Johnny Depp filmography facts for kids
Johnny Depp is an American actor, producer and musician. He has appeared in films, television series, and video games. He made his film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. In the two following years, Depp appeared in the comedy Private Resort (1985), the war film Platoon (1986), and Slow Burn (1986). A year later, he started playing his recurring role as Officer Tom Hanson in the police procedural television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990) which he played until the middle of season 4, and during this time, he experienced a rapid rise as a professional actor.
In 1990, he starred as the title character in the films Cry-Baby and Edward Scissorhands. Throughout the rest of the decade, Depp portrayed lead roles in Arizona Dream (1993), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny & Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995) and title characters Ed Wood (1994), Don Juan DeMarco (1995), and Donnie Brasco (1997). He also starred in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Hunter S. Thompson, The Ninth Gate (1999) as Dean Corso, and Sleepy Hollow (1999) as Ichabod Crane.
In the early 2000s, he appeared in the romance Chocolat (2000), crime film Blow (2001), action film Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), drama Finding Neverland (2004), and horror films From Hell and Secret Window (2004). In addition, Depp portrayed the title character in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) and appeared in Public Enemies (2009). In 2003, he portrayed Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, starting with The Curse of the Black Pearl, and reprised the role in four sequels (2006–2017), becoming one of his most famous roles. For each performance in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd, Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He also portrayed Willy Wonka and Tarrant Hightopp in the fantasy films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Alice in Wonderland which each garnered over $474 million and $1 billion at the box office, respectively.
In 2010, he went on to star in The Tourist with Angelina Jolie and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy. He starred in Dark Shadows (2012) with Michelle Pfeiffer, The Lone Ranger (2013) with Armie Hammer, and Transcendence (2014) with Morgan Freeman. He reprised his role as the Tarrant Hightopp in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) and starred in the drama Minamata (2020). Beginning in 2011, he has produced films through his company Infinitum Nihil. He has also lent his voice to the animated series King of the Hill in 2004, SpongeBob SquarePants in 2009, and Family Guy in 2012, in addition to the animated film Rango (2011). Moreover, Depp has appeared in many documentary films, mostly as himself.
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Film
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Glen Lantz | ||
1985 | Private Resort | Jack | ||
1986 | Platoon | Lerner | ||
1990 | Cry-Baby | Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker | ||
Edward Scissorhands | Edward Scissorhands | |||
1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | Guy on TV | Cameo, credited as Oprah Noodlemantra | |
1993 | Arizona Dream | Axel Blackmar | ||
Benny & Joon | Sam | |||
What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Gilbert Grape | |||
1994 | Ed Wood | Ed Wood | ||
1995 | Don Juan DeMarco | Don Juan DeMarco | ||
Dead Man | William Blake | |||
Nick of Time | Gene Watson | |||
1996 | Cannes Man | Himself | Cameo | |
1997 | The Brave | Raphael | Also director and co-writer | |
Donnie Brasco | Joseph D. Pistone / Donnie Brasco | |||
1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Raoul Duke | ||
1999 | The Ninth Gate | Dean Corso | ||
The Astronaut's Wife | Commander Spencer Armacost | |||
Sleepy Hollow | Ichabod Crane | |||
2000 | Chocolat | Roux | ||
Before Night Falls | Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor | |||
The Man Who Cried | Cesar | |||
2001 | Blow | George Jung | ||
From Hell | Inspector Frederick Abberline | |||
2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Sheldon Sands | |||
2004 | Secret Window | Mort Rainey | ||
Happily Ever After | L'inconnu | Cameo | ||
Finding Neverland | Sir James Matthew Barrie | |||
2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka | ||
Corpse Bride | Victor Van Dort | Voice | ||
2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | |||
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | |||
2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Imaginarium Tony 1 | ||
Public Enemies | John Dillinger | |||
2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Mad Hatter | ||
The Tourist | Frank Tupelo / Alexander Pearce | |||
2011 | Rango | Rango / Lars | Voices | |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Captain Jack Sparrow | |||
The Rum Diary | Paul Kemp | Also producer | ||
Hugo | N/A | Producer only | ||
2012 | 21 Jump Street | Tom Hanson | Uncredited cameo | |
Dark Shadows | Barnabas Collins | |||
2013 | The Lone Ranger | Tonto | Also executive producer | |
Lucky Them | Matthew Smith | Cameo | ||
2014 | Transcendence | Will Caster | ||
Tusk | Guy Lapointe | |||
Into the Woods | Wolf | |||
2015 | Mortdecai | Charlie Mortdecai | Also producer | |
Black Mass | James "Whitey" Bulger | |||
2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Hatter Tarrant Highttop | ||
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Gellert Grindelwald | |||
Yoga Hosers | Guy Lapointe | |||
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Donald J. Trump | |||
2017 | The Black Ghiandola | Nuclear Med Tech | Short film | |
Murder on the Orient Express | Edward Ratchett | |||
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Captain Jack Sparrow | |||
2018 | Sherlock Gnomes | Sherlock Gnomes | Voice | |
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Gellert Grindelwald | |||
The Professor | Richard | |||
City of Lies | Russell Poole | |||
2019 | Waiting for the Barbarians | Colonel Joll | ||
2020 | Minamata | W. Eugene Smith | Also producer | |
2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Louis XV | Also co-producer | |
2024 | Johnny Puff: Secret Mission | Johnny Puff | Voice | |
Modì | N/A | Director and producer only |
Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1985 | Lady Blue | Lionel Viland | Episode: "Beasts of Prey" | |
1986 | Slow Burn | Donnie Fleischer | Television film | |
1987 | Hotel | Rob Cameron | Episode: "Unfinished Business" | |
1987–1990 | 21 Jump Street | Officer Tom Hanson | 80 episodes | |
1999 | The Vicar of Dibley | Himself | Episode: "Celebrity Party" | |
2000 | The Fast Show | Customer in suit store | Episode: "The Last Ever Fast Show" | |
2004 | King of the Hill | Yogi Victor (voice) | Episode: "Hank's Back" | |
2009 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice) | Episode: "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" | |
2011 | Life's Too Short | Himself | Episode Two | |
2012 | Family Guy | Edward Scissorhands (voice) | Episode: "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" | |
2020 | Puffins | Johnny Puff (voice) | Animated shorts | |
2022 | Puffins Impossible |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref |
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2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
2011 | Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game | Archived audio |
Documentaries
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1993 | Stuff | N/A | Director and writer only | |
1999 | The Source | Jack Kerouac | ||
2002 | Lost in La Mancha | Himself | Uncredited | |
2003 | Breakfast with Hunter | |||
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | ||||
2006 | Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film | |||
Deep Sea 3D | Narrator | |||
When the Road Bends… Tales of a Gypsy Caravan | Himself | |||
2007 | Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | |||
Runnin' Down a Dream | ||||
2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Narrator | ||
2010 | When You're Strange | |||
2012 | For No Good Reason | Himself | ||
Radioman | ||||
Sunset Strip | ||||
2013 | Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | |||
2014 | Don Rickles: One Night Only | Television documentary | ||
2016 | Doug Stanhope: No Place Like Home | N/A | Executive producer only | |
2018 | Platoon: Brothers in Arms | Himself | ||
2020 | Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan | Also producer | ||
2022 | Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show vol 4 |