John Christopher Depp (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA awards.
Depp made his feature film debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984) and appeared in Platoon (1986), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street(1987–1990). In the 1990s, Depp acted mostly in independent films with auteur directors, often playing eccentric characters. These included Cry Baby(1990), What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny and Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). Depp also began his longtime collaboration with director Tim Burton, portraying the leads in the films Edward Scissorhand(1990), Ed Wood (1994), and Sleepy Hollow(1999).
In the 2000s, Depp became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the Walt Disney swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–2017). He also received critical praise for Chocolat (2000), Finding Nerveland (2004) and Public Enemies (2009), while also continuing his commercially successful collaboration with Tim Burton with the films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), where he portrayed Willy Wonka, Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Alice in Wonderland (2010).
In 2012, Depp was one of the world’s biggest film stars, and was listed by the Guinness World Records as the world’s highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million in a year. During the 2010s Depp began producing films through his company Infinitum Nihil. He also received critical praise for Black Mass (2015) and formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampire with Alice Cooper and Joe Parry before starring as Gellert Grindelwald in the Wizarding World films Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), and Fantastic Beasts:The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018).
Between 1998 and 2012, Depp was in a relationship with French singer Vanessa Paradis and together they had two children, including actress Lily Rose Depp From 2015 to 2017, Depp was married to actress Amber Heard. Their divorce drew much media attention as both alleged abuse against each other. In 2018, Depp unsuccessfully sued the publishers of British tabloid The Sun for defamation under English law; a judge ruled the publication labelling him a “wife beater” was “substantially true”. Depp later successfully sued Heard in a 2022 Trial in Virginia ; a seven-member jury ruled that Heard’s allegations of “sexual violence” and “domestic abuse” were false and Defamed Depp Under American Law.
Johnny Depp Co Star Speaks Out About His Role As Jack Sparrow In Next Pirates Of The Caribbean
Johnny Depp friend Greg Ellis says there is ‘no Pirates of the Caribbean without Jack Sparrow.’
Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean co-star and his friend of 20 years Greg Ellis has opened up about the actor following his defamation trial against former wife Amber Heard.
Speaking to the Fox News, Greg shared about his friendship with Depp and his views on Amber Heard-Johnny Depp verdict.
The actor, 54 also spoke in length about Johnny Depp appearing in another Pirates of the Caribbean film as Jack Sparrow.
About Depp-Heard trial, Grey said he was ‘elated, relieved and very emotional’ after the verdict was announced.
About the friendship, Depp co-star said they have known each other for 20 years after they first met for a table read of the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Speaking about a potential Pirates of the Caribbean film and Depp’s absence, Greg Ellis said there is ‘no Pirates of the Caribbean without Jack Sparrow.’
