Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, film producer, and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. He rose to prominence on the 1980s television series
21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol. Since then, Depp took on challenging roles and "larger-than-life" characters starting with a supporting role in Oliver Stone's Platoon in 1986, then playing the title character in
Edward Scissorhands, and later found box office success in
Sleepy Hollow,
Pirates of the Caribbean,
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
Alice in Wonderland, and
Rango. He has collaborated with director and friend Tim Burton in eight films. Depp has gained worldwide acclaim for his portrayals of such people as Ed Wood in
Ed Wood, Joseph D. Pistone in
Donnie Brasco, Hunter S. Thompson in
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, George Jung in
Blow, Jack Sparrow in
Pirates of the Caribbean, J.M. Barrie in
Finding Neverland and the Depression Era outlaw John Dillinger in Michael Mann's
Public Enemies. Films featuring Depp have grossed over $3.