Johnny Depp biography
Johnny Depp is an American actor (born 1963), born on 9 June 1963 in Owensboro.
Johnny Depp's screen career began in 1984 with A Nightmare on Elm Street, playing Glen Lantz.
Johnny Depp has appeared in 92 films and 10 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness (2024), Johnny Puff: Secret Mission (2024), Jeanne du Barry (2023).
Honours include People's Choice Awards, Golden Globes and MTV Movie Award for Best Villain.
Coming up next: Ebenezer (2026), Day Drinker (2027).
- Also known as
- John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II, John C. Depp II, John Depp
- Born
- 9 June 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Owensboro
- Work
- Film director, Film producer, Television actor, Film actor, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1984 to present
- Awards
- People's Choice Awards
- Golden Globes
- MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
- MTV Movie Award for Best Performance
- MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
- Disney Legends
Johnny Depp filmography
94 films and 10 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Day Drinker | Mr. Kelly | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Ebenezer | Ebenezer Scrooge | Post-production | |
| 2024 | Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness | , N/a | Director and producer | |
| 2024 | Johnny Puff: Secret Mission | Johnny Puff | Voice role | |
| 2023 | Jeanne du Barry | Louis XV | Also producer | |
| 2020 | Minamata | W. Eugene Smith | Also producer | |
| 2019 | Waiting for the Barbarians | Colonel Joll | ||
| 2018 | Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | Gellert Grindelwald | ||
| 2018 | The Professor | Richard Brown | aka Richard Says Goodbye in some territories | |
| 2018 | London Fields | Chick Purchase | Cameo appearance | |
| 2018 | City of Lies | Russell Poole | Also executive producer | |
| 2018 | Sherlock Gnomes | Sherlock Gnomes | Voice role | |
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Edward Ratchett | ||
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2017 | The Black Ghiandola | Nuclear Med Tech | Short film | |
| 2017 | Doug Stanhope: The Comedians' Comedian's Comedians | Executive producer only | ||
| 2016 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them | Gellert Grindelwald | Cameo appearance | |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Hatter Tarrant Highttop | ||
| 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Donald Trump | ||
| 2016 | Yoga Hosers | Guy Lapointe | ||
| 2016 | Doug Stanhope: No Place Like Home | Executive producer only | ||
| 2015 | Black Mass | James "Whitey" Bulger | ||
| 2015 | Mortdecai | Charlie Mortdecai | Also producer | |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Wolf | ||
| 2014 | Tusk | Guy Lapointe |
Show all 94 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Transcendence | Will Caster | ||
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Tonto | Also executive producer | |
| 2013 | Lucky Them | Matthew Smith | Cameo appearance | |
| 2012 | For No Good Reason | English | ||
| 2012 | Dark Shadows | Barnabas Collins | Also producer | |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Tom Hanson | Uncredited cameo appearance | |
| 2012 | The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Paul Kemp | Also producer | |
| 2011 | Jack and Jill | English | ||
| 2011 | Dad Made Dirty Movies | English | ||
| 2011 | Rango | Rango, Lars, Raoul Duke (cameo) | Voices and "emotion capture" reference footage | |
| 2011 | Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game | Captain Jack Sparrow | Archived audio | |
| 2011 | Hugo | , N/a | Producer | |
| 2010 | The Tourist | Frank Tupelo / Alexander Pearce | ||
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Mad Hatter | ||
| 2010 | When You're Strange | Narrator | ||
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | English | ||
| 2009 | Public Enemies | John Dillinger | ||
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Imaginarium Tony #1 | ||
| 2008 | Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | Narrator | ||
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | ||
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2007 | Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | English | ||
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2006 | Deep Sea 3D | Narrator | ||
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka | ||
| 2005 | Corpse Bride | Victor Van Dort | Voice role | |
| 2004 | Secret Window | Mort Rainey | ||
| 2004 | The Libertine | Rochester | ||
| 2004 | The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan | |||
| 2004 | Happily Ever After | L'inconnu | Cameo appearance | |
| 2004 | Finding Neverland | Sir James Matthew Barrie | ||
| 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Captain Jack Sparrow | ||
| 2003 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Sheldon Sands | ||
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | English | ||
| 2002 | Lost in La Mancha | English | ||
| 2002 | All the Love You Cannes! | English | ||
| 2001 | From Hell | Inspector Frederick Abberline | ||
| 2001 | Blow | George Jung | ||
| 2000 | Before Night Falls | Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor | ||
| 2000 | The Man Who Cried | Cesar | ||
| 2000 | The Devil, the Sinner, and His Journey | English | ||
| 2000 | Chocolat | Roux | ||
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | Ichabod Crane | ||
| 1999 | The Ninth Gate | Dean Corso | ||
| 1999 | The Source | Jack Kerouac | ||
| 1999 | The Astronaut's Wife | Commander Spencer Armacost | ||
| 1998 | L.A. Without a Map | English | ||
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Raoul Duke | ||
| 1997 | The Brave | Raphael | Also director and co-writer | |
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Joseph D. Pistone / Donnie Brasco | ||
| 1996 | Cannes Man | Norwegian | ||
| 1995 | Nick of Time | Gene Watson | ||
| 1995 | Don Juan DeMarco | Don Juan DeMarco | ||
| 1995 | Dead Man | William Blake | ||
| 1994 | Ed Wood | Ed Wood | ||
| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape | Gilbert Grape | ||
| 1993 | Benny & Joon | Sam | ||
| 1993 | Arizona Dream | Axel Blackmar | ||
| 1993 | Stuff | Director and writer only | ||
| 1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | Guy on TV | Cameo appearance; credited as Oprah Noodlemantra | |
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Edward Scissorhands | ||
| 1990 | Cry-Baby | Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker | ||
| 1986 | Platoon | Lerner | ||
| 1985 | Private Resort | Jack Marshall | ||
| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Glen Lantz |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Puffins Impossible | Johnny Puff (voice) | Animated shorts | |
| 2020 | Puffins | Johnny Puff (voice) | Animated shorts | |
| 2012 | Family Guy | Edward Scissorhands (voice) | Episode: "Lois Comes Out of Her Shell" | |
| 2009 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice) | Episode: "SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One" | |
| 2004 | King of the Hill | Yogi Victor (voice) | Episode: "Hank's Back" | |
| 2000 | The Fast Show | Customer in suit store | Episode: "The Last Ever Fast Show" | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Officer Tom Hanson | 80 episodes | |
| 1987 | Hotel | Rob Cameron | Episode: "Unfinished Business" | |
| 1986 | Slow Burn | Donnie Fleischer | Television film | |
| 1985 | Lady Blue | Lionel Viland | Episode: "Beasts of Prey" |