Johnny Depp

Whatever role Johnny Depp may portray in his later movies, he will always be remembered as ‘Jack Sparrow’ the eccentric, suave and drunk Pirate in the movie ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’. Posters and photos of this character have found firms place in many children and teenagers’ bedrooms.

It seems that Johnny Depp has a penchant for choosing offbeat roles in motion pictures such as the ones he did in ‘Edward Scissorhands’, ‘Chocolat’, ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’, ‘Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘From Hell’.

As far as awards go, Johnny Depp has been nominated three times for the Academy Award in the Best Actor Category three times, four times for the Screen Actors Guild Awards and eight times for the Golden Globe Awards. He bagged the Screen Actors Guild Award for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ and the Golden Globe for Best Actor for the movie ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’.

Johnny Depp’s latest movie ‘Public Enemies’ holds the 7^th position at the box office. Based on the life of John Dillinger, the notorious bank robber of the thirties, the film also stars Christian Bale cast in the role of Melvin Purvis, the man hired to bring down Dillinger. According to critics, both actors have essayed their roles with perfection.