John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician known for his portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)) film series, Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)), and Sam in Benny & Joon.

Depp rose to prominence in a lead role on the television series 21 Jump Street and quickly became regarded as a teen idol. Uncomfortable with that characterization, he turned his focus to film roles that he felt were right. He initially came to film prominence as the titular character of Edward Scissorhands, and later found box office success in roles such as Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow (Sleepy Hollow (film)), Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean (Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)) film series and his role as the quirky Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)).

He has collaborated with director and close friend Tim Burton in seven films, the most recent of which include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (film)) (2007) and the upcoming Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)). Depp has garnered acclaim for his portrayals of real life figures such as Edward Wood, Jr. (Edward D. Wood, Jr.), in Ed Wood (Ed Wood (film)), Joseph D. Pistone in Donnie Brasco (Donnie Brasco (film)) and George Jung in Blow (Blow (film)) (2001). More recently, he portrayed legendary bank robber John Dillinger in Michael Mann (Michael Mann (director))s 2009 film Public Enemies (Public Enemies (2009 film)).

Films featuring Depp have grossed (gross (economics)) over $2.3 billion at the United States box office and over $4.8 billion worldwide. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, Screen Actors Guild Awards four times and Golden Globe Awards eight times, Depp won the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globes (Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy) for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and from the Screen Actors Guild (Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role) for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.