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 a reboot of the 1933 film "The Invisible Man". After the first film set in the Dark Universe "The Mummy" received generally negative reviews from critics and performed below the studio's expectations at the box office, producers Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan left the franchise. As a result Universal put a hold on future projects while they create a plan for future releases. On March 27, 2017, Depp was cast to portray antivirus software developer John McAfee in a forthcoming film entitled "King of the Jungle". Glenn Ficarra and John Requa will direct the film, while Scott Alexander and Larry