Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

1963-06-09

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. 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.

Also appears in

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

7.8

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

7.4

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

6.5

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

7.0

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

7.3

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

6.7

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

6.6

Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

7.6

Platoon

Platoon

7.7

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

7.3

Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

7.7

Rango

Rango

6.8

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

6.6

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

6.9

Tusk

Tusk

5.5

Blow

Blow

7.4

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street

7.3

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

6.7

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

6.1

Transcendence

Transcendence

6.0