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if(document.body.clientWidth > 1200)wideBrowser=1; if(wideBrowser){ document.getElementById("wrapper").style.width = "1175px"; document.write("<div id=\"toolbarright\" style=\"width:175px;border:1px solid #cccccc;border-right:0;border-top:0;margin:0;\"><div id=\"toolbarrightin\">"); document.write("<iframe src=\"/bnr/iframe-skyscraper-fb.php\" style=\"height:600px;width:160px;border:0;\"></iframe>"); document.write("</div></div>"); } </script> <div id="content"> <script type="text/javascript">if(wideBrowser){ document.getElementById("content").style.marginRight = "181px"; document.getElementById("content").style.minHeight="600px"; }</script><h1>Johnny Depp</h1><div id="profile"><b>Johnny Depp</b> received his third Academy Award nomination for <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/933">Tim Burton</a>'s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and won a Golden Globe Award for the role.<p> As Captain Jack Sparrow, Depp reprised the role for a third time in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, after Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest earned more than $1 billion, making it the third largest-grossing movie of all time. He received his first Academy Award nomination, as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination, a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his portrayal of Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.<p> Depp has earned both critical and popular acclaim for his unique work in a variety of memorable feature films. In 2005, he collaborated with Burton on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical, and Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Film in 2006. In 2004, Depp starred opposite <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/870">John Malkovich</a> and <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/27244">Samantha Morton</a> in Laurence Dunmore's The Libertine, as 17th-century womanizing poet John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester.<p> Depp received his second Academy Award nomination, as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination and BAFTA nomination for his role as J.M. Barrie in <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/342418">Marc Forster</a>'s Finding Neverland, in which he starred opposite <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/362">Kate Winslet</a> and <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/344174">Freddie Highmore</a>.<p> Depp's other screen credits include <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/36659">David Koepp</a>'s Secret Window, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/666">Robert Rodriguez</a>'s Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Albert and <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/345099">Allen Hughes</a>' From Hell, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/4342">Ted Demme</a>'s Blow, Lasse Hallstr枚m's romantic comedy Chocolat, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/341998">Julian Schnabel</a>'s Before Night Falls, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/36247">Sally Potter</a>'s The Man Who Cried, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/453">Roman Polanski</a>'s The Ninth Gate and <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/481">Terry Gilliam</a>'s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.<p> Hailed as the best actor of his generation for his performance in <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/34877">Mike Newell</a>'s Donnie Brasco with <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/1047">Al Pacino</a>, Depp has also starred in <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/35660">Jim Jarmusch</a>'s Dead Man and in <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/36413">Jeremy Leven</a>'s Don Juan DeMarco, in which he starred as a man convinced he is the world's greatest lover, opposite actors <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/4221">Marlon Brando</a> and <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/1245">Faye Dunaway</a>.<p> It was his compelling performance in the title role of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands that established Depp as one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents and earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor. He was honored with another Golden Globe Award nomination for his work in the offbeat love story Benny & Joon, directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. Depp reunited with Burton for the critically acclaimed <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/1219">Ed Wood</a> and his performance garnered him yet another Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor.<p> Other films inclusse Hallstr枚m's What's Eating Gilbert Grape, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/35711">Emir Kusturica</a>'s Arizona Dream and <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/34868">John Badham</a>'s Nick of Time.<p> Depp began his career as a musician, joining a rock group named Kids, which eventually took him to Los Angeles. When the band broke up, he turned to acting and earned his first major acting job in A Nightmare on Elm Street. He went on to earn roles in several films including <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/1614">Oliver Stone</a>'s Academy Award-winning Platoon. Depp then won the role that would prove to be his breakthrough, as undercover detective Tom Hanson on the popular FOX television show 21 Jump Street. He starred on the series for four seasons before segueing to the big screen in the lead role of <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/1405">John Waters</a>' Cry-Baby.<p> Depp starred and made his feature directorial debut opposite Marlon Brando in The Brave, a film based on the novel by Gregory McDonald. Depp cowrote the screenplay with his brother D.P. Depp.<p> Depp will next be seen in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, as The Mad Hatter in Burton's Alice in Wonderland and in The Rum Diary, based on Hunter S. Thompson's first novel, for director <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/35470">Bruce Robinson</a>. He also lends his voice to <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/36785">Gore Verbinski</a>'s Rango.</div><br><div class="profile"><i>Note</i>: This profile was written in or before <b>2009</b>.<br/>Read earlier biographies on <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/268/more">this page</a>.<br></div> <h2 class="pagebar">Johnny Depp Facts</h2> <table class="facts"> <tr><td class="desc">Birth Name</td><td>John Christopher Depp II</td></tr><tr class="alt"><td class="desc">Occupation</td><td>Actor, Director, Musician</td></tr><tr><td class="desc">Birthday</td><td><a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/people/day/06-09/">June 9</a>, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/people/year/1963/">1963</a> (58)</td></tr><tr class="alt"><td class="desc">Sign</td><td><a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/site/zodiac.php?sign=Gemini">Gemini</a></td></tr><tr><td class="desc">Birthplace</td><td>Owensboro, <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/people/state/18/">Kentucky, USA</a></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td class="desc">Height</td><td>5' 10" (1m78)  <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/268/height">How tall is Johnny Depp compared to you?</a></td></tr><tr><td class="desc">Awards</td><td>2008 <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/dictionary/golden-globe-awards.php">Golden Globe Awards</a>: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (for <i>Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</i>)</td></tr><tr class="alt"><td class="desc"></td><td>2004 MTV Movie Awards: Best Male Performance (for <i>Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</i>)</td></tr><tr><td class="desc"></td><td>2004 <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/dictionary/screen-actors-guild.php">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a>: Best Male Actor in a Leading Role (for <i>Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl</i>)</td></tr></table><h2 class="pagebar">Selected Filmography</h2><table class="facts"><tr><td>Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) as <i>Jack Sparrow</i></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) as <i>Jack Sparrow</i></td></tr><tr><td>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) as <i>Willy Wonka</i></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td>Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl (2004) as <i>Jack Sparrow</i></td></tr><tr><td>Blow (2001) as <i>George Jung</i></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td>From Hell (2001) as <i>Frederick Abberline</i></td></tr><tr><td>Chocolat (2000) as <i>Roux</i></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td>The Ninth Gate (2000) as <i>Dean Corso</i></td></tr><tr><td>Sleepy Hollow (1999) as <i>Ichabod Crane</i></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as <i>Raoul Duke</i></td></tr><tr><td>Don Juan DeMarco (1995) as <i>Don Juan</i></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td>What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) as <i>Gilbert Grape</i></td></tr><tr><td>Cry Baby (1990) as <i>Wade</i></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td>Edward Scissorhands (1990) as <i>Edward Scissorhands</i></td></tr><tr><td>21 Jump Street (1987) <img src="/web/20211024090853im_/https://www.filmbug.com/images/tv.gif" width="14" height="11" alt="tv"> as <i>Tom Hanson</i> (breakthrough)</td></tr></table><div align="right"><a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/db/268-2">More ...</a></div> </div></div> </div> <div id="copyright"><div id="copyrightin"> © 1998-2021 Filmbug - <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/site/contact.php">contact Filmbug</a> - <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/site/disclaimer.php">terms/privacy</a> <br/>Bio courtesy <a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/studios/">Universal Pictures</a> for "<a href="/web/20211024090853/https://www.filmbug.com/f/?search=Public+Enemies&type=m">Public Enemies</a>" (08-Aug-2009) </div></div> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20211024090853/https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-151048-2', 'auto'); ga('set', 'anonymizeIp', true); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </body> </html>