Johnny Depp

Acting · Born 1963-06-09 in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

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. He 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, he 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). He also began collaborating with director Tim Burton, starring in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood…

Filmography

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Jack Sparrow
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest as Jack Sparrow
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as Willy Wonka
• Edward Scissorhands as Edward Scissorhands
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End as Jack Sparrow
• Finding Neverland as Sir James Matthew Barrie
• A Nightmare on Elm Street as Glen Lantz
• Chocolat as Roux
• Dead Man as William Blake
• Ed Wood as Ed Wood

TV

• SpongeBob SquarePants as Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice)
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
• King of the Hill as Yogi Victor (voice)
• E! True Hollywood Story
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Hotel as Rob Cameron
• The Early Show as Self
• Rove as Self
• Celebrities Uncensored as Self