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 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 film "A Nightmare on Elm Street". He also appeared in the 1986 film "Platoon" with Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Willem Dafoe. In the 1990s, the starred as the title characters in the films "Cry-Baby" (1990), "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Arizona Dream" (1993), "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993), Benny and Joon 1993 romantic drama "Ed Wood" (1994), "Don Juan DeMarco" (1995), Dead Man (1995) and "Donnie Brasco" (1997). He