Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor.
Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol. Turning to film, he played the title character of Edward Scissorhands (1990), and later found box office success in films such as Sleepy Hollow (1999), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and Rango (2011). He has collaborated with director and friend Tim Burton in seven films, including Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and Alice in Wonderland (2010).
Depp has gained acclaim for his portrayals of people such as Edward D. Wood, Jr., in Ed Wood, Joseph D. Pistone in Donnie Brasco, Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, George Jung in Blow, and the bank robber John Dillinger in Michael Mann's Public Enemies.
Films featuring Depp have grossed over $2.6 billion at the United States box office and over $6 billion worldwide. He has been nominated for top awards many times, winning the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globes for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and from the Screen Actors Guild for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He also has garnered a sex symbol status in American cinema, being twice named as the Sexiest man alive by People magazine in 2003 and 2009.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street | Glen Lantz | 1984 |
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Private Resort | Jack | 1985 |
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Platoon | Private Gator Lerner | 1986 |
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Cry-Baby | Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker | 1990 |
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Edward Scissorhands | Edward Scissorhands | 1990 |
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | Guy on TV (as Oprah Noodlemantra) | 1991 |
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Arizona Dream | Axel Blackmar | 1993 |
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Benny & Joon | Sam | 1993 |
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Gilbert Grape | 1993 |
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Ed Wood | Ed Wood | 1994 |
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Dead Man | William Blake | 1995 |
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Nick of Time | Gene Watson | 1995 |
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Donnie Brasco | Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone | 1997 |
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Raoul Duke | 1998 |
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Sleepy Hollow | Ichabod Crane | 1999 |
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The Ninth Gate | Dean Corso | 1999 |
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Chocolat | Roux | 2000 |
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Blow | George Jung | 2001 |
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The Man Who Cried | Cesar | 2001 |
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From Hell | Inspector Frederick Abberline | 2001 |
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Lost in La Mancha | as Himself | 2002 |
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Breakfast with Hunter | Himself | 2003 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Jack Sparrow | 2003 |
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Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Sands | 2003 |
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Secret Window | Mort Rainey | 2004 |
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Finding Neverland | Sir James Matthew Barrie | 2004 |
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka | 2005 |
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Corpse Bride | Victor Van Dort (Voice) | 2005 |
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Deep Sea | Narrator (voice) | 2006 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Jack Sparrow | 2006 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Jack Sparrow | 2007 |
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | 2007 |
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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Himself (narrator) | 2008 |
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Public Enemies | John Dillinger | 2009 |
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Imaginarium Tony 1 | 2009 |
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Alice in Wonderland | The Mad Hatter | 2010 |
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The Tourist | Frank Tupelo | 2010 |
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Rango | Rango (voice) | 2011 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Captain Jack Sparrow | 2011 |
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Hugo | M. Rouleau | 2011 |
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The Rum Diary | Paul Kemp | 2011 |
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21 Jump Street | Tom Hanson (uncredited) | 2012 |
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Dark Shadows | Barnabas Collins | 2012 |
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The Lone Ranger | Tonto | 2013 |
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Transcendence | Will | 2014 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean 5 | Captain Jack Sparrow | 2015 |
