John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, and musician. His first major role was Glen Lantz in the 1984 classic horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street. In 1990, he portrayed the titular character of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (now owned by Disney following the merger of Disney and 20th Century Studios), which was the beginning of his long collaboration with Burton. He also played the titular character of the 1993 Paramount drama film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Frederick Abberline in the 2001 detective horror film From Hell, Willy Wonka in the 2005 Warner Bros. film adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the titular character of the 2007 musical slasher film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (which earned him an Oscar nomination). Additionally, he voiced the titular character of the 2011 Paramount/Nickelodeon animated Western comedy film Rango.
His Disney roles include portraying the titular character of the 1994 Touchstone Pictures film Ed Wood, Captain Jack Sparrow, the main protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, J.M. Barrie in the 2004 Miramax film Finding Neverland (the latter two of which he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination), Tarrant Hightopp in Tim Burton's 2010 film Alice in Wonderland and its 2016 sequel, and Tonto in the 2013 action Western film The Lone Ranger. He also played the Wolf in the 2014 fantasy musical film Into the Woods.
Additionally, he is the only actor to have three of his characters appear in the Disney Infinity series. He was also mentioned in the Hannah Montana episode "That's What Friends Are For?", as well as mentioned in Jessie as being Zuri Ross' godfather.
Depp was named a Disney Legend in 2015, but unlike the others in that class, he was not named in advance.
Filmography[]
Films[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Ed Wood | Ed Wood | lead role |
2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Jack Sparrow | |
2004 | Finding Neverland | J.M. Barrie | |
2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Jack Sparrow | |
2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | ||
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Tarrant Hightopp | |
2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Jack Sparrow | |
2013 | The Lone Ranger | Tonto | |
2014 | Into the Woods | The Wolf | minor role |
2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Tarrant Hightopp | lead role |
2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Jack Sparrow |
Video games[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow | Jack Sparrow | voice |
Shorts[]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Bloopers of the Caribbean | Jack Sparrow/Himself | uncredited |
2007 |