Johnny Depp Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series "21 Jump Street", becoming a teen idol. Depp has challenged himself by playing larger-than-life roles, including a supporting role in Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War film "Platoon" and the title character in the 1990 romantic dark fantasy "Edward Scissorhands". He later found box office success in the adventure film "Sleepy Hollow" (1999),
Johnny Depp filmography and "Transcendence" (2014) with Morgan Freeman. His television work includes playing Officer Thomas "Tom" Hanson, Jr. in the crime drama "21 Jump Street" from 1987 to 1990. He has also lent his voice to the animated series "King of the Hill" in 2004, "SpongeBob SquarePants" in 2009, and "Family Guy" in 2012. Depp has been described as one of the most versatile and prolific actors of his generation. Johnny Depp filmography John Christopher Depp II is an American actor, director, screen writer, film producer,art director and musician. He started his film career by playing Glen Lantz in the 1984 horror