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.
Depp 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, Depp 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). Depp also began collaborating with director Tim Burton, starring in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999).
In the 2000s, Depp 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, Depp 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.
Known For
Platoon
(1986)
Gator Lerner
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Jack Sparrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
Jack Sparrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011)
Jack Sparrow
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
Jack Sparrow
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Willy Wonka
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Victor Van Dort (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(2017)
Jack Sparrow
Tusk
(2014)
Guy Lapointe
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Mad Hatter
Rango
(2011)
Rango / Lars (voice)
Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
Edward Scissorhands
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
Gellert Grindelwald
Blow
(2001)
George Jung
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
(2018)
Gellert Grindelwald
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
Mad Hatter
Full Filmography
Acting
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984)
Glen Lantz
Private Resort
(1985)
Jack
Slow Burn
(1986)
Donnie Fleischer
Platoon
(1986)
Gator Lerner
Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
Edward Scissorhands
Cry-Baby
(1990)
Cry-Baby
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
(1990)
Self
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
(1991)
Guy on TV
Into The Great Wide Open
(1991)
Eddie Rebel
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
(1993)
Gilbert Grape
Benny & Joon
(1993)
Sam
Arizona Dream
(1993)
Axel Blackmar
Ed Wood
(1994)
Ed Wood
Don Juan DeMarco
(1994)
Don Juan DeMarco
Dead Man
(1995)
William Blake
Nick of Time
(1995)
Gene Watson
Help! War Child
(1995)
Self
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
(1995)
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Donnie Brasco
(1997)
Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
The Brave
(1997)
Raphael
Cannes Man
(1997)
Self
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(1998)
Raoul Duke
Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(1998)
Self
The Ninth Gate
(1999)
Dean Corso
Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
Ichabod Crane
The Astronaut's Wife
(1999)
Commander Spencer Armacost
The Source
(1999)
Jack Kerouac
L.A. Without a Map
(1999)
Self / William Blake (uncredited)
In Bad Taste
(1999)
Self
Chocolat
(2000)
Roux
The Man Who Cried
(2000)
Cesar
Before Night Falls
(2000)
Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
(2000)
Self
From Hell
(2001)
Inspector Frederick Abberline
Blow
(2001)
George Jung
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon'
(2001)
Self
Lost in La Mancha
(2002)
Self
All the Love You Cannes!
(2002)
Self
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(2003)
Sands
Hunter Goes to Hollywood
(2003)
Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Jack Sparrow
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
(2003)
Breakfast with Hunter
(2003)
Self
An Epic At Sea: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(2003)
Self
Finding Neverland
(2004)
Sir James Matthew Barrie
Secret Window
(2004)
Mort Rainey
The Libertine
(2004)
Rochester
Happily Ever After
(2004)
L'inconnu
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%
(2004)
Self
Ed Wood: Making Bela
(2004)
Self / Edward D. Wood Jr. (archive footage)
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
(2004)
Self
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Willy Wonka
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Victor Van Dort (voice)
It Came from... Baltimore!!
(2005)
Self
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
(2005)
Willy Wonka
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
(2005)
Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
(2006)
Jack Sparrow
Gypsy Caravan: When the Road Bends
(2006)
Self
Deep Sea 3D
(2006)
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
(2006)
Self
Inside the Two Worlds of 'The Corpse Bride'
(2006)
Self (voice) (uncredited)
According to Plan: The Making of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'
(2006)
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(2007)
Sweeney Todd
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
(2007)
Jack Sparrow
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
(2007)
Self
Brando
(2007)
Self
Voom Portraits
(2007)
Self
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
(2008)
Narrator (voice)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
(2008)
Self
Rock and a Hard Place: Another Night at the Agora
(2008)
Self
Public Enemies
(2009)
John Dillinger
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
(2009)
Imaginarium Tony 1
Michael Mann: Making 'Public Enemies'
(2009)
Self
Ballybrando
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
SpongeBob vs. the Big One
(2009)
Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Mad Hatter
The Tourist
(2010)
Frank Tupelo
When You're Strange
(2010)
Narrator (voice)
Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter
(2010)
Self
Alice in Wonderland: Finding Alice
(2010)
Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011)
Jack Sparrow
The Rum Diary
(2011)
Paul Kemp
Rango
(2011)
Rango / Lars (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
(2011)
Jack Sparrow (archive footage)
Jack and Jill
(2011)
Johnny Depp (uncredited)
Real Creatures of Dirt
(2011)
Self / Rango / Lars
Dark Shadows
(2012)
Barnabas Collins
21 Jump Street
(2012)
Officer Tom Hanson (uncredited)
For No Good Reason
(2012)
Self
Sunset Strip
(2012)
Self
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
(2012)
Self
Dark Shadows: The Collinses - Every Family Has Its Demons
(2012)
Self
Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy
(2012)
Himself
Radioman
(2012)
Self
Close Up
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
The Lone Ranger
(2013)
Tonto
Lucky Them
(2013)
Matthew Smith
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
(2013)
Self
The Web
(2013)
Definitely Kip
Transcendence
(2014)
Dr. Will Caster
Into the Woods
(2014)
Big Bad Wolf
Tusk
(2014)
Guy Lapointe
Don Rickles: One Night Only
(2014)
Self
Mortdecai
(2015)
Charlie Mortdecai
Black Mass
(2015)
James 'Whitey' Bulger
Hollywood Vampires - Rock in Rio 2015
(2015)
Self - Guitars
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Nightmare
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
(2016)
Mad Hatter
Yoga Hosers
(2016)
Guy Lapointe
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
(2016)
Donald J. Trump
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(2016)
Gellert Grindelwald
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
(2016)
Self
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
(2017)
Jack Sparrow
Murder on the Orient Express
(2017)
Edward Ratchett
The Black Ghiandola
(2017)
Nuclear Med Tech
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Gnomes
(2018)
Sherlock Gnomes (voice)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
(2018)
Gellert Grindelwald
City of Lies
(2018)
Russell Poole
The Professor
(2018)
Richard Brown
London Fields
(2018)
Chick Purchase
Hollywood Vampires Live at Hellfest 2018
(2018)
Self
Brothers in Arms
(2018)
Self
Waiting for the Barbarians
(2019)
Colonel Joll
Minamata
(2020)
W. Eugene Smith
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Showbiz Kids
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Kreka: Dreamcatcher
(2021)
Self
kid 90
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
I Am a Mutoid: A Glastonbury Hero
(2021)
Self (Archive Footage)
Johnny Depp: King of Cult
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Tell Me Iggy
(2022)
Self
TMZ Presents Johnny Vs. Amber: From Love to Hate
(2022)
Depp Vs. Heard: Winners & Losers
(2022)
Self
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Scab Vendor
(2022)
Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
(2022)
Self (uncredited)
Depp vs Heard: The Verdict
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Jeanne du Barry
(2023)
Louis XV
Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Puff: Secret Mission
(2024)
Johnny Puff (voice)
Writing
Directing
Every Cake, Neil
(1991)
Director
Stuff
(1993)
Director
Banter
(1994)
Director
The Brave
(1997)
Director
Crew
Production
Hugo
(2011)
Producer
The Rum Diary
(2011)
Producer
Dark Shadows
(2012)
Producer
The Lone Ranger
(2013)
Executive Producer
LaDonna Harris: Indian 101
(2014)
Executive Producer
Mortdecai
(2015)
Producer
City of Lies
(2018)
Executive Producer
Minamata
(2020)
Producer
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan
(2020)
Producer
Jeanne du Barry
(2023)
Co-Producer