Johnny Depp filmography also starred in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as Hunter S. Thompson (1998), "The Ninth Gate" as Dean Corso (1999), and "Sleepy Hollow" as Ichabod Crane (1999). In the 2000s, he was in the films "Chocolat" (2000), "Blow" (2001), "From Hell" (2001), "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" (2003), "Finding Neverland" (2004), "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005), "" (2007), and "Public Enemies" (2009). He has played Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, starting with 2003's "", and going on to reprise the role in "" (2006), "" (2007), "" (2011) and "" (2017). For
Johnny Depp success. He earned widespread acclaim for his comic performance as pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Depp has said that Sparrow is "definitely a big part of me", and that he modeled the character after The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and cartoon skunk Pepé Le Pew. Studio executives had at first been ambivalent about Depp's portrayal, but the character became popular with audiences. According to a survey taken by Fandango, Depp was a major draw for audiences. Depp was again nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for his performance