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Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born June 9, 1963 (63) · Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · 4 other major award bodies

John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer and musician. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. He made his debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990). In the 1990s, he acted mostly in independent films, often playing eccentric characters. These included What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Benny and Joon (1993), Dead Man (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). He also began collaborating with director Tim Burton, starring in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), and Sleepy Hollow (1999). In the 2000s, he became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–present). He received critical praise for Finding Neverland (2004), and continued his commercially successful collaboration with Tim Burton with the films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Alice in Wonderland (2010). In 2012, he 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. During the 2010s, Depp began producing films through his company, Infinitum Nihil, and formed the rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Joe Perry.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 9, 1963 (63)
From
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
85 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all

What are Johnny Depp's films like?

Across their 82 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 80 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 35 · Serious 15 · Dark 30

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 27 · Heightened 29

A split, not a type: Gentle 22 · Charged 26 · Intense 32

Steady 31 · Shifting 35 · Whiplash 14

Straight-faced 31 · Some laughs 37 · Funny 12

Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 40 · Relentless 7

Casual 32 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 11

A split, not a type: Easy watch 34 · Affecting 26 · Heavy 20

Resolved 50 · Open-ended 21 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

60 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 31 of 60 analyzed roles.

Hero
31 of 60
Shadow
6 of 60
Trickster
6 of 60
Ally
5 of 60
Mentor
5 of 60
Shapeshifter
4 of 60
Herald
3 of 60
Show the 60 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Melancholic
35
Warm
22
Dread
15
Contemplative
20
Other
93

How their films end · 19 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous18
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Johnny Depp's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 64 of their 85 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).

Subscription and free streaming for Johnny Depp's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 85 with a MovieCove page; 92 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Day Drinker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Ebenezer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Ebenezer Scrooge

  • Andrea Bocelli - The Celebration:30th Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Pirates of the Caribbean | Disneyland Resort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Captain Jack Sparrow (voice)

  • Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • The Private Lives of Jordi Molla' & Domingo Zapata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Johnny Depp

  • Johnny Puff: Secret Mission(2024)

    as Johnny Puff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Hollywood Vampires: Live In Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Guitars / Lead Vocals / Backing Vocals

  • Jeanne du Barry(2023)

    Producer · as Louis XV

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Puffins Impossible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 18 episodes · as Johnny Puff (voice)

  • Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan(2020)

    Producer · as Self (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Puffins(2020)

    Show 348 episodes · as Johnny Puff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Waiting for the Barbarians(2019)

    as Colonel Joll

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Minamata(2020)

    Producer · as W. Eugene Smith

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Professor(2018)

    as Richard Brown

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • London Fields(2018)

    as Chick Purchase

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
  • City of Lies(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Russell Poole

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Sherlock Gnomes(2018)

    as Sherlock Gnomes (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Murder on the Orient Express(2017)

    as Edward Ratchett

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • The Black Ghiandola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Nuclear Med Tech

  • Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Yoga Hosers(2016)

    as Guy Lapointe

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(2016)

    as Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Black Mass(2015)

    as James 'Whitey' Bulger

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Mortdecai(2015)

    Producer · as Charlie Mortdecai

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Into the Woods(2014)

    as Big Bad Wolf

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Tusk(2014)

    as Guy Lapointe

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • Transcendence(2014)

    as Dr. Will Caster

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • LaDonna Harris: Indian 101(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Lucky Them(2013)

    as Matthew Smith

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Lone Ranger(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Tonto

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Dark Shadows(2012)

    Producer · as Barnabas Collins

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • 21 Jump Street(2012)

    as Officer Tom Hanson (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Hugo(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Jack and Jill(2011)

    as Johnny Depp (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Life's Too Short(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnny Depp

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jack Sparrow (archive footage)

  • The Rum Diary(2011)

    Producer · as Paul Kemp

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Rango(2011)

    as Rango / Lars (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Tourist(2010)

    as Frank Tupelo

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • When You're Strange(2009)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Alice in Wonderland(2010)

    as Tarrant Hightopp / Mad Hatter

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus(2009)

    as Imaginarium Tony 1

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Public Enemies(2009)

    as John Dillinger

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • SpongeBob vs. the Big One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice)

  • Gonzo(2008)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Deep Sea(2006)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Corpse Bride(2005)

    as Victor Van Dort (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Becoming Oompa-Loompa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Finding Neverland(2004)

    as Sir James Matthew Barrie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Libertine(2004)

    as Rochester

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Happily Ever After(2004)

    as L'inconnu

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Secret Window(2004)

    as Mort Rainey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico(2003)

    as CIA Agent Jeffrey Sands

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Blow(2001)

    as George Jung

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • From Hell(2001)

    as Fred Abberline

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Chocolat(2000)

    as Roux

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Man Who Cried(2000)

    as Cesar

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Sleepy Hollow(1999)

    as Ichabod Crane

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Astronaut's Wife(1999)

    as Commander Spencer Armacost

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Ninth Gate(1999)

    as Dean Corso

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Kahuna Laguna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • L.A. Without a Map(1998)

    Thanks · as Self / William Blake (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Scissorhands (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • The Source(1999)

    as Jack Kerouac

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Brave(1997)

    Director · Screenplay · as Raphael

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Donnie Brasco(1997)

    as Donnie Brasco / Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Yogi Victor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dead Man(1995)

    as William Blake

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Nick of Time(1995)

    as Gene Watson

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Don Juan DeMarco(1994)

    as Don Juan DeMarco

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Ed Wood(1994)

    as Ed Wood

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Banter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • What's Eating Gilbert Grape(1993)

    as Gilbert Grape

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Stuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Benny & Joon(1993)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Arizona Dream(1993)

    as Axel Blackmar

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Every Cake, Neil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Edward Scissorhands(1990)

    as Edward Scissorhands

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Cry-Baby(1990)

    as Wade 'Cry-Baby' Walker

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 81 episodes · as Tom Hanson

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
  • Platoon(1986)

    as Gator Lerner

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Slow Burn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Donnie Fleischer

  • R.P.G (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Vinnie Dooler

  • Lady Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Lionel Viland

  • Private Resort(1985)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984)

    as Glen Lantz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Rob Cameron

  • Baby Puffins & Bunny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Johnny Puff (voice)

  • The Master and Margarita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Untitled Allen Hughes Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Johnny Depp Horror Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Keith Richards Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · as Self

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles, 103 of them dated from 1982 to 2025; peak year 2004.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19822025

Peak 2004 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 63 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 9 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting101 of 110: 91 only acting, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thDirecting6 of 110: 4 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 110: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing12 of 110: 3 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew1 of 110: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

110 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s8 · acting1990s26 · 22 acting · 5 crew2000s24 · acting2010s33 · 31 acting · 7 crew2020s12 · 10 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 62% of 69 roles
849499040914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 29 major nominations, 1991–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  2. 2015
    • Venice award, won
  3. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Feature Film
  4. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated ×2 · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  5. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  6. 2007
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  7. 2006
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  8. 2005
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
Show 6 earlier years
  1. 2004
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  2. 2001
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  3. 1997
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  4. 1995
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  5. 1994
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  6. 1991
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Johnny Depp's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 79; across their 80 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 80

Midcredits score across 85 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up37
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

44 of their 85 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved21
  • Loved with Detractors3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser44
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed9

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 66 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Johnny Depp's work okay for kids?

Across up to 59 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore52 titles29–87 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity59 titles13–59 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity56 titles12–83 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs52 titles26–68 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense54 titles27–81 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Johnny Depp work with?

People who share at least 2 of Johnny Depp's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Burton shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

  • Dariusz Wolski8 titles
    See all 8 shared titles with Dariusz Wolski
  • Danny Elfman8 titles
    See all 8 shared titles with Danny Elfman
  • Chris Lebenzon7 titles
    See all 7 shared titles with Chris Lebenzon
  • Craig Wood5 titles
    See all 5 shared titles with Craig Wood

Producers

Mixed roles