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 (1994), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In the 2000s, he became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–present). He received critical praise for Finding Neverland (2004), and continued his commercially successful collaboration with Tim Burton with the films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), …
Movies & TV Shows
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) — Jack Sparrow
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) — Gellert Grindelwald
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) — Jack Sparrow
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) — Willy Wonka
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) — Jack Sparrow
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — Jack Sparrow
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Alice in Wonderland (2010) — Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
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Edward Scissorhands (1990) — Edward Scissorhands
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) — Jack Sparrow
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) — Grindelwald
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21 Jump Street (2012) — Officer Tom Hanson (uncredited)
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Murder on the Orient Express (2017) — Edward Ratchett
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Corpse Bride (2005) — Victor Van Dort (voice)
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Dark Shadows (2012) — Barnabas Collins
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Sleepy Hollow (1999) — Ichabod Crane
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Rango (2011) — Rango / Lars (voice)
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) — Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) — Sweeney Todd
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The Lone Ranger (2013) — Tonto
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Transcendence (2014) — Dr. Will Caster
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — Glen Lantz
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The Tourist (2010) — Frank Tupelo
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Platoon (1986) — Gator Lerner
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) — Raoul Duke
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Family Guy (1999) — Edward Scissorhands (voice)
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Donnie Brasco (1997) — Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
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Public Enemies (2009) — John Dillinger
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Blow (2001) — George Jung
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Into the Woods (2014) — Big Bad Wolf
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) — Gilbert Grape
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Secret Window (2004) — Mort Rainey
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Finding Neverland (2004) — Sir James Matthew Barrie
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Black Mass (2015) — James 'Whitey' Bulger
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Chocolat (2000) — Roux
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The Ninth Gate (1999) — Dean Corso
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SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) — Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice)
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From Hell (2001) — Fred Abberline
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) — Imaginarium Tony 1
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Mortdecai (2015) — Charlie Mortdecai
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Ed Wood (1994) — Ed Wood