Johnny Depp

1963-

Biography: life and films

Johnny Depp is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer whose birth name is John Christopher Depp II. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA on 9th June 1963.

His best films as an actor include Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Mike Newell's crime-thriller Donnie Brasco (1997), Marc Forster's Finding Neverland (2004) and Corpse Bride (2005).

Johnny Depp has so far appeared in 47 films, scripted 1 film and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Tim Burton (8 films), Gore Verbinski (5), Terry Gilliam (2) and Lasse Hallström (2).

His most frequent genres include: Fantasy (15 films), drama (14), Thriller (12), romance (9), comedy-romance (9), comedy-drama (9), Horror (8), comedy (7), Biography (6), crime-thriller (5), Western (3), War (2), Documentary (2) and Animation (2).

Our average rating for Johnny Depp over all films is: 3.3

Filmography

Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) [a]

Private Resort (1985) [a]

Platoon (1986) [a]

Cry-Baby (1990) [a]

Edward Scissorhands (1990) [a]

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) [a]

Arizona Dream (1993) [a]

Benny & Joon (1993) [a]

What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) [a]

Ed Wood (1994) [a]

Dead Man (1995) [a]

Don Juan DeMarco (1995) [a]

Nick of Time (1995) [a]

Donnie Brasco (1997) [a]

The Brave (1997) [a,d,w]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) [a]

Sleepy Hollow (1999) [a]

The Astronaut's Wife (1999) [a]

The Ninth Gate (1999) [a]

Before Night Falls (2000) [a]

Chocolat (2000) [a]

The Man Who Cried (2000) [a]

Blow (2001) [a]

From Hell (2001) [a]

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) [a]

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) [a]

Finding Neverland (2004) [a]

Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants (2004) [a]

Secret Window (2004) [a]

The Libertine (2004) [a]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) [a]

Corpse Bride (2005) [a]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) [a]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) [a]

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) [a]

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) [a]

Public Enemies (2009) [a]

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) [a]

Alice in Wonderland (2010) [a]

The Tourist (2010) [a]

Jack and Jill (2011) [a]

Pearl Jam Twenty (2011) [a]

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) [a]

Rango (2011) [a]

The Rum Diary (2011) [a]

Dark Shadows (2012) [a]

The Lone Ranger (2013) [a]

Mortdecai (2015) [a]

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) [a]



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