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Johnny Depp is a famous American actor, producer, and musician. He has starred in many movies, TV shows, and even video games. His first movie was the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984. After that, he appeared in movies like Private Resort (1985) and the war film Platoon (1986).

A year later, he became well-known for playing Officer Tom Hanson in the TV series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). This role helped him become a very popular actor.

In 1990, Johnny Depp played the main characters in Cry-Baby and Edward Scissorhands. Throughout the 1990s, he took on many leading roles. Some of these include What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Dead Man (1995), and playing real-life people like Ed Wood (1994) and Donnie Brasco in Donnie Brasco (1997). He also starred in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and Sleepy Hollow (1999) as Ichabod Crane.

In the early 2000s, he appeared in different types of movies. These included the romance Chocolat (2000), the crime film Blow (2001), and the drama Finding Neverland (2004). One of his most famous roles began in 2003 when he first played Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. He played this fun pirate character in four more movies until 2017.

Johnny Depp was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Curse of the Black Pearl, Finding Neverland, and Sweeney Todd (2007). He also played Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Tarrant Hightopp in Alice in Wonderland (2010). Both of these movies earned a lot of money at the box office.

In 2010, he starred with Angelina Jolie in The Tourist. He also appeared in Dark Shadows (2012) and The Lone Ranger (2013). He returned as the Mad Hatter in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016). Besides acting, he has also produced films since 2011 through his company, Infinitum Nihil. He has also lent his voice to animated shows like King of the Hill (2004), SpongeBob SquarePants (2009), and the animated movie Rango (2011).

Films

List of films
Year Title Role(s) Notes
1984 Nightmare on Elm Street, AA 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 Brave, TheThe Brave Raphael Also director and co-writer
Donnie Brasco Joseph D. Pistone / Donnie Brasco
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Raoul Duke
1999 Ninth Gate, TheThe Ninth Gate Dean Corso
Astronaut's Wife, TheThe Astronaut's Wife Commander Spencer Armacost
Sleepy Hollow Ichabod Crane
2000 Chocolat Roux
Before Night Falls Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
Man Who Cried, TheThe 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 Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, TheThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Imaginarium Tony 1
Public Enemies John Dillinger
2010 Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter
Tourist, TheThe Tourist Frank Tupelo / Alexander Pearce
2011 Rango Rango / Lars Voices
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Captain Jack Sparrow
Rum Diary, TheThe Rum Diary Paul Kemp Also producer
Hugo N/A Producer only
2012 21 Jump Street Tom Hanson Uncredited cameo
Dark Shadows Barnabas Collins
2013 Lone Ranger, TheThe 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 Black Ghiandola, TheThe 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
Professor, TheThe 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
ModìFilms that have not yet been released N/A Director and producer only
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Television Shows

List of television series
Year Title Role Notes
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 Vicar of Dibley, TheThe Vicar of Dibley Himself Episode: "Celebrity Party"
2000 Fast Show, TheThe 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

List of video games
Year Title Voice role Notes
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

List of documentary films
Year Title Role Notes
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

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