will Caster
- 2014LaDonna Harris: Indian 101Producer
- 2013Lucky ThemMatthew Smith
- 2013The Lone RangerProducer · Tonto
- 2013Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckSelf
- 2012RadiomanSelf
- 2012West of MemphisSelf – WM3 Supporter
- 2012Paradise Lost 3: PurgatorySelf
- 2012For No Good ReasonSelf
- 2012Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its DemonsSelf
- 2012Roman Polanski: A Film MemoirSelf (archive footage)
- 2012Close UpSelf (archive footage)
- 2012Dark ShadowsProducer · Barnabas Collins
- 2012Sunset StripSelf
- 201221 Jump StreetOfficer Tom Hanson (uncredited)
- 2012Kusturica - Balkan's Bad BoyHimself
- 2011HugoProducer
- 2011Jack and JillJohnny Depp (uncredited)
- 2011Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: WedlockedJack Sparrow (archive footage)
- 2011The Rum DiaryProducer · Paul Kemp
- 2011Real Creatures of DirtSelf / Rango / Lars
- 2010The TouristFrank Tupelo
- 2010Alice in Wonderland: Effecting WonderlandSelf
- 2010Alice in Wonderland: Finding AliceSelf
- 2010Alice in Wonderland: The Mad HatterSelf
- 2010When You're StrangeNarrator (voice)
- 2009BallybrandoSelf (archive footage)
- 2009Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'Self
- 2009The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusImaginarium Tony 1
- 2009Public EnemiesJohn Dillinger
- 2009SpongeBob vs. the Big OneJack Kahuna Laguna (voice)
- 2008Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. ThompsonNarrator (voice)
- 2008Rock and a Hard Place: Another Night at the AgoraSelf
- 2008Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = ToddSelf
- 2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSweeney Todd
- 2007Voom PortraitsSelf
- 2007Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenSelf
- 2007BrandoSelf
- 2006Buy the Ticket, Take the RideSelf
- 2006According to Plan: The Harrowing and True Story of Dead Man's ChestSelf
- 2006Gypsy Caravan: When the Road BendsSelf
- 2006Deep Sea 3DActor
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Designer ChocolateSelf
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different FlavorsActor
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Finding Neverland
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