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| name               = Johnny Depp
| image              = Johnny Depp 2020.jpg
| caption            = Depp at the [[2020 Berlin International Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = John Christopher Depp II
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|9}}
| birth_place        = [[Owensboro, Kentucky]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|musician|painter|film producer}}
| years_active       = 1984–present
| works              = [[Johnny Depp filmography|Filmography]]
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|Lori Allison|1983|1985|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Amber Heard]]|2015|2017|reason=divorced}}}}
| partner            = [[Winona Ryder]] <br/> (1989–1993) <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --><br/>[[Vanessa Paradis]] <br/> (1998–2012) <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) -->
| children           = 2, including [[Lily-Rose Depp|Lily-Rose]]
| signature          = Johnny Depp's signature.svg
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Depp|Full list]]
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[hard rock]]}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}} <!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus is needed first per: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
| label             = {{hlist|[[Republic Records|Republic]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]}}
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]]}}
| past_member_of    = {{hlist|[[Rock City Angels]]|[[P (band)|P]]}}
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'''John Christopher Depp II''' (born June&nbsp;9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Depp|multiple accolades]], including a [[Golden Globe Award]] and a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] as well as nominations for three [[Academy Awards]] and two [[British Academy Film Awards]]. [[Johnny Depp filmography|His films]], in which he has often played eccentric characters, have grossed over $10.8 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.the-numbers.com/person/580401-Johnny-Depp | title=Johnny Depp - Box Office }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-06-01/johnny-depp-amber-heard-movies-career-whats-next | title=What comes next for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's movie careers after the verdict | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=June 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2006-04/10/content_564548.htm|title=Tom Cruise and Hanks top new power list|date=April 10, 2006|publisher=World Entertainment News Network}}</ref><ref name="ulmerscale.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ulmerscale.com/Mainarticle.html |title=The Ulmer Scale |archive-date=January 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105160531/http://www.ulmerscale.com/Mainarticle.html |access-date=June 12, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Depp began his career as a musician performing in several amateur rock bands before making his feature film debut in the horror film ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (1984). He then acted in ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'' (1986) before rising to prominence as a [[teen idol]] on the television series ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' (1987–1990). Depp portrayed lead roles in ''[[Arizona Dream]]'' (1993), ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]'' (1993), ''[[Benny & Joon]]'' (1993), ''[[Dead Man]]'' (1995), ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'' (1997), ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998), ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'' (1999), ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]'' (2000), and ''[[Blow (film)|Blow]]'' (2001). During this time, Depp became known for his work with director [[Tim Burton]], collaborating on eight films together, starting with ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990), followed by ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994), ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999), ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' (2005), ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007), ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010) and ''[[Dark Shadows (2012 film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012).

Depp gained worldwide stardom for his role as [[Captain Jack Sparrow]] in the [[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series]] (2003–2017). He earned three nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his roles as the [[Captain Jack Sparrow|leading man]] in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' (2003), [[J. M. Barrie]] in ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'' (2004), and the [[Sweeney Todd|title role]] in ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007). His other well-received films include ''[[Public Enemies (2009 film)|Public Enemies]]'' (2009), ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'' (2011), ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]'' (2014), ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'' (2015), ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (2017) and ''[[Minamata (film)|Minamata]]'' (2020). He portrayed [[Gellert Grindelwald]] in two films within the [[Wizarding World]]'s [[Fantastic Beasts|''Fantastic Beasts'' films]] in [[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|2016]] and [[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald|2018]].

For his work in the film industry, he received an [[Honorary César]] and star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1999. He was named ''People's'' [[Sexiest Man Alive]] twice, in 2003 and in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2009 |title=2009's Sexiest Man Alive: Johnny Depp |url=http://people.com/celebrity/2009s-sexiest-man-alive-johnny-depp/ |access-date=March 23, 2017 |website=People |archive-date=March 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325024446/http://people.com/celebrity/2009s-sexiest-man-alive-johnny-depp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Outside acting, Depp has produced films through his company [[Infinitum Nihil]], which he founded in 2004. He also formed the rock [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]] with [[Alice Cooper]] and [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]]. In 2022, Depp won a [[Depp v. Heard|defamation case]] against his ex-wife, [[Amber Heard]], with the jury awarding him $15 million{{efn|The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages,<ref name="CNverdict" /><ref name="APverdict" /> although the punitive damages were reduced to $350,000 due to a limit imposed by a Virginia state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |last2=Diaz |first2=Jaclyn |title=Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102118755/depp-heard-trial-verdict |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=[[NPR]] |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601231157/https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102118755/depp-heard-trial-verdict |url-status=live }}</ref>}} and Heard $2 million in her countersuit. The highly publicized case sparked widespread debate on defamation, [[domestic abuse]], and [[Violence against men|male victims of domestic violence]], leading to a settlement in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-25 |title=Depp v Heard trial: 10 moments that defined the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard court case |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977de3x007o |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard |url=https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Depp was born on June 9, 1963, in [[Owensboro, Kentucky]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Monitor |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 14, 2013 |issue=1263 |page=40}}</ref><ref name=peoplebio>{{cite web |url = http://www.people.com/people/johnny_depp/biography |title = Celebrity Central: Johnny Depp |work = [[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date = June 19, 2012 |archive-date = June 8, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608042454/http://www.people.com/people/johnny_depp/biography |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=July 6, 2020|title=7 Things You Need to Know About Johnny Depp's U.K. Trial|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/johnny-depp-sun-trial-amber-heard-1234698986/|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|quote=...over the case brought by John Christopher Depp II against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers...|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520085129/https://variety.com/2020/film/global/johnny-depp-sun-trial-amber-heard-1234698986/|url-status=live}}</ref> the youngest of four children of waitress Betty Sue Depp (née Wells; later Palmer)<ref>{{cite web |first=Philiana |last=Ng |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/189599_johnny_depp_mother_betty_sue_palmer_dead/ |title=Johnny Depp's Mother Dies After Long Illness |website=Etonline.com |date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-date=March 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318044632/http://www.etonline.com/news/189599_johnny_depp_mother_betty_sue_palmer_dead/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and civil engineer John Christopher Depp.{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|p=1}}<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pLBnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22BETTY+SUE%22+%22WELLS%22+%22DEPP%22 The Genealogist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204824/https://books.google.com/books?id=pLBnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22BETTY+SUE%22+%22WELLS%22+%22DEPP%22 |date=June 26, 2019 }}, "Richard T. Oren Depp (1879–1912); m. Effie America Palmore. 9th gen. Oren Larimore Depp; m. Violet Grinstead. 10th gen. John Christopher Depp; m. Betty Sue Wells. 11th gen John Christopher Depp II (Johnny Depp), b. 9 June 1963, Owensboro. See Warder Harrison, "Screen Star, Johnny Depp, Has Many Relatives in Ky.", Kentucky Explorer (Jackson, Ky), July–August 1997, 38–39. 247 Barren Co."</ref> Depp's family moved frequently during his childhood, eventually settling in [[Miramar, Florida]], in 1970.<ref name=tca>Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2002</ref> His parents divorced in 1978 when he was 15,<ref name=tca /><ref name=people1999>{{cite journal |title = Keeping His Head |first = Kyle |last = Smith |journal = [[People (magazine)|People]] |date = December 13, 1999 |url=https://people.com/archive/keeping-his-head-vol-52-no-23/ |access-date = December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622035739/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20130037,00.html |archive-date = June 22, 2012 }}</ref> and his mother later married Robert Palmer, whom Depp has called "an inspiration".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/5635464/Johnny-Depp-interview-for-Public-Enemies.html|title=Johnny Depp interview for Public Enemies|last=Hiscock|first=John|date=June 25, 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|access-date=May 23, 2011|archive-date=January 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129143611/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/5635464/Johnny-Depp-interview-for-Public-Enemies.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/02/15/johnny-depps-grammy-song-toast-his-late-stepfather/80424092/|title=Johnny Depp's Grammy song is a toast to his late stepfather|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|date=February 16, 2016|work=USA TODAY|access-date=August 8, 2019|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807223243/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/02/15/johnny-depps-grammy-song-toast-his-late-stepfather/80424092/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp's mother gave him a guitar when he was 12, and he began playing in various bands.<ref name=tca /> He dropped out of [[Miramar High School]] at 16 in 1979 to become a rock musician. He attempted to go back to school two weeks later, but the principal told him to follow his dream of being a musician.<ref name=tca /> In 1980, Depp began playing in a band called The Kids.

After modest local success in Florida, the band moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of a record deal, changing its name to Six Gun Method. In addition to the band, Depp worked a variety of odd jobs, such as in telemarketing. In December 1983, Depp married makeup artist Lori Anne Allison,<ref name="peoplebio" /> the sister of his band's bassist and singer. The Kids split up before signing a record deal in 1984, and Depp began collaborating with the band [[Rock City Angels]].<ref name="sleaze">{{cite web|title=Sleaze Roxx |work=ROCK CITY ANGELS |url=http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/rockcityangels/rockcityangels.shtml |access-date=July 3, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508015710/http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/rockcityangels/rockcityangels.shtml |archive-date=May 8, 2006}}</ref> He co-wrote their song "Mary", which appeared on their debut [[Geffen Records]] album ''Young Man's Blues''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rock City Angels – Mary|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8uQTVx3iw|publisher=YouTube|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407091108/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ8uQTVx3iw|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp and Allison divorced in 1985.<ref name="peoplebio" />

Depp is of primarily English descent, with some French, German, Irish and African American ancestry.<ref>{{cite book|title=Johnny Depp: A Modern Rebel|last=Robb|first=Brian J.|publisher=Plexus Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-85965-385-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/johnnydeppmodern0000robb}}</ref><ref name="USAToday2013" /> [[Elizabeth Key Grinstead]], one of the first African Americans in the [[Thirteen Colonies|North American colonies]] to sue for her freedom and win, is an eighth great-grandmother.<ref name="USAToday2013">{{cite web |first=Ann |last=Oldenberg |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/06/26/depp-hammer-roots-justice-freedom-fighters/2458909/ |title='Lone Ranger' stars have roots in historic figures|website=USAToday.com |date=June 26, 2013 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627113816/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/06/26/depp-hammer-roots-justice-freedom-fighters/2458909/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His surname comes from a French [[Huguenot]] immigrant, Pierre Dieppe, who settled in [[Virginia]] around 1700. In interviews in 2002 and 2011, Depp claimed to have Native American ancestry, "I guess I have some [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] somewhere down the line. My great-grandmother was quite a bit of Native American. She grew up [[Cherokee]] or maybe [[Muscogee|Creek Indian]]. Makes sense in terms of coming from Kentucky, which is rife with Cherokee and Creek Indian."<ref name="EW">{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/05/08/johnny-depp-tonto-lone-ranger/ |title=Johnny Depp on 'The Lone Ranger' |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=May 8, 2011 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=August 8, 2011 |archive-date=July 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708131555/http://www.ew.com/article/2011/05/08/johnny-depp-tonto-lone-ranger |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp's claims came under scrutiny when ''[[Indian Country Today]]'' wrote that Depp had never inquired about his heritage or been recognized as a member of the [[Cherokee Nation]].<ref name="exploiting" /> This led to criticism of Depp, from the Native American community, as Depp has no documented Native ancestry,<ref name="exploiting">{{cite web|title=Disney Exploiting Confusion About Whether Depp Has Indian Blood|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/17/disney-exploiting-confusion-about-whether-depp-has-indian-blood-149941|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705002853/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/17/disney-exploiting-confusion-about-whether-depp-has-indian-blood-149941|archive-date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> and Native community leaders consider him "a non-Indian"<ref name="exploiting" /><ref name="AIFT">{{cite web|title= Sonny Skyhawk on Johnny Depp, Disney, Indian Stereotypes and White Film Indians|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/11/sonny-skyhawk-johnny-depp-disney-indian-stereotypes-and-white-film-indians-149841 |last=Toensing |first=Gale Courney |date=June 11, 2013|access-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715084025/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/11/sonny-skyhawk-johnny-depp-disney-indian-stereotypes-and-white-film-indians-149841 |archive-date= July 15, 2013|quote=Yet [Disney] has the gall and audacity to knowingly cast a non-Native person in the role of an established Native character. ... American Indians in Film and Television's argument is not so much with Johnny Depp, a charlatan at his best, as it is with the machinations of Disney proper. The controversy that will haunt this endeavor and ultimately cause its demise at the box office is the behind-the-scenes concerted effort and forced manipulation by Disney to attempt to sell Johnny Depp as an American Indian. American Indians, as assimilated and mainstream as they may be today, remain adamantly resistant to anyone who falsely claims to be one of theirs.}}</ref> and a [[pretendian]].<ref name="Mouallem">{{cite news|author=Mouallem, Omar|author-link=Omar Mouallem|url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/5/22/18634743/aladdin-middle-eastern-muslim-representation-hollywood|title='Billionaires, Bombers, and Bellydancers': How the First Arab American Movie Star Foretold a Century of Muslim Misrepresentation|work=[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]|date=May 22, 2019|access-date=July 17, 2021|quote=Though not a 'pretendian' to the degree of Iron Eyes Cody, the Sicilian American impostor of 'Keep America Beautiful' fame, or Johnny Depp for that matter, Lackteen appropriated Native American culture.|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717233225/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2019/5/22/18634743/aladdin-middle-eastern-muslim-representation-hollywood|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="APTN-2">{{cite news |author=Murray, John |url=https://www.aptnnews.ca/investigates/cowboys-and-pretendians/ |title=APTN Investigates: Cowboys and Pretendians |work=[[Aboriginal Peoples Television Network]] |date=April 20, 2018 |access-date=July 8, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007175631/https://www.aptnnews.ca/investigates/cowboys-and-pretendians/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jago">Jago, Robert (February 1, 2021). [https://nationalpost.com/opinion/robert-jago-criminalizing-pretendians-is-not-the-answer-we-need-to-give-first-nations-control-over-grants "Robert Jago: Criminalizing 'Pretendians' Is Not the Answer; We Need to Give First Nations Control over Grants."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108215536/https://nationalpost.com/opinion/robert-jago-criminalizing-pretendians-is-not-the-answer-we-need-to-give-first-nations-control-over-grants |date=November 8, 2023 }} ''[[National Post]]''. Retrieved June 19, 2023.</ref> Depp's choice to portray Tonto, a Native American character, in ''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]'' was criticized,<ref name="exploiting" /><ref name="AIFT" /> along with his choice to name his rock band "Tonto's Giant Nuts".<ref name="ICTnuts">{{cite web|title=Is 'Tonto's Giant Nuts' a Good Name for Johnny Depp's Band?|work=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]]|date=May 22, 2013|url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/22/tontos-giant-nuts-good-name-johnny-depps-band-149470|access-date=May 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524200540/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/05/22/tontos-giant-nuts-good-name-johnny-depps-band-149470|archive-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name="ICTybarra">{{cite web |last=ICTMN Staff |url=http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/12/video-tito-ybarra-greets-indian-country-phat-johnny-depp-149865 |title=Tito Ybarra Greets Indian Country as 'Phat Johnny Depp' |work=[[Indian Country Today Media Network]] |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=February 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725211948/http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/12/video-tito-ybarra-greets-indian-country-phat-johnny-depp-149865 |archive-date=July 25, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Keene1">{{cite web |last=Keene |first=Adrienne |url=http://nativeappropriations.com/2012/12/native-video-round-up-johnny-depp-identity-and-poetry.html |title=Native Video Round-Up: Johnny Depp, Identity, and Poetry |work=Native Appropriations |date=December 3, 2012 |access-date=February 4, 2014 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222155500/http://nativeappropriations.com/2012/12/native-video-round-up-johnny-depp-identity-and-poetry.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Bogado1">{{cite web |last=Bogado |first=Aura |url=http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/11/five_things_to_celebrate_about_indian_country.html |title=Five Things to Celebrate About Indian Country (Humor) |work=[[ColorLines]] |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=February 4, 2014 |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131191716/http://colorlines.com/archives/2013/11/five_things_to_celebrate_about_indian_country.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During the promotion for ''The Lone Ranger'', Depp was formally adopted as an honorary son by [[LaDonna Harris]], a member of the [[Comanche Nation]], making him an honorary member of her family but not a member of any tribe.<ref name="8Tribes">{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Nohemi M. |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp's History of Racism and Broken Promises to Native Americans |url=https://eighttribes.org/johnny-depps-history-of-racism-and-broken-promises-to-native-americans/ |access-date=June 21, 2022 |website=Eight Tribes|archive-date=December 6, 2022|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206205551/https://eighttribes.org/johnny-depps-history-of-racism-and-broken-promises-to-native-americans/|quote=While promoting The Lone Ranger, Depp was made an honorary son by LaDonna Harris, a member of the Comanche Nation. Although now an honorary member of his family, he is not a member of any tribe.}}</ref><ref name="Eonline">{{cite web |last=Gornstein |first=Leslie |date=May 23, 2012 |title=Why Can Johnny Depp Play Tonto, but Ashton Kutcher and Sacha Baron Cohen Get Slammed? |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/318280/why-can-johnny-depp-play-tonto-but-ashton-kutcher-and-sacha-baron-cohen-get-slammed |access-date=June 21, 2022 |website=E! Online |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621134133/https://www.eonline.com/news/318280/why-can-johnny-depp-play-tonto-but-ashton-kutcher-and-sacha-baron-cohen-get-slammed |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
=== 1980s: Television and early film roles ===

[[File:President Ronald Reagan greets Johnny Depp while Nancy Reagan looks on.jpg|thumb|Depp greeting President [[Ronald Reagan]] at a [[White House]]&nbsp;benefit for [[Just Say No|The Nancy Reagan Drug Abuse Fund]] in 1988]]

Depp moved to Los Angeles with his band when he was 20. After the band split up, Depp's then-wife Lori Ann Allison introduced him to actor [[Nicolas Cage]].<ref name=tca /> After they became drinking buddies, Cage advised him to pursue acting.{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|pp=16–17}} Depp had been interested in acting since reading a biography of [[James Dean]] and watching ''[[Rebel Without a Cause]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title= Hooked on Dean, says Johnny Depp |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/09_september/26/depp.shtml |website= bbc.co.uk |language= en |access-date= June 22, 2021 |archive-date= June 3, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220603073420/https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/9_september/26/depp.shtml |url-status= live }}</ref> Cage helped Depp get an audition with [[Wes Craven]] for ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]''; Depp, who had no acting experience, said he "ended up acting by accident".{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|p=17}}<ref name=Testimony>{{cite news |title=Johnny Depp reveals the legendary thespian who encouraged him to pursue acting |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/04/20/62607073ca4741c46e8b45d3.html |access-date=May 1, 2022 |work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]] |date=April 20, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517190126/https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/04/20/62607073ca4741c46e8b45d3.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Thanks in part to his catching the eye of Craven's daughter,{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|p=17}} Depp landed the role of the main character's boyfriend, one of [[Freddy Krueger]]'s victims.<ref name="tca" />

Although Depp said he "didn't have any desire to be an actor", he continued to be cast in films,<ref name=Testimony /> making enough to cover some bills that his musical career left unpaid.{{sfn|Blitz|Krasniewicz|2007|p=17}} After a starring role in the 1985 comedy ''[[Private Resort]]'', Depp was cast in the lead role of the 1986 skating drama ''[[Thrashin' (film)|Thrashin']]'' by the film's director, but its producer overrode the decision.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite AV media |title= [[Thrashin' (film)|Thrashin']] |orig-date= 1986 |last=Winters |first=David |author-link=David Winters (choreographer) |type=Commentary track |publisher=MGM Home Video |year= 2003}}</ref><ref name="Adam Tyner">{{cite web| url = https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7178/thrashin/#supplements| title = Thrashin'| access-date = September 29, 2008| first = Adam| last = Tyner| date = August 5, 1993| quote = something that (the) cast found so astonishing that they apparently called Depp's girlfriend in the middle of the commentary to find out if it is actually true.| archive-date = June 6, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110606105624/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7178/thrashin/#supplements| url-status = live}}</ref> Instead, Depp appeared in a minor supporting role as a Vietnamese-speaking private in [[Oliver Stone]]'s 1986 [[Vietnam War]] drama ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]''. He became a [[teen idol]] during the late 1980s, when he starred as an undercover police officer in a high school operation in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] television series ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', which premiered in 1987.<ref name="tca" /> He accepted this role to work with actor [[Frederic Forrest]], who inspired him. Despite his success, Depp felt that the series "forced [him] into the role of product".<ref name="reuters">{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title=It's a pirates life for Johnny Depp |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/it-s-a-pirates-life-for-johnny-depp-news-hollywood-kkfvj7chfdisi.html |website=[[Sify]] |date=July 4, 2006 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324000855/http://www.sify.com/movies/it-s-a-pirates-life-for-johnny-depp-news-hollywood-kkfvj7chfdisi.html  }}</ref>

=== 1990s: Diversification ===
Disillusioned by his experiences as a teen idol in ''21 Jump Street'', Depp began taking roles he found more interesting, rather than those he thought would succeed at the box office.<ref name="reuters" /><ref name="moviesonline" /> His first film release in 1990 was [[John Waters]]'s ''[[Cry-Baby]]'', a musical comedy set in the 1950s. Although not a box-office success upon its release,<ref name="mojo">{{mojo title|cry-baby|Cry-Baby}}</ref> over the years it has gained [[cult film|cult classic]] status.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2010/09/16/cry-baby-depp-makes-the-girls-swoon/|title="Cry-Baby" Depp makes the girls swoon|work=[[The Denver Post]]|first=Michael|last=Booth|date=September 16, 2010|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627062323/https://www.denverpost.com/2010/09/16/cry-baby-depp-makes-the-girls-swoon/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1990, Depp played the title character in [[Tim Burton]]'s romantic fantasy film ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' opposite [[Dianne Wiest]] and [[Winona Ryder]]. The film was a commercial and critical success with a domestic gross of $53 million.<ref>{{AFI film|id=58487|title=Edward Scissorhands}}</ref> In preparation for the role, Depp watched many [[Charlie Chaplin]] films to study how to create sympathy without dialogue.<ref>{{cite magazine | title = Tim Burton's latest film | magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = December 14, 1990 | url = https://ew.com/article/1990/12/14/tim-burtons-latest-film/ | access-date = March 25, 2021 | archive-date = February 27, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210227183210/https://ew.com/article/1990/12/14/tim-burtons-latest-film/ | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' praised Depp's performance, writing that he "artfully expresses the fierce longing in gentle Edward; it's a terrific performance",<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Edward Scissorhands|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/edward-scissorhands-19901214|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 14, 1990|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=May 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516020611/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/edward-scissorhands-19901214|url-status=live}}</ref> while Rita Kempley of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that he "brings the eloquence of the silent era to this part of few words, saying it all through bright black eyes and the tremulous care with which he holds his horror-movie hands".<ref>{{cite web|title='Edward Scissorhands'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/edwardscissorhandspg13kempley_a0a0bf.htm|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=December 14, 1990|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008151527/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/edwardscissorhandspg13kempley_a0a0bf.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp earned his first [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe]] nomination for the film. Owing to this role, a species of extinct [[arthropod]] with prominent claws was named after Depp as ''[[Kootenichela deppi]]'' (''chela'' is Latin for claws or scissors).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-16 |title=Actor Johnny Depp immortalised in ancient fossil find {{!}} Imperial News {{!}} Imperial College London |url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/122626/actor-johnny-depp-immortalised-ancient-fossil/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Imperial News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in name of fossilized creature with 'scissor hand' claws |url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130516063842.htm |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=ScienceDaily |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Johnny Depp Cannes nineties.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp at the [[1992 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

Depp had no film releases in the next two years, except a brief cameo in ''[[Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare]]'' (1991), the sixth installment in the ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise)|A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' franchise. He appeared in three films in 1993. In the romantic comedy ''[[Benny and Joon]]'', he played an eccentric and illiterate silent film fan who befriends a mentally ill woman and her brother; it became a [[sleeper hit]]. [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote that Depp "may look nothing like [[Buster Keaton]], but there are times when he genuinely seems to become the Great Stone Face, bringing Keaton's mannerisms sweetly and magically to life".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/16/movies/review-film-he-s-his-sister-s-keeper-and-what-a-job-that-is.html | title=He's His Sister's Keeper, and What a Job That Is | work=[[The New York Times]] | author-link=Janet Maslin | first=Janet | last=Maslin | date=April 16, 1993 | access-date=September 29, 2011 | archive-date=May 26, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526091905/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/16/movies/review-film-he-s-his-sister-s-keeper-and-what-a-job-that-is.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Depp received a second Golden Globe nomination for the performance. His second film of 1993 was [[Lasse Hallström]]'s ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]'', a drama about a dysfunctional family co-starring [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Juliette Lewis]]. It did not perform well commercially, but received positive notices from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gilbertgrape.htm|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=December 30, 2008|archive-date=September 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902053547/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=gilbertgrape.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Although most of the reviews focused on DiCaprio, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance, Todd McCarthy of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that "Depp manages to command center screen with a greatly affable, appealing characterization".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902133.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=What's Eating Gilbert Grape Review|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=December 6, 1993|work=Variety|access-date=December 30, 2008|archive-date=June 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618164434/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902133.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp's last 1993 release was [[Emir Kusturica]]'s [[surrealist]] comedy-drama ''[[Arizona Dream]]'', which opened to positive reviews and won the [[Silver Bear]] at the Berlin Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arizona Dream {{!}} film by Kusturica [1993] {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Arizona-Dream |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archive/awards-juries/awards.html/s=%22arizona%20dream%22/o=desc/p=1/rp=40 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.berlinale.de |language=en}}</ref>

In 1994, Depp reunited with Burton, playing the title role in ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'', a biographical film about one of history's most inept film directors. Depp later said that he was depressed about films and filmmaking at the time, but that "within 10 minutes of hearing about the project, I was committed".<ref name="Arnold, Gary">{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Gary |title=Depp sees promise in cult filmmaker Ed Wood's story |work=The Washington Times |date=October 2, 1994}}</ref> He found that the role gave him a "chance to stretch out and have some fun" and that working with [[Martin Landau]], who played [[Bela Lugosi]], "rejuvenated my love for acting".<ref name="Arnold, Gary" /> Although it did not earn back its production costs, ''Ed Wood'' received a positive reception from critics, with Maslin writing that Depp had "proved himself as an established, certified great actor" and "captured all the can-do optimism that kept Ed Wood going, thanks to an extremely funny ability to look at the silver lining of any cloud".<ref>{{cite news |first = Janet |last = Maslin |author-link = Janet Maslin |title = Film Festival Review; Ode to a Director Who Dared to Be Dreadful |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |date = September 23, 1994}}</ref> Depp was nominated for a third time for a Best Musical or Comedy Actor [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyar |first=Michelle |date=2023-05-22 |title=Johnny Depp's Best Movie Secretly Saved His Career |url=https://screenrant.com/johnny-depp-best-movie-ed-wood-saved-career/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/johnny-depp/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Johnny Depp Jim Jarmusch Cannes 1995.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Depp with director [[Jim Jarmusch]] at the [[1995 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

The next year, Depp starred in three films. He played opposite [[Marlon Brando]] in the box-office hit ''[[Don Juan DeMarco]]'', as a man who believes he is [[Don Juan]], the world's greatest lover. He starred in [[Jim Jarmusch]]'s ''[[Dead Man]]'', a [[Western (genre)|Western]] shot entirely in black-and-white; it was not a commercial success and had mixed critical reviews. And in the financial and critical failure ''[[Nick of Time (film)|Nick of Time]]'', Depp played an accountant who is told to kill a politician to save his kidnapped daughter.

In 1997, Depp and [[Al Pacino]] starred in the crime drama ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'', directed by [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]]. Depp played [[Joseph D. Pistone]], an undercover FBI agent who assumes the name Donnie Brasco to infiltrate [[American Mafia|the Mafia]] in New York City. To prepare, Depp spent time with Pistone, on whose memoirs the film was based. ''Donnie Brasco'' was a commercial and critical success, and is considered one of Depp's finest performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/the-essentials-the-5-best-johnny-depp-performances-109702/|title=The Essentials: The 5 Best Johnny Depp Performances|last=Lyttelton|first=Oliver|date=June 9, 2012|work=IndieWire|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203044708/https://www.indiewire.com/2012/06/the-essentials-the-5-best-johnny-depp-performances-109702/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/15-best-and-worst-johnny-depp-roles-from-scissorhands-to-sparrow-56536/best-donnie-brasco-1997-70735/|title=15 Best and Worst Johnny Depp Roles: From Scissorhands to Sparrow|last=Ehrlich|first=David|date=September 16, 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080329/https://videoevents.outbrain.com/events/recordjp?json=%7B%22eventType%22%3A%22VIDGET_VIEWABILITY%22%2C%22abTestVal%22%3A%228838-27421%22%2C%22adBlocker%22%3Afalse%2C%22configuredNative%22%3A%22never%22%2C%22configuredProvidersCount%22%3A3%2C%22configuredReloadCount%22%3A8%2C%22consentData%22%3A%22%22%2C%22currentReload%22%3A1%2C%22description%22%3A%22viewability%20percentage%20threshold%3A%2050%22%2C%22docId%22%3A2017830342%2C%22externalCampaignId%22%3Anull%2C%22featureFlag%22%3A%22GA%22%2C%22gdpr%22%3A0%2C%22iframe%22%3Afalse%2C%22isNative%22%3Afalse%2C%22localTime%22%3A%22Thu%20May%2020%202021%2008%3A03%3A27%20GMT%2B0000%20(GMT)%22%2C%22mediaOrientation%22%3Anull%2C%22obRecsAbtestAndVars%22%3A%22784-2488%2C833-2565%2C386-1123%2C852-2628%2C822-2522%2C902-2790%2C792-2661%2C841-2598%2C859-2649%2C699-2184%2C811-2474%22%2C%22orientation%22%3A%22PORTRAIT%22%2C%22partner%22%3A%225dfa1d8b775faf0004d55434%22%2C%22placementType%22%3A%22footer%22%2C%22playerLocation%22%3A%22inWidget%22%2C%22pauseOutOfView%22%3Anull%2C%22playMode%22%3A%22AUTO_PLAY%22%2C%22playingType%22%3A%22OUTSTREAM%22%2C%22prebid%22%3Atrue%2C%22provider%22%3A%22VIDAZOO%22%2C%22providerIndex%22%3A1%2C%22publisherId%22%3A28377%2C%22runningWidgetIdx%22%3A%220%22%2C%22screenResolution%22%3A%221000x1600%22%2C%22sessionId%22%3A%2290708a6e-79e7-95c3-0213-054ba478c338%22%2C%22sourceDocUrl%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-lists%2F15-best-and-worst-johnny-depp-roles-from-scissorhands-to-sparrow-56536%2F%22%2C%22sourceId%22%3A5854137%2C%22sourcePvId%22%3A%22a222bd8e5fcb14a2f9ac06412edbf18b%22%2C%22sourceRequestId%22%3A%22a222bd8e5fcb14a2f9ac06412edbf18b%22%2C%22sourceSubWidgetId%22%3Anull%2C%22sourceWidgetId%22%3A%22AR_1%22%2C%22sticky%22%3A%22none%22%2C%22subPlatform%22%3Anull%2C%22timeSinceFirstEvent%22%3A27281%2C%22timeSincePreviousEvent%22%3A27281%2C%22trafficType%22%3A7%2C%22version%22%3A%22v5.63.0%22%2C%22videoBitRate%22%3Anull%2C%22videoClickUrl%22%3Anull%2C%22videoDuration%22%3A5.217%2C%22videoHeight%22%3Anull%2C%22videoMediaUrl%22%3Anull%2C%22videoPlayerId%22%3A%22Vidazoo%22%2C%22videoProgress%22%3A0%2C%22videoVastUrl%22%3Anull%2C%22videoViewablePixels%22%3A0%2C%22videoWidth%22%3A550%2C%22viewability%22%3A100%2C%22waterfall%22%3A%22Vidazoo%2COPA%2CAniview%22%2C%22widgetIdx%22%3A0%7D&callback=OB_VidgetAuditCallback|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1997, Depp debuted as a director and screenwriter with ''[[The Brave (film)|The Brave]]''. He starred in it as a poor Native American man who accepts a proposal from a wealthy man, played by Marlon Brando, to appear in a [[snuff film]] in exchange for money for his family. It premiered at the [[1997 Cannes Film Festival]] to generally negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Brave (1997) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001126-brave |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007052936/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10001126-brave |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Variety'' called it "a turgid and unbelievable neo-western",<ref>{{cite web |last=Cheshire |first=Godfrey |title=The Brave |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-brave-1117329721/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=May 25, 1997 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114072629/https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/the-brave-1117329721/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] wrote that "besides the implausibilities, the direction has two fatal flaws: it's both tediously slow and hugely narcissistic as the camera focuses repeatedly on Depp's bandana'd head and rippling torso".<ref>{{cite web |date=February 9, 2006 |title=The Brave |url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-brave |website=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225142338/https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-brave |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the reviews, Depp did not release ''The Brave'' in the U.S.<ref name="filmink">{{cite web |last=Free |first=Erin |title=Movies You Might Not Have Seen: The Brave (1997) |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movies-you-might-not-have-seen-the-brave-1997/ |website=filmink.com.au |date=May 27, 2016 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207072300/https://www.filmink.com.au/movies-you-might-not-have-seen-the-brave-1997/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="latimes">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-19-ca-60345-story.html |title=The Sad, Strange Journey of Johnny Depp's 'The Brave' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 19, 1997 |access-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012025124/http://articles.latimes.com/1997-05-19/entertainment/ca-60345_1_johnny-depp |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp was a fan and friend of writer [[Hunter S. Thompson]], and played his alter ego [[Raoul Duke]] in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998), [[Terry Gilliam]]'s film adaptation of Thompson's pseudo-biographical [[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|novel of the same name]].{{efn| Depp accompanied Thompson as his road manager on one of the author's last book tours.<ref name="contactmusic">{{cite web |work=ContactMusic |title=Depp was ray for thompson book tour |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/depp%20was%20ray%20for%20thompson%20book%20tour_1001455 |access-date=July 3, 2006 |date=July 3, 2006 |archive-date=March 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315173941/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/depp%20was%20ray%20for%20thompson%20book%20tour_1001455 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, he contributed a foreword to ''Gonzo: Photographs by Hunter S. Thompson'', a posthumous collection of photographs of and by Thompson, and in 2008 narrated the documentary film ''[[Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson]]''. Following Thompson's suicide in 2005, Depp paid for most of his memorial event in his hometown of [[Aspen, Colorado]]. Following Thompson's wishes, fireworks were set off and his ashes were shot from a cannon.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |publisher=BBC News Entertainment |title=Thompson's ashes fired into sky |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4168266.stm |access-date=June 22, 2007 |date=August 21, 2005 |archive-date=October 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010020116/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4168266.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>}} It was a box-office failure<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fearandloathinginlasvegas.htm|title=''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas''|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=January 24, 2008|archive-date=October 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044030/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fearandloathinginlasvegas.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and polarized critics.<ref>{{rotten-tomatoes|fear_and_loathing_in_las_vegas|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas}}</ref> Later that year, Depp made a brief cameo in [[Mika Kaurismäki]]'s ''[[L.A. Without a Map]]'' (1998).{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Depp appeared in three films in 1999. The first was the sci-fi thriller ''[[The Astronaut's Wife]]'', co-starring [[Charlize Theron]], which was not a commercial or critical success. The second,''[[The Ninth Gate]]'', starred Depp as a seller of old books who becomes entangled in a mystery. It was moderately more successful with audiences but received mixed reviews. The third was Burton's [[Sleepy Hollow (film)|adaptation]] of ''[[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]'', where Depp played [[Ichabod Crane]] opposite [[Christina Ricci]] and [[Christopher Walken]]. For his performance, Depp took inspiration from [[Angela Lansbury]], [[Roddy McDowall]] and [[Basil Rathbone]], saying he "always thought of Ichabod as a very delicate, fragile person who was maybe a little too in touch with his feminine side, like a frightened little girl".{{sfn|Burton|Salisbury|2006|pp=177–178}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Johnny Depp on playing Ichabod Crane in ''Sleepy Hollow'' |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 2007 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20039648,00.html#20056052 |access-date=December 25, 2007 |archive-date=July 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704025641/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20039648,00.html#20056052 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Sleepy Hollow'' was a commercial and critical success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamman |first=Cody |date=2023-10-03 |title=Sleepy Hollow (1999) – WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? |url=https://www.joblo.com/sleepy-hollow-1999-wtf/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=JoBlo |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2000s: Worldwide recognition ===
Depp's first film release of the new millennium was British-French drama ''[[The Man Who Cried]]'' (2000), directed by [[Sally Potter]] and starring him as a [[Romani people|Roma]] horseman opposite Christina Ricci, [[Cate Blanchett]], and [[John Turturro]]. It was not a critical success. Depp also had a supporting role in [[Julian Schnabel]]'s critically acclaimed ''[[Before Night Falls]]'' (2000). His final film of 2000 was Hallström's critically and commercially successful ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]],'' in which he played a Roma man and the love interest of the main character, [[Juliette Binoche]]. Depp's next roles were both based on historical persons. In ''[[Blow (film)|Blow]]'' (2001), he starred as cocaine smuggler [[George Jung]], who was part of the [[Medellín Cartel]] in the 1980s. The film underperformed at the box office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Blow#tab=summary|title=''Blow'' (2001)|work=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher=Nash Information Services|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816125352/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Blow#tab=summary|url-status=live}}</ref> and received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blow/ |title=''Blow'' (2001) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=April 6, 2001 |publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] |access-date=July 26, 2016 |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030213246/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blow/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/blow|title=''Blow'' Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-date=June 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630024816/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/blow|url-status=live}}</ref> In the comic book adaptation ''[[From Hell (2001 film)|From Hell]]'' (2001), Depp portrayed inspector Frederick Abberline, who investigated the [[Jack the Ripper]] murders in the 1880s London. The film also received mixed reviews<ref>{{cite web |title=From Hell Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/from-hell?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 7, 2020 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080255/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/from-hell?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c |url-status=live }}</ref> but was a moderate commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fromhell.htm|title=From Hell (2010)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 27, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005112015/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fromhell.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Queensland, Australia.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp in costume as [[Jack Sparrow|Captain Jack Sparrow]]. He is pictured here on the set of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' in 2015.]]

In 2003, Depp starred in the [[Walt Disney Pictures]] adventure film ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', which was a major box office success.<ref name="moviesonline" /> He earned widespread acclaim for his comic performance as pirate [[Jack Sparrow|Captain Jack Sparrow]], and received [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]], Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and won a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Actor]] as well as an [[MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|MTV Movie Award]]. Depp has said that Sparrow is "definitely a big part of me",<ref name="abc">{{cite web|publisher=ABC |title=Johnny Depp Finds Himself, And Success, As Captain Jack Sparrow |url=http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/entertainment&id=4319945 |access-date=June 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224104422/http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=4319945 |archive-date=February 24, 2009 }}</ref> and that he modeled the character after [[The Rolling Stones]] guitarist [[Keith Richards]]<ref name="torontostar">{{cite news |last=Howell |first=Peter |work=[[Toronto Star]] |title=Depp thoughts; Reluctant superstar Johnny Depp returns in a Pirates of the Caribbean sequel, but vows success won't stop him from making movies his way |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/439003907 |page=C.01 |date=June 23, 2006 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=March 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324084340/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/439003907.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+23%2C+2006&author=Howell%2C+Peter&pub=Toronto+Star&edition=&startpage=C.01&desc=Depp+thoughts%3B+Reluctant+superstar+Johnny+Depp+returns+in+a+Pirates+of+the+Caribbean+sequel%2C+but+vows+success+won%27t+stop+him+from+making+movies+his+way%2C+writes+Peter+Howell |id={{ProQuest|439003907}} |url-status=live }}</ref> and cartoon skunk [[Pepé Le Pew]].<ref name="Newsweek 26 June 2006">{{cite web|title=A Pirate's Life|url=http://www.newsweek.com/pirates-life-111141|last=Smith|first=Sean|date=June 26, 2006|work=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-date=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110083047/http://www.newsweek.com/pirates-life-111141|url-status=live}}</ref> Studio executives had at first been ambivalent about Depp's portrayal,<ref>{{cite news |last=Derschowitz |first=Jessica |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnny-depp-disney-hated-my-jack-sparrow/ |title=Johnny Depp: Disney Hated My Jack Sparrow |work=CBS News |date=November 30, 2010 |access-date=March 6, 2011 |archive-date=March 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315192210/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20024110-10391698.html |url-status=live }}</ref> but the character became popular with audiences.<ref name="moviesonline" /> In his other film release in 2003, [[Robert Rodriguez]]' action film ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'', Depp played a corrupt [[CIA]] agent. A moderate box-office success,<ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Mexico|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onceuponatimeinmexico.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=August 22, 2013|archive-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912043352/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=onceuponatimeinmexico.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> it received average to good reviews, with Depp's performance in particular receiving praise.<ref>{{cite web |title= Once upon a Time in Mexico (2003) |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_upon_a_time_in_mexico/ |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=September 12, 2003 |access-date= January 29, 2020 |archive-date= November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114151851/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/once_upon_a_time_in_mexico |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Once Upon a Time in Mexico|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-date=July 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716193002/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp next starred as an author with [[writer's block]] in the thriller ''[[Secret Window]]'' (2004), based on a short story by [[Stephen King]]. It was a moderate commercial success but received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_window|title=Secret Window (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=March 12, 2004 |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519135002/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secret_window/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/secret-window|title=Secret Window Reviews|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=October 5, 2019|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805105218/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/secret-window|url-status=live}}</ref> Released around the same time, the British-Australian independent film ''[[The Libertine (2004 film)|The Libertine]]'' (2004) saw Depp portray the seventeenth-century poet and [[rake (stock character)|rake]], the [[Earl of Rochester]]. It had only limited release, and received mainly negative reviews. Depp's third film of 2004, ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'', was more positively received by the critics, and earned him his second Academy Award nomination as well as Golden Globe, BAFTA, and SAG nominations for his performance as Scottish author [[J. M. Barrie]]. Depp also made a brief cameo appearance in the French film ''[[Happily Ever After (2004 film)|Happily Ever After]]'' (2004), and founded his own film production company, [[Infinitum Nihil]], under [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref name=variety_in>{{cite news|first1=Marc|last1=Graser|first2=Dave|last2=McNary|title=Johnny Depp Moves Production Company to Disney (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/johnny-depp-moves-production-company-to-disney-exclusive-1200562176/|access-date=December 28, 2021|newspaper=Variety|date=July 12, 2013|archive-date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101194516/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/johnny-depp-moves-production-company-to-disney-exclusive-1200562176/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp continued his box-office success with a starring role as [[Willy Wonka]] in Tim Burton's adaptation of ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005). It also had a positive critical reception,<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date=July 15, 2005 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-date=May 8, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508030014/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |url=https://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/charlieandthechocolatefactory |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-date=April 30, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430184635/http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/charlieandthechocolatefactory |url-status=live }}</ref> with Depp being nominated again for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical.<ref name="torontostar" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/26011 |title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |work=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] |access-date=July 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215211716/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/26011 |archive-date=December 15, 2009}}</ref> ''Chocolate Factory'' was followed by another Burton project, stop-motion animation ''[[Corpse Bride]]'' (2005), in which Depp voiced the main character, Victor Van Dort.<ref>{{cite web|last=Papamichael|first=Stella|title=Corpse Bride (2005)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/10/corpse_bride_2005_review.shtml|publisher=BBC|date=October 21, 2005|access-date=August 13, 2013|archive-date=April 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414093933/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/10/10/corpse_bride_2005_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp reprised the role of Jack Sparrow in the ''Pirates'' sequels ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest]]'' (2006) and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]'' (2007), both of which were major box office successes.<ref name="abcnews">{{cite web|work=ABC News |title=Depp's Pirates Plunders Record $132M |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2170743 |access-date=July 12, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209030107/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2170743 |archive-date=February 9, 2008 }}</ref> He also voiced the character in the video game ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow]]''.<ref name="gamasutra">{{cite web |website=Gamasutra |title=Round Up: PAX, Depp In Pirates Game, Kuma\War |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9842 |access-date=June 23, 2006 |archive-date=September 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919135948/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=9842 |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to a survey taken by [[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]], Depp in the role of Jack Sparrow was the main reason for many cinema-goers to see a ''Pirates'' film.<ref>{{cite news |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-07-10-depp-main_x.htm |title=Crazy for Johnny, or Captain Jack? |work=USA Today |date=July 10, 2006 |access-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503083954/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-07-10-depp-main_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, Depp collaborated with Burton for their sixth film together, this time playing murderous barber [[Sweeney Todd]] in the musical ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007). Depp cited [[Peter Lorre]]'s performance in ''[[Mad Love (1935 film)|Mad Love]]'' (1935), in which Lorre played a "creepy but sympathetic" surgeon, as his main influence for the role.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gold|first=Sylviane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/moviesspecial/04gold.html|title=Demon Barber, Meat Pies and All, Sings on Screen|work=The New York Times|date=November 4, 2007|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124205939/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/moviesspecial/04gold.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Sweeney Todd'' was the first film in which Depp had been required to sing. Instead of hiring a qualified vocal coach, he prepared for the role by recording demos with his old bandmate Bruce Witkin. The film was a commercial and critical success. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''<nowiki/>'s Chris Nashawaty stated that, "Depp's soaring voice makes you wonder what other tricks he's been hiding ... Watching Depp's barber wield his razors ... it's hard not to be reminded of ''Edward Scissorhands'' frantically shaping hedges into animal topiaries 18 years ago ... and all of the twisted beauty we would've missed out on had [Burton and Depp] never met."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nashawaty |first=Chris |title=Johnny Depp and Tim Burton: A DVD Report Card |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 4, 2008 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20186999_6,00.html |access-date=July 8, 2008 |archive-date=September 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920031025/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20186999_6,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp won the Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Actor for the role, and was nominated for the third time for an Academy Award.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

[[File:Johnny Depp (July 2009) 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp at the Paris premiere of ''[[Public Enemies (2009 film)|Public Enemies]]'' in 2009]] 
In 2009, Depp portrayed real-life gangster [[John Dillinger]] in [[Michael Mann]]'s 1930s crime film ''[[Public Enemies (2009 film)|Public Enemies]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Smooth criminal|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/smooth-criminal/2009/07/23/1247941995088.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|newspaper=The Age|access-date=July 30, 2018|last=Walker-Mitchell|first=Donna|date=July 24, 2009|location=Melbourne|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825074142/http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/film/smooth-criminal/2009/07/23/1247941995088.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|url-status=live}}</ref> It was commercially successful<ref name="bog">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeguru.com/intl.htm |title=Worldwide Box Office Grosses |publisher=Boxofficeguru.com |date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721024940/http://www.boxofficeguru.com/intl.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and gained moderately positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009526_public_enemies |title= Public Enemies |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |date= July 2009 |access-date= April 20, 2014 |archive-date= August 30, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170830075407/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009526_public_enemies |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/publicenemies?q=public%20enemies |title=Public Enemies reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=April 2, 2010 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080254/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/public-enemies |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] stated in his review that, "This Johnny Depp performance is something else. For once an actor playing a gangster does not seem to base his performance on movies he has seen. He starts cold. He plays Dillinger as a fact."<ref>{{cite news | author-link = Roger Ebert | first = Roger | last = Ebert | url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090629/REVIEWS/906299997 | title = Public Enemies | publisher = Chicago Sun Times | access-date = April 2, 2010 | archive-date = April 14, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100414001931/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090629%2FREVIEWS%2F906299997 | url-status = live }}</ref> Depp's second film of 2009, ''[[The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus]]'', reunited him with director Terry Gilliam. Depp, [[Jude Law]], and [[Colin Farrell]] each played the character initially portrayed by their friend [[Heath Ledger]], who had died before the film was completed. All three actors gave their salaries to Ledger's daughter, Matilda.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salter |first=Jessica |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2578354/Heath-Ledgers-daughter-given-wages-of-stars-in-Terry-Giliams-Dr-Parnassus.html |title=Heath Ledger's daughter given wages of stars in Terry Gilliam's Dr Parnassus |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=August 18, 2008 |location=London |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=May 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513032102/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2578354/Heath-Ledgers-daughter-given-wages-of-stars-in-Terry-Giliams-Dr-Parnassus.html  }}</ref>

=== 2010s: Career fluctuations ===
Depp began the 2010s with another collaboration with Tim Burton, ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010), in which he played the [[The Hatter|Mad Hatter]] opposite [[Helena Bonham Carter]], [[Anne Hathaway]] and [[Alan Rickman]]. Despite mixed reviews, it earned US$1.025 billion in the box office, thus becoming the [[2010 in film|second-highest-grossing film of 2010]]<ref name="2010 Yearly Box Office Results">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm |title=2010 Yearly Box Office Results |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |access-date=June 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113000534/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm |archive-date=January 13, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> and one of the highest-grossing films of all time.<ref>Corliss, Richard (May 13, 2012). [https://entertainment.time.com/2012/05/13/the-avengers-storms-the-billion-dollar-club-in-just-19-days/ "''The Avengers'' Storms the Billion Dollar Club — In Just 19 DaysP"] . ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref> Depp's second film release of 2010 was the romantic thriller ''[[The Tourist (2010 film)|The Tourist]]'', in which he starred opposite [[Angelina Jolie]]. It was commercially successful, although panned by critics.<ref name=mojo2>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm |title=The Tourist (2010) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=March 10, 2011 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629204955/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tourist.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Regardless, he received Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Golden Globe nominations for both films.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alice in Wonderland |url=https://goldenglobes.com/film/alice-in-wonderland/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref>

Depp's first 2011 film release was the animated film ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango]]'', in which he voiced the title character, a lizard. It was a major critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/07/06/paramount-pictures-animation/ |title=Riding high off the success of 'Rango,' Paramount Pictures to launch in-house animation division |first=Aly |last=Semigran |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=July 6, 2011 |access-date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709034611/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/07/06/paramount-pictures-animation/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Scott |first=A.O |title=There's a New Sheriff in Town, and He's a Rootin'-Tootin' Reptile |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/movies/04rango.html |access-date=August 13, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 3, 2011 |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504105630/http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/movies/04rango.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His second film of the year, the fourth installment in the ''Pirates'' series, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides|On Stranger Tides]]'', was again a box office hit,<ref name="abcnews" /> becoming the [[2011 in film|third-highest-grossing film of 2011]].<ref name="worldwide">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |title=WORLDWIDE GROSSES |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=May 2, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726070111/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/ |archive-date=July 26, 2013 }}</ref> Later in 2011, Depp released the first two projects co-produced by his company, Infinitum Nihil. The first was a [[The Rum Diary (film)|film adaptation]] of the novel ''[[The Rum Diary (novel)|The Rum Diary]]'' by Hunter S. Thompson and starred Depp.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|title=The Rum Diary – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/10/the-rum-diary-film-review|access-date=August 13, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=November 10, 2011|archive-date=April 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428220841/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/nov/10/the-rum-diary-film-review|url-status=live}}</ref> It failed to bring back its production costs<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumdiary.htm | title=The Rum Diary (2011) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=November 1, 2011 | archive-date=November 5, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105000254/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=rumdiary.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/10/box-office-puss-in-boots-in-time-rum-diary.html | title=Movie Projector: 'Puss in Boots' to stomp on competition | last=Kaufman | first=Amy | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=October 27, 2011 | access-date=October 27, 2011 | archive-date=November 18, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118175315/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/10/box-office-puss-in-boots-in-time-rum-diary.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_rum_diary_2011? | title = The Rum Diary (2011) | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date = October 28, 2011 | publisher = [[Fandango Media|Fandango]] | access-date = August 19, 2019 | archive-date = September 25, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200925150423/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_rum_diary_2011 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-rum-diary | title = The Rum Diary Reviews | publisher = [[CBS Interactive]] | work = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = August 19, 2019 | archive-date = November 10, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111110174031/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-rum-diary | url-status = live }}</ref> The company's second undertaking, [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011), garnered major critical acclaim and several awards nominations, but similarly did not perform well in the box office. In 2011, Depp also made a brief cameo in the [[Adam Sandler]] film ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|Jack and Jill]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

By 2012, Depp was one of the world's biggest film stars,<ref name="Labrecque" /><ref name="NBC4 Washington" /> and was listed by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75 million.<ref name="Guinness" /> That year, he and his ''21 Jump Street'' co-stars [[Peter DeLuise]] and [[Holly Robinson Peete|Holly Robinson]] reprised their roles in cameo appearances in the series' [[21 Jump Street (film)|feature film adaptation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosen|first=Christopher|title=Johnny Depp '21 Jump Street' Cameo: Inside The Star's Appearance In Big Screen Reboot|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2012/03/19/johnny-depp-21-jump-street-cameo/|access-date=August 13, 2013|publisher=moviefone.com|date=March 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820063020/http://news.moviefone.com/2012/03/19/johnny-depp-21-jump-street-cameo|archive-date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> Depp also starred in and co-produced his eighth film with [[Tim Burton]], ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012), alongside Helena Bonham Carter, [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and [[Eva Green]].<ref name="mad">{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE48N9HA20080925 |title=Depp to play Tonto, Mad Hatter in upcoming films |work=Reuters |date=September 25, 2008 |access-date=September 25, 2008 |archive-date=September 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928052245/http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSTRE48N9HA20080925 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was based on a 1960s Gothic television soap opera [[Dark Shadows|of the same name]], which had been one of his favorites as a child.<ref name=LAT_2012>{{cite web |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|agency=24 Frames| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/05/johnny-depp-dark-shadows-tim-burton-box-office.html |title='Dark Shadows': Has America fallen out of love with Johnny Depp? |last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|date=May 14, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531232342/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/05/johnny-depp-dark-shadows-tim-burton-box-office.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:JohnnyDeppHWOFJune2013.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Depp at the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2013]]

After Infinitum Nihil's agreement with WB expired in 2011, Depp signed a multi-year [[first-look deal]] with [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]].<ref name=variety_in/> The first film made in the collaboration was ''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]'' (2013), in which Depp starred as [[Tonto]]. Depp's casting as a Native American brought accusations of [[whitewashing in film|whitewashing]], and the film was not well received by the public or the critics,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=The Lone Ranger (2013)|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20687796,00.html|access-date=August 13, 2013|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=August 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805223622/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20687796,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> causing [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] to take a US$190 million loss.<ref name=Variety16>{{cite news|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/johnny-depp-box-office-1201785126/|title=Johnny Depp: Anatomy of a Fallen Movie Star|access-date=April 28, 2021|newspaper=Variety|date=May 29, 2016|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121050935/https://variety.com/2016/film/box-office/johnny-depp-box-office-1201785126/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fonseca|first=Felicia|title=Disney's Tonto Offensive To Some In Upcoming 'Lone Ranger' Film |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/disney-tonto-offensive-lone-ranger-film_n_3263071.html|agency=Associated Press |access-date=June 22, 2013|work=Huffington Post|date=May 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609145738/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/12/disney-tonto-offensive-lone-ranger-film_n_3263071.html |archive-date=June 9, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Lucas |title='The Lone Ranger' to Cost Disney $160–$190M in Q4 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/lone-ranger-cost-disney-160-190m-q4-earnings-108876 |access-date=August 7, 2013 |newspaper=The Wrap |date=August 6, 2013 |archive-date=August 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810044624/http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/lone-ranger-cost-disney-160-190m-q4-earnings-108876 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=deadline2013>{{cite news |last=Lieberman |first=David |title=Disney Expects To Write Down As Much As $190M For 'Lone Ranger' |url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/disney-expects-to-write-down-as-much-as-190m-for-lone-ranger-558385/ |access-date=August 7, 2013 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=August 6, 2013 |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807235801/http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/disney-expects-to-write-down-as-much-as-190m-for-lone-ranger/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following a brief cameo in the independent film ''[[Lucky Them]]'' (2013), Depp starred as an [[AI]]-studying scientist in the sci-fi thriller ''[[Transcendence (2014 film)|Transcendence]]'' (2014), which was yet another commercial failure,<ref name=deadline2014>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/alcons-johnny-depp-failure-transcendence-what-the-hell-happened-717698/ |title=Alcon's Johnny Depp Failure 'Transcendence;' What The Hell Happened? |author=Mike Fleming Jr. |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=April 21, 2014 |access-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015021/https://deadline.com/2014/04/alcons-johnny-depp-failure-transcendence-what-the-hell-happened-717698/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transcendence.htm |title=Transcendence (2014) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=June 19, 2014 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719203222/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transcendence.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and earned mainly negative reviews.<ref name=Variety16 /><ref name="rt">{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transcendence_2014/ | title=Transcendence | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=April 18, 2014 | access-date=June 14, 2015 | archive-date=November 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129230602/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/transcendence_2014/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/transcendence | title=Transcendence Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | access-date=April 22, 2014 | archive-date=March 20, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320142829/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/transcendence | url-status=live }}</ref> His other roles in 2014 were a minor supporting part as [[Big Bad Wolf|The Wolf]] in the [[Into the Woods (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Into the Woods]]'', and a more substantial appearance as eccentric [[French-Canadian]] ex-detective in [[Kevin Smith]]'s horror-comedy ''[[Tusk (2014 film)|Tusk]]'', in which he was credited by the character's name, Guy LaPointe.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 2015, Depp appeared in two films produced by Infinitum Nihil. The first was comedy-thriller ''[[Mortdecai (film)|Mortdecai]]'', in which he acted opposite [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]. The film was a critical and commercial failure.<ref name=Variety16 /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mortdecai.htm | title=Mortdecai (2014) | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] | access-date=November 2, 2015 | archive-date=October 21, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021094258/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=mortdecai.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mortdecai (2015)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortdecai|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=January 23, 2015 |access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114043202/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mortdecai|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mortdecai|title=Mortdecai Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080313/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mortdecai|url-status=live}}</ref> The second film, ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'' (2015), in which he played Boston crime boss [[Whitey Bulger]], was better received.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_mass_2015|title=Black Mass (2015)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030071327/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_mass_2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/black-mass|title=Black Mass reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108062753/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/black-mass|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics from ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it one of Depp's best performances to date,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/black-mass/review/820013|title='Black Mass': Venice Review|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054009/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/black-mass/review/820013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/black-mass-review-johnny-depp-whitey-bulger-1201570428|title=Venice Film Review: Johnny Depp in 'Black Mass'|first=Scott|last=Foundas|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 4, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906221557/http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/black-mass-review-johnny-depp-whitey-bulger-1201570428/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the role earned Depp his third nomination for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor SAG award]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramisetti|first=Kirthana|title=Johnny Depp signs on to play infamous criminal Whitey Bulger in 'Black Mass' |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/johnny-depp-play-whitey-bulger-biopic-article-1.1606355 |location=New York |work=Daily News |access-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234357/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/johnny-depp-play-whitey-bulger-biopic-article-1.1606355 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the film failed to bring back its production costs.<ref name=Variety16 /> Depp also made a cameo appearance in the critically panned ''[[London Fields (film)|London Fields]]'', starring his then-wife Amber Heard, which was to be released in 2015, but its general release was delayed by litigation until 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviethatmatters.com/johnny-depp-making-cameo-amber-heards-movie-london-fields/ |title=Johnny Depp Making Cameo in Amber Heard's Movie London Fields |date=November 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408160832/http://www.moviethatmatters.com/johnny-depp-making-cameo-amber-heards-movie-london-fields/ |website=Movie That Matters |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=March 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/amber-heard-london-fields-lawsuit-settled-release-date-1202000657/|title=Amber Heard and 'London Fields' Team End Controversial Legal Battle, Movie to Open After Three-Year Delay|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=November 17, 2018|archive-date=September 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906112727/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/amber-heard-london-fields-lawsuit-settled-release-date-1202000657/|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to his work in films in 2015, French luxury fashion house [[Dior]] signed Depp as the face of their men's fragrance, Sauvage,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/johnny-depp-dior-fragrance-10139875/|title=Johnny Depp to Front Dior Scent|website=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|first=Jennifer|last=Weil|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=March 17, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430000120/https://wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/fragrance/johnny-depp-dior-fragrance-10139875/|url-status=live}}</ref> and he was inducted as a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Flores|first1=Terry|title=Johnny Depp Makes Surprise Appearance at Disney's D23 Expo|url=https://variety.com/2015/scene/news/johnny-depp-disney-george-lucas-disney-legend-honorees-1201569849/|access-date=August 14, 2015|work=Variety|date=August 14, 2015|archive-date=August 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815105312/http://variety.com/2015/scene/news/johnny-depp-disney-george-lucas-disney-legend-honorees-1201569849/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Johnny Depp Alice Through the Looking Glass premiere.jpg|thumb|upright|Depp at the premiere of ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' in 2016]]
Depp's first film release in 2016 was ''[[Yoga Hosers]]'', a sequel to ''Tusk'' (2014), in which Depp appeared with his daughter, [[Lily-Rose Depp]]. Next, he played businessman and presidential candidate [[Donald Trump]] in a [[Funny or Die]] satire entitled ''[[Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie]]'', released during the run-up to the [[2016 United States presidential election|US presidential election]]. He earned praise for the role, with a headline from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' declaring, "Who knew Donald Trump was the comeback role Johnny Depp needed?".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/review/who-knew-donald-trump-was-comeback-role-johnny-dep-232041 |title=Who knew Donald Trump was the comeback role Johnny Depp needed? |last1=Adams |first1=Erik |date=February 10, 2016 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=February 11, 2016 |archive-date=February 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213021057/http://www.avclub.com/review/who-knew-donald-trump-was-comeback-role-johnny-dep-232041 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also announced that Depp had been cast in a new franchise role as [[Griffin (The Invisible Man)|Dr. Jack Griffin/The Invisible Man]] in [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]]'s planned shared film universe entitled the [[Universal monsters#Legacy|Dark Universe]], a rebooted version of their [[Universal monsters|classic Universal Monsters franchise]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://screenrant.com/the-invisible-man-johnny-depp-universal/ |title=Johnny Depp Cast In The Invisible Man Remake At Universal |publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|via=screenrant.com |date=February 9, 2016|last=Tyler|first=Adrienne|access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-date=April 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405231454/http://screenrant.com/the-invisible-man-johnny-depp-universal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the severed zombie heads featured in ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]'' [[The Walking Dead season 6|season 6]] episode "[[Not Tomorrow Yet]]" was based on Depp. Episode director [[Greg Nicotero]] said, "I think we had sculpted an emaciated version of a dummy head for something and we used Johnny Depp's head as a basis just for a clay sculpt."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ign.com/articles/2016/03/07/johnny-depp-has-cameo-in-latest-walking-dead-episode |title=Johnny Depp Has Cameo In Latest Walking Dead Episode |last=Carpenter |first=Nicole |date=March 7, 2016 |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> Depp reprised the role of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' (2016), the sequel to ''Alice in Wonderland''. In contrast to the first film's success, the sequel lost Disney approximately US$70 million.<ref name=hr2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016s-biggest-box-office-bombs-958780/item/box-office-bombs-gods-egypt-959603|title='Ben Hur' to 'BFG': Hollywood's Biggest Box-Office Bombs of 2016|first1=Pamela|last1=McClintock|first2=Mia|last2=Galuppo|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 8, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713171444/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2016s-biggest-box-office-bombs-958780/item/box-office-bombs-gods-egypt-959603|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Variety16 /> Depp had also been secretly cast to play [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|dark wizard]] [[Gellert Grindelwald]] in a cameo appearance in ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' (2016), the first installment of the ''Fantastic Beasts'' franchise. His name was not mentioned in the promotional materials and his cameo was only revealed at the end of the film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Douglas|first1=Edward|title=Fantastic Beasts Producer David Heyman Explains Why They Cast Johnny Depp|url=https://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-johnny-depp-grindelwald-explained/|access-date=November 20, 2016|work=Collider|date=November 20, 2016|archive-date=November 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121082232/http://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-johnny-depp-grindelwald-explained/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Fantastic Beasts 2': Johnny Depp Confirmed as Grindelwald; Setting Revealed|newspaper=Collider|date=November 8, 2016|first=Adam|last=Chitwood|url=https://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-2-johnny-depp-grindelwald/|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109083602/http://collider.com/fantastic-beasts-2-johnny-depp-grindelwald/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017, Depp appeared alongside other actors and filmmakers in ''[[The Black Ghiandola]]'', a short film made by a terminally ill teenager through the non-profit [[Make a Film Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/with_help_of_hollywood_make_a_film_foundation_grants_film_wish_to_16_year_old_fighting_cancer/prweb13864616.htm|title=With Help of Hollywood Make A Film Foundation Grants Film Wish to 16-year-old Fighting Cancer|work=PRWeb|access-date=March 16, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317054536/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/11/prweb13864616.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/make-a-film-foundation-johnny-depp-sam-raimi-others-1201863923/|title=Johnny Depp, Sam Raimi & Others Contribute To Film By 16-Year Old Cancer Patient|last=Lincoln|first=Ross A.|date=December 3, 2016|work=Deadline|access-date=March 16, 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305020657/http://deadline.com/2016/12/make-a-film-foundation-johnny-depp-sam-raimi-others-1201863923/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://makeafilmfoundation.org/la-benefit-premiere-of-anthonys-contis-the-black-ghiandola-april-22nd/ |title=LA Benefit Premiere of Anthony's Conti's THE BLACK GHIANDOLA – April 22nd |publisher=[[Make a Film Foundation]]|access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612055426/http://makeafilmfoundation.org/la-benefit-premiere-of-anthonys-contis-the-black-ghiandola-april-22nd/ |archive-date=June 12, 2017 }}</ref> He also reprised his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the fifth installment of the ''Pirates'' series, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'' (2017). In the US, it did not perform as well as previous installments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Busch|first=Anita|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/dunkirk-movie-christopher-nolan-international-box-office-results-opening-weekend-global-1202134249/|title='Dunkirk' Takes Box Office By Storm With $55.4M No. 1 Spot For $105M+ Global Opening; 'Valerian' $23.5M Start|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 23, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725090711/http://deadline.com/2017/07/dunkirk-movie-christopher-nolan-international-box-office-results-opening-weekend-global-1202134249/|archive-date=July 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Razzies2017">{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Lexy|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/razzie-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-1078488|title=Razzie Awards: 'Emoji Movie' Named Worst Picture of the Year|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 3, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032651/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/razzie-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-1078488|archive-date=November 9, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the film had a good box office return internationally, especially in China, Japan and Russia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/pirates-of-the-caribbean-box-office-1202453369/ |title='Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Crosses $500 Million at Global Box Office |last=Kelley |first=Seth |work=Variety |date=June 4, 2017 |access-date=June 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604173914/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/pirates-of-the-caribbean-box-office-1202453369/ |archive-date=June 4, 2017 }}</ref> Depp's last film release in 2017 was the [[Agatha Christie]] adaptation ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'', in which he was part of an ensemble cast led by director-star [[Kenneth Branagh]].
[[File:Johnny Depp by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Depp in costume as Gellert Grindelwald at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2018]]
In 2018, Depp voiced the title character Sherlock Gnomes in the animated movie ''[[Sherlock Gnomes|Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes]]''. Although moderately commercially successful, it was critically panned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sherlock_gnomes|title=Sherlock Gnomes (2018)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129073352/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sherlock_gnomes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sherlock-gnomes|title=Sherlock Gnomes Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 8, 2020|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405163320/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/sherlock-gnomes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Razzies2018">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHbwqpSd8 |title= 39th Razzie Nominations! |format= video |via= YouTube |publisher= Razzie Channel |access-date= January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131030132/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSTHbwqpSd8 |archive-date= January 31, 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref> Depp then starred in two independent films, both produced by him and his company, Infinitum Nihil. The first was ''[[City of Lies]]'', in which he starred as [[Russell Poole]], an LAPD detective who attempts to solve the murders of rappers [[Murder of Tupac Shakur|Tupac Shakur]] and [[Murder of Christopher Wallace|The Notorious B.I.G.]] It was set for release in September 2018, but was pulled from the release schedule after a crew member sued Depp for assault.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/city-of-lies-pulled-johnny-depp-1202897208/ |last=Lopez |first=Richard |title=Johnny Depp's Notorious B.I.G. Film 'City of Lies' Pulled From Release Schedule |work=Variety |date=November 17, 2018 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060416/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/city-of-lies-pulled-johnny-depp-1202897208/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The second film was the comedy-drama ''[[Richard Says Goodbye]]'', in which Depp played a professor with terminal cancer. It premiered at the [[Zurich Film Festival]] in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-depps-richard-says-goodbye-gets-world-premiere-at-zurich-festival-1142539|title=Johnny Depp's 'Richard Says Goodbye' to World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=September 12, 2018|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170144/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-depps-richard-says-goodbye-gets-world-premiere-at-zurich-festival-1142539|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp's last film release of 2018 was ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'', in which he reprised his role as Grindelwald. Depp's casting received criticism from fans of the series due to the domestic violence allegations against him.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romano |first=Aja |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/8/16746844/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-fan-backlash|title=J.K. Rowling is "genuinely happy" Johnny Depp is in the Fantastic Beasts films. Fans are not.|work=Vox|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211041202/https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/8/16746844/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-fan-backlash|archive-date=December 11, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts_us_5a2988bfe4b0b185e53a3000|title=J.K. Rowling Defends Johnny Depp's Role In 'Fantastic Beasts'|last=Blumberg|first=Antonia|date=December 7, 2017|work=Huffington Post|access-date=December 12, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212194917/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts_us_5a2988bfe4b0b185e53a3000|archive-date=December 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp also experienced other career setbacks around this time, as Disney confirmed that they would not be casting him in new ''Pirates'' installments<ref name=ind_Disney>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-pirates-caribbean-dropped-disney-reboot-captain-jack-sparrow-release-a8695916.html|title=Johnny Depp officially dropped from Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney producer confirms|last=Stolworthy|first=Jacob|website=[[The Independent]]|date=December 22, 2018|access-date=March 9, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121184042/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-pirates-caribbean-dropped-disney-reboot-captain-jack-sparrow-release-a8695916.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and he was reported to no longer be attached to Universal's Dark Universe franchise.<ref name=reviews>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-reviews-roundup-1202457392/|title='The Mummy' Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=June 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607223217/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/the-mummy-reviews-roundup-1202457392/|archive-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/universal-elisabeth-moss-invisible-man-1203153172/ |title=Elisabeth Moss Circling Universal's 'Invisible Man' (EXCLUSIVE) |last=Kroll |first=Justin |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=March 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302001003/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/universal-elisabeth-moss-invisible-man-1203153172/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp's next films was the independent drama ''[[Waiting for the Barbarians (film)|Waiting for the Barbarians]]'' (2019), which premiered at the [[76th Venice International Film Festival]] and is based on a novel by [[J. M. Coetzee]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

=== 2020s: Personal struggles and resurgence ===
In ''[[Minamata (film)|Minamata]]'' (2020), Depp portrayed photographer [[W. Eugene Smith]]. The film premiered at the [[2020 Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news | last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Johnny Depp to Play War Photographer W. Eugene Smith in 'Minamata' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/johnny-depp-photographer-minamata-1202989438/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 6, 2019 |date=October 23, 2018 |archive-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216071548/https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/johnny-depp-photographer-minamata-1202989438/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2020, Depp resigned from his role as Grindelwald in the ''Fantastic Beasts'' franchise at the request of its production company, [[Warner Bros.]], after he lost [[Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd|his UK libel case]] against ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'', which had accused him of being a domestic abuser.<ref name="varietynov20">{{cite web|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=November 6, 2020|title=Johnny Depp Exits 'Fantastic Beasts' Franchise|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/johnny-depp-exhits-fantastic-beasts-franchise-1234824564/|access-date=November 6, 2020|work=Variety|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106162655/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/johnny-depp-exhits-fantastic-beasts-franchise-1234824564/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Reichert|first=Corinne|title=Johnny Depp leaves Fantastic Beasts films on Warner Bros' request|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/johnny-depp-leaves-fantastic-beasts-films-on-warner-bros-request/|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=CNET|language=en|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190748/https://www.cnet.com/news/johnny-depp-leaves-fantastic-beasts-films-on-warner-bros-request/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Beasts" /> He was replaced by [[Mads Mikkelsen]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharf|first1=Zack|date=November 25, 2020|title=Mads Mikkelsen Replacing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in 'Fantastic Beasts 3'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/11/mads-mikkelsen-replace-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-3-1234598075/|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=IndieWire|language=en|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124103414/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/11/mads-mikkelsen-replace-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-3-1234598075/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2021, ''City of Lies'', which was originally scheduled for 2018, was released in theaters and streaming services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/city-of-lies-wojnarowicz-last-call-specialty-box-office-preview-streaming-1234716550/|title='City Of Lies' Finally Lands In Theaters; 'Wojnarowicz' Docu Spotlights Iconic Queer Artist; 'Last Call' Debuts – Specialty Preview|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=March 19, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426100209/https://deadline.com/2021/03/city-of-lies-wojnarowicz-last-call-specialty-box-office-preview-streaming-1234716550/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=City of Lies: Johnny Depp's Notorious B.I.G. movie hits theaters in 2 weeks |url=https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/city-of-lies-johnny-depp-notorious-big-movie |website=www.joblo.com |access-date=March 5, 2021 |date=March 4, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505163102/https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/city-of-lies-johnny-depp-notorious-big-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> The same month, an online petition to bring Depp back to the ''Pirates'' franchise, begun four months earlier, reached its goal of 500,000 signatures.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reyes|first=Mike|date=March 3, 2021|title=The Petition To Bring Johnny Depp Back For More Pirates Of The Caribbean Finally Reached Its Goal... Then Moved The Benchmark|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2563740/the-petition-to-bring-johnny-depp-back-for-more-pirates-of-the-caribbean-finally-reached-its-goal-then-moved-the-benchmark|url-status=live|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=CinemaBlend|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309195013/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2563740/the-petition-to-bring-johnny-depp-back-for-more-pirates-of-the-caribbean-finally-reached-its-goal-then-moved-the-benchmark}}</ref> His ''Pirates'' co-star [[Kevin McNally]] also expressed support for Depp returning to the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/pirates-caribbean-kevin-mcnally-supports-johnny-depp-return/|title=Pirates of the Caribbean Star Wants Johnny Depp Back As Jack Sparrow|author=Rivas, Katie|work=[[Screen Rant]]|date=November 6, 2021|access-date=November 20, 2021|archive-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122170952/https://screenrant.com/pirates-caribbean-kevin-mcnally-supports-johnny-depp-return/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2021, [[Andrew Levitas]], the director of ''Minamata'' (2020), accused [[MGM]]&nbsp;of trying to bury the film due to Depp's involvement,<ref name="burying">{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr|date=July 26, 2021|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/johnny-depp-minamata-director-letter-mgm-buried-movie-1234799868/|title=Did Johnny Depp's Fall From Grace Prompt MGM To "Bury" Japan Mercury Poisoning Drama 'Minamata'? Read Letter Director Andrew Levitas Sent To Studio|work=Deadline|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628221948/https://deadline.com/2021/07/johnny-depp-minamata-director-letter-mgm-buried-movie-1234799868/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Kennedy|url=https://screenrant.com/johnny-depp-minamata-release-theaters-hidden-star-power/|title=Johnny Depp's Fall From Grace Is Confirmed In Minamata's Release|website=ScreenRant|access-date=February 5, 2021|date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205170551/https://screenrant.com/johnny-depp-minamata-release-theaters-hidden-star-power/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Zack|last=Scharf|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/minamata-director-accuses-mgm-burying-film-johnny-depp-1234653673/|title=MGM Says New Johnny Depp Film Still Awaiting Release After Director Claims Studio Is Burying It|website=IndieWire|access-date=October 5, 2021|date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909012647/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/07/minamata-director-accuses-mgm-burying-film-johnny-depp-1234653673/|url-status=live}}</ref> with Depp claiming he is being boycotted by the Hollywood industry and calling his changed reputation an "absurdity of media mathematics".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Drury |first1=Sharareh |title=Johnny Depp Says He's Being Boycotted by Hollywood |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-boycotted-hollywood-1234998032/ |access-date=November 15, 2021 |work=[[Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428201423/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-boycotted-hollywood-1234998032/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Minamata'' was released in the UK and Ireland in August 2021,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theartsshelf.com/2021/07/06/minamata-will-be-released-in-cinemas-across-the-uk-ireland-on-13-august-2021/|title='MINAMATA' will be released in cinemas across the UK & Ireland on 13 August 2021!|work=The Arts Shelf|date=July 6, 2021|access-date=July 26, 2021|archive-date=July 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726211131/https://www.theartsshelf.com/2021/07/06/minamata-will-be-released-in-cinemas-across-the-uk-ireland-on-13-august-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in North America in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/johnny-depp-movie-minamata-us-release-december-mgm-1234882900/|title=Johnny Depp Movie 'Minamata' Is Finally Getting A U.S. Release, But Not With MGM|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman|publisher=Deadline|date=December 1, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604043116/https://deadline.com/2021/12/johnny-depp-movie-minamata-us-release-december-mgm-1234882900/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minamata|title=Minamata (2020)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916070541/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minamata|url-status=live}}</ref> with multiple publications praising Depp's performance as his best in years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/johnny-depp-minamata-berlin-film-festival-andrew-levitas-1202864977/|title=Johnny Depp's 'Minamata', True-Life Japanese Tragedy, Gets World Premiere & First Look For Buyers – Berlin|author=Hammond, Pete|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 4, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001414/https://deadline.com/2020/02/johnny-depp-minamata-berlin-film-festival-andrew-levitas-1202864977/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/minamata-film-movie-review-johnny-depp-best-performance-japan-pollution-disaster-1149669|title=Minamata, review: Johnny Depp gives his best performance in years in this true story of corporate exploitation|author=Newland, Christina|work=[[i (British newspaper)|iNews]]|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714044210/https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/minamata-film-movie-review-johnny-depp-best-performance-japan-pollution-disaster-1149669|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/whatever-you-think-of-him-johnny-depp-acts-here-with-grace-and-grit-20210531-p57wri.html|title=Whatever you think of him, Johnny Depp acts here with grace and grit|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=June 3, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=June 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603183910/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/whatever-you-think-of-him-johnny-depp-acts-here-with-grace-and-grit-20210531-p57wri.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3130125/minamata-movie-review-johnny-depp-plays-tortured|title=Minamata movie review: Johnny Depp plays tortured photojournalist in retelling of Japanese disaster|author=Marsh, James|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|date=April 19, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=July 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705032046/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3130125/minamata-movie-review-johnny-depp-plays-tortured|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7278674/depp-shines-in-story-of-suffering/|title=Depp shines in story of suffering|author=Fredbury, Jane|work=[[The Canberra Times]]|date=June 6, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001413/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7278674/depp-shines-in-story-of-suffering/|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp also continues as the face of Dior's men's fragrance, Sauvage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/beauty/johnny-depp-remains-the-face-of-dior-beauty-s-latest-sauvage-elixir-fragrance|title=Johnny Depp remains as the face of Dior Beauty's latest Sauvage Elixir fragrance|work=[[L'Officiel]] Malaysia|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128222714/https://www.lofficielmalaysia.com/beauty/johnny-depp-remains-the-face-of-dior-beauty-s-latest-sauvage-elixir-fragrance|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://vman.com/article/johnny-depp-francois-demachy-speak-on-diors-sauvage/|title=JOHNNY DEPP & FRANÇOIS DEMACHY SPEAK ON DIOR'S SAUVAGE|first=Greg|last=Marku|work=[[VMan]]|date=July 26, 2021|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606224124/https://vman.com/article/johnny-depp-francois-demachy-speak-on-diors-sauvage/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp received multiple honorary awards at numerous European film festivals, including at the [[Camerimage]] festival in Poland,<ref>{{cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Lee |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Johnny Depp to Be Honored at Camerimage, 'Minamata' to Close Film Festival |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/festivals/johnny-depp-camerimage-minamata-1234816352/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001411/https://variety.com/2020/film/festivals/johnny-depp-camerimage-minamata-1234816352/ |archive-date=November 26, 2021 |access-date=November 22, 2021 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> the [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]]&nbsp;in the Czech Republic,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-honored-by-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1234995010/|title=Second Major European Festival Honors Johnny Depp|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 10, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531134849/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-honored-by-karlovy-vary-film-festival-1234995010/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]]&nbsp;in Spain,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/johnny-depp-decries-cancel-culture-before-receiving-san-sebastians-top-prize-2021-09-22/|title=Johnny Depp decries 'cancel culture' before receiving San Sebastian's top prize|author=West, Vincent|work=[[Reuters]]|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531190920/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/johnny-depp-decries-cancel-culture-before-receiving-san-sebastians-top-prize-2021-09-22/|url-status=live}}</ref> where Depp was awarded the [[Donostia Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-donostia-award-1235037224/|title=Johnny Depp to Receive San Sebastian Donostia Award|last=Hopewell|first=John|work=Variety|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607134631/https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-donostia-award-1235037224/|url-status=live}}</ref> These awards were controversial, with various domestic violence charities criticizing the festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58170506|title=Johnny Depp's film festival awards insulting, domestic abuse charities say|work=[[BBC News]]|date=August 11, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628221946/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58170506|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/metoo-controversy-film-festival-johnny-depp-woody-allen-roman-polanski-1235053849/|title=Are Film Festivals Behind the Curve in Dealing With #MeToo Controversies?|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|work=Variety|date=September 4, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531230439/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/metoo-controversy-film-festival-johnny-depp-woody-allen-roman-polanski-1235053849/|url-status=live}}</ref> The organizers of the ceremonies released statements defending their decision to award Depp,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/|title=Johnny Depp Says Cancel Culture Is 'So Far Out Of Hand' & 'No One Is Safe', Asks People To 'Stand Up' Against 'Injustice' – San Sebastian|first=Tom|last=Grater|work=Deadline|date=September 22, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625075222/https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/johnny-depp-fan-support-kviff/|title=Johnny Depp Fans Shower Embattled Actor with Love at KVIFF: We Believe You|first=Jeremy|last=Dick|work=[[MovieWeb]]|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=November 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126001415/https://movieweb.com/johnny-depp-fan-support-kviff/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/global/johnny-depp-honor-by-san-sebastian-festival-director-1235041084/|title=Johnny Depp Donostia Award Defended by San Sebastian Festival Director|first=Naman|last=Ramachandran|work=Variety|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604120632/https://variety.com/2021/film/global/johnny-depp-honor-by-san-sebastian-festival-director-1235041084/|url-status=live}}</ref> with the San Sebastian Film Festival stating that "he has not been charged by any authority in any jurisdiction, nor convicted of any form of violence against women".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58200208|title=Johnny Depp: San Sebastian Film Festival defends honorary award|work=BBC News|date=August 13, 2021|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601033450/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58200208|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2021, Depp described himself as a victim of [[cancel culture]].<ref name="CancelCulture">{{cite web |last1=Grater |first1=Tom |title=Johnny Depp Says Cancel Culture Is "So Far Out Of Hand" & "No One Is Safe", Asks People To "Stand Up" Against "Injustice" – San Sebastian |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=November 6, 2021 |date=September 22, 2021 |archive-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625075222/https://deadline.com/2021/09/johnny-depp-cancel-culture-so-far-out-of-hand-no-one-is-safe-asks-people-to-stand-up-against-injustice-1234842145/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The same month, he launched [[IN.2 Film|IN.2]], a London-based sister company to his production company, Infinitum Nihil, and announced that IN.2 and the Spanish production company ''A Contracorriente Films'' were starting a new development fund for TV and film projects.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-development-fund-1235072265/|title=Johnny Depp Launches London-Based IN.2, Unveils Development Fund With Spain's A Contracorriente Films|first1=Jamie|last1=Lang|first2=Anna Marie |last2=de la Fuente|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 28, 2021|access-date=November 29, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129102843/https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-development-fund-1235072265/|url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Johnny Depp Festival de Cannes 2023.jpg|thumb|Depp at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]]]] On February 15, 2022, Depp received the Serbian [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Serbia#Mdeals|Gold Medal of Merit]] from President [[Aleksandar Vučić]] for "outstanding merits in public and cultural activities, especially in the field of film art and the promotion of the Republic of Serbia in the world".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-serbia-medal-president-aleksander-vucic-1301054/|title=Johnny Depp Receives Medal of Honor from Controversial Serbian President|first1=Althea|last1=Legaspi|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=February 16, 2022|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216170628/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/johnny-depp-serbia-medal-president-aleksander-vucic-1301054/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Zeller |first=Terry |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp Makes Rare Appearance After Losing Amber Heard Lawsuit To Receive Serbian Medal |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/02/16/johnny-depp-serbian-gold-medal-photos/ |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=[[Hollywood Life]] |archive-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422135407/https://hollywoodlife.com/2022/02/16/johnny-depp-serbian-gold-medal-photos/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Minamata'' and animated series ''[[Puffins (TV series)|Puffins]]'' were shot in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Isobel |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp says he's 'on the verge of a new life' as he receives medal in Serbia |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-serbia-aleksandar-vucic-amber-heard-b2016294.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-serbia-aleksandar-vucic-amber-heard-b2016294.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=April 22, 2022 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>

On May 29, 2022, Depp, who was still awaiting a verdict in his highly publicized [[Depp v. Heard|defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard]], made a surprise appearance at a [[Jeff Beck]] gig in Sheffield, playing guitar alongside Beck to three classic songs from [[John Lennon]], [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]]. Depp joined Beck on his last concert tour in the UK and Europe during June and July and in the United States in October and November, to promote their album ''[[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|18]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=May 30, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp appears on stage with Jeff Beck at Sheffield gig |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/johnny-depp-appears-on-stage-with-jeff-beck-at-sheffield-gig-3236301 |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811112548/https://www.nme.com/news/music/johnny-depp-appears-on-stage-with-jeff-beck-at-sheffield-gig-3236301 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck and an album called '18' – DW – 07/15/2022 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-and-an-album-called-18/a-62465882 |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=dw.com |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811112548/https://www.dw.com/en/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-and-an-album-called-18/a-62465882 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Angermiller |first=Michele Amabile |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp-Jeff Beck Tour Brings on the Guitar Heroics and 'I Love You, Johnny' Shrieks |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-tour-concert-new-jersey-1235401164/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119133012/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-tour-concert-new-jersey-1235401164/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2022, he made a cameo appearance at the [[2022 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp makes surprise cameo at MTV VMAs – with Taylor Swift and Harry Styles among big winners |url=https://news.sky.com/story/johnny-depp-makes-surprise-cameo-at-mtv-vmas-as-taylor-swift-and-harry-styles-among-big-winners-12684348 |access-date=August 30, 2022 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=August 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830064232/https://news.sky.com/story/johnny-depp-makes-surprise-cameo-at-mtv-vmas-as-taylor-swift-and-harry-styles-among-big-winners-12684348 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp next starred as King [[Louis XV]] in French actor-director [[Maïwenn]]'s period film ''[[Jeanne du Barry (film)|Jeanne Du Barry]]'' (2023). This was the first film for Depp where he acted in French.<ref name="LeJDD">{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2022 |title=Maïwenn sur le tournage de son film sur Jeanne Du Barry: " Ma mise en scène n'est ni pop ni rock " |url=https://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/exclusif-maiwenn-sur-le-tournage-de-son-film-sur-jeanne-dubarry-ma-mise-en-scene-nest-ni-pop-ni-rock-4157619 |access-date=April 2, 2023 |website=[[Le Journal du Dimanche]] |language=fr}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]] as the opening film, where it was greeted with a 7-minute standing ovation and received a mixed reception from film critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rutherford |first=Nichola |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Johnny Depp: Critics lukewarm to comeback film Jeanne du Barry |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65619877 |access-date=August 5, 2024 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=May 16, 2023 |title='Jeanne Du Barry' Review: Johnny Depp Holds Court In PG Spin On Scandalous Historical Tale |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235368922/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516201310/https://deadline.com/2023/05/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235368922/ |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=May 16, 2023 |title='Jeanne du Barry' Review: Johnny Depp Makes a Decent, if Distracting Match for 'My King' Director Maïwenn |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235613773/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516195634/https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/jeanne-du-barry-review-johnny-depp-maiwenn-1235613773/ |archive-date=May 16, 2023 |access-date=May 16, 2023 |website=[[Variety (website)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Setoodeh |first1=Ramin |last2=Sharf |first2=Zack |date=May 16, 2023 |title=Johnny Depp Cements Cannes Comeback With Teary Seven-Minute Standing Ovation for 'Jeanne du Barry' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/johnny-depp-cannes-standing-ovation-jeanne-du-barry-1235614130/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Many critics deemed it Depp's comeback role, something he did not agree with.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNamara |first=Mary |date=May 17, 2023 |title='I don't have much use for Hollywood': Johnny Depp slams industry that 'boycotted' him |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-05-17/johnny-depp-press-conference-cannes-jeanne-du-barry-slams-hollywood |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

''[[Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness]]'' (2024), was Depp's first directorial effort in over 25 years. The film is about 72 hours in the life of Italian artist [[Amedeo Modigliani]], and Depp co-produced it through his European company IN.2 Film, alongside [[Al Pacino]].<ref name="Modigliani" /> It stars [[Riccardo Scamarcio]], [[Stephen Graham]], Al Pacino and Antonia Desplat, and it is based on a play by Dennis McIntyre.<ref name="Modigliani">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/johnny-depp-direct-modigliani-al-pacino-amber-heard-1235092154/ |title=Johnny Depp To Direct 'Modigliani', His First Directorial Effort in 25 Years; Al Pacino Co-Producing |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |first=Zac |last=Ntim |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818043142/https://deadline.com/2022/08/johnny-depp-direct-modigliani-al-pacino-amber-heard-1235092154/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Principal photography]] commenced in September 2023 in Budapest, Hungary and was completed in Los Angeles and Turin in early 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-modi-hungary-italy-luisa-ranieri-al-pacino-1235737158/ |title=Johnny Depp Starts Shooting 'Modì' in Hungary, With Italy's Luisa Ranieri Joining Al Pacino and Riccardo Scamarcio in Cast |website=Variety |first=Nick |last=Vivarelli |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927114248/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-modi-hungary-italy-luisa-ranieri-al-pacino-1235737158/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 9, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp regista a Torino per due giorni: ciak per "Modì" con Scamarcio |url=https://www.lastampa.it/torino/2024/02/09/news/johnny_depp_regista_torino_modi_scamarcio_modigliani-14056862/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=La Stampa |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp Hails "Transformative" Experience Of Directing 'Modi' As First Behind-The-Scenes Images Revealed Of Depp, Al Pacino & More |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/johnny-depp-directing-new-movie-modi-first-images-al-pacino-1235796528/ |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival]] on September 24, 2024, where it was received warmly by the audience with a lengthy standing ovation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=August 20, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp's 'Modi – Three Days On The Wing Of Madness' To Debut At San Sebastián |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/johnny-depp-modi-three-days-on-the-wing-of-madness-san-sebastian-film-festival-2024-1236044644/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntim |first=Zac |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp's 'Modi' Charms San Sebastian, Filmmaker Dedicates Flick To Late Rocker Jeff Beck |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/johnny-depp-modi-san-sebastian-film-festival-2024-jeff-beck-dedication-1236098599/ |access-date=September 28, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2025, Depp spoke with Jerry Bruckheimer about a possible return to the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' in the sixth film of the franchise, pending script development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2025-08-12 |title='Pirates of the Caribbean' Producer Spoke to Johnny Depp About Jack Sparrow's Return in 'Pirates 6': 'If He Likes the Way the Part's Written, I Think He Would Do It' |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/johnny-depp-pirates-of-the-caribbean-6-talks-jerry-bruckheimer-1236487332/ |access-date=2025-08-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> 

== Other ventures ==
In 2004, Depp founded film production company [[Infinitum Nihil]] to develop projects where he will serve as actor or producer.<ref name="variety_in" /> He serves as its CEO, while his sister, Christi Dembrowski, serves as president.<ref name="variety_in" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=Johnny Depp-Produced 'Muscle Shoals' Among 5 Series In Works At IM Global TV|url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/johnny-depp-muscle-shoals-series-planetoid-lesser-dead-im-global-tv-1201746064/|work=Deadline|date=April 28, 2016|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223002735/https://deadline.com/2016/04/johnny-depp-muscle-shoals-series-planetoid-lesser-dead-im-global-tv-1201746064/|url-status=live}}</ref> The company's first two film releases were ''[[The Rum Diary (film)|The Rum Diary]]'' (2011) and ''[[Hugo (film)|Hugo]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite news|title=Update: That's Not Johnny Depp on the Set of 'Hugo Cabret'|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/7778287/update-that-s-not-johnny-depp-on-the-set-of-hugo-cabret?page=all|access-date=August 13, 2013|publisher=hollywood.com|date=March 28, 2011|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111113813/http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/7778287/update-that-s-not-johnny-depp-on-the-set-of-hugo-cabret?page=all|url-status=live}}</ref> A European sister-company to Infinitum Nihil, entitled [[IN.2 Film|IN.2]], was launched in September 2021. In a press release, Depp stated: "From the student to the maestro, from the aspiring artists to the yet-knowns, to the well-established great masters across all forms of modern media, IN.2 will build a space where artists can be artists, where they will be free to create those unexpected moments, those happy accidents that contain the propensity to constitute great art and so bring their unique vision to life."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Lang |first1=Jamie |first2=Anna Marie |last2=de la Fuente |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Johnny Depp Launches London-Based IN.2, Unveils Development Fund With Spain's A Contracorriente Films |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-development-fund-1235072265/ |access-date=October 16, 2023 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129102843/https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/johnny-depp-san-sebastian-development-fund-1235072265/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp co-owned the nightclub [[The Viper Room]] in Los Angeles from 1993 to 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_47_27/ai_n15933833|title=Nightclub coils to strike in trademark infringement suits|first=Amanda|last=Bronstad|work=Los Angeles Business Journal|date=November 21, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015074344/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m5072/is_47_27/ai_n15933833|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> and he was also part owner of the restaurant-bar [[Man Ray (bar)|Man Ray]] in Paris for a short period of time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/paris/N25308.html |title=Man Ray {{!}} Bar/Club Review {{!}} Paris |work=[[Frommer's]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501054138/http://www.frommers.com/destinations/paris/N25308.html |archive-date=May 1, 2008 |access-date=March 23, 2017 }}</ref> Depp and [[Douglas Brinkley]] edited folk singer [[Woody Guthrie]]'s novel ''House of Earth'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Johnny Depp Co-Editing Lost Woody Guthrie Novel|url=http://rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/1149-johnny-depp-co-editing-lost-woody-guthrie-novel|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=July 11, 2012|date=July 10, 2012|archive-date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507023747/http://rollingstone.co.za/musicrev/item/1149-johnny-depp-co-editing-lost-woody-guthrie-novel|url-status=live}}</ref> which was published in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Novel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/books/review/woody-guthries-dust-bowl-novel.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 11, 2012|first1=Douglas|last1=Brinkley|first2=Johnny|last2=Depp|date=July 9, 2012|archive-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712193556/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/books/review/woody-guthries-dust-bowl-novel.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Music ===
[[File:HollywoodVampsSSe200618-126 (42513694350) (Cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Depp performing with the [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]] at [[Wembley Arena]] in 2018]]

Prior to his acting career, Depp was a guitarist, and has later featured on songs by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[Shane MacGowan]], [[Iggy Pop]], Vanessa Paradis, [[Aerosmith]], [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]], and [[The New Basement Tapes]], among others. He also performed with Manson at the [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] Golden Gods Awards in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/04/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson-golden-gods-awards.html |work=Los Angeles Times |title=Johnny Depp jams with Marilyn Manson at Golden Gods Awards |date=April 20, 2012 |access-date=May 30, 2012 |first1=August |last1=Brown |archive-date=June 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607034704/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/04/johnny-depp-marilyn-manson-golden-gods-awards.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp played guitar on the soundtrack of his films ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'', and has appeared in music videos for [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]], [[The Lemonheads]], [[Avril Lavigne]] and [[Paul McCartney]]. In the 1990s, he was also a member of [[P (band)|P]], a musical group featuring [[Butthole Surfers]] singer [[Gibby Haynes]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] bassist [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] and [[Sex Pistols]] guitarist [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In 2014, Depp joined Aerosmith on stage at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juul |first=Matt |title=Johnny Depp Joins Aerosmith on Stage at Mansfield Show |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2014/07/17/johnny-depp-joins-aerosmith-on-stage-at-mansfield-show/ |access-date=January 31, 2024 |website=www.boston.com |date=July 17, 2014 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2015, Depp formed the [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]] with [[Alice Cooper]] and [[Joe Perry (musician)|Joe Perry]]; the band also includes Bruce Witkin, his friend from his 1980s band, The Kids. Hollywood Vampires released their [[Hollywood Vampires (Hollywood Vampires album)|self-titled debut studio album]] in September 2015. It featured eleven classic rock [[cover version|covers]], as well as three original songs (all co-written by Depp).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itun.es/gb/o0W58|title=Hollywood Vampires|work=iTunes|date=September 11, 2015|access-date=September 12, 2015|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080301/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/hollywood-vampires/1440835039|url-status=live}}</ref> The band made their live debut at [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|The Roxy]] in Los Angeles in September 2015,<ref name="RTTNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.rttnews.com/2541518/alice-cooper-johnny-depp-joe-perry-supergroup-announce-first-live-dates.aspx|title=Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry Supergroup Announce First Live Dates|website=RTTNews|access-date=October 14, 2018|archive-date=October 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204045/http://www.rttnews.com/2541518/alice-cooper-johnny-depp-joe-perry-supergroup-announce-first-live-dates.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> and has since done three world tours in 2016,<ref>{{cite web | title=Hollywood Vampires Announce 2016 Touring | url=http://loudwire.com/hollywood-vampires-2016-touring/ | date=April 3, 2016 | website=[[Loudwire]] | access-date=October 14, 2018 | archive-date=November 17, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117200945/http://loudwire.com/hollywood-vampires-2016-touring/ | url-status=live }}</ref> 2018<ref>{{cite web | title=Hollywood Vampires Announce 2018 Tour Dates | url=http://loudwire.com/hollywood-vampires-announce-2018-tour-dates/ | date=March 28, 2018 | website=[[Loudwire]] | access-date=October 14, 2018 | archive-date=October 22, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022055256/http://loudwire.com/hollywood-vampires-announce-2018-tour-dates/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/watch-hollywood-vampires-johnny-depp-sing-david-bowie-bad-wolves-public-image-ltd-more/|title=Watch Hollywood Vampires' Johnny Depp Sing David Bowie|website=Loudwire|date=May 25, 2018 |language=en|access-date=May 30, 2018|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530160539/http://loudwire.com/watch-hollywood-vampires-johnny-depp-sing-david-bowie-bad-wolves-public-image-ltd-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp announces new tour as Amber Heard reportedly 'still weighing legal options' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/johnny-depp-hollywood-vampire-tour-amber-heard-trial-195346818.html |access-date=June 23, 2022 |website=Yahoo! Entertainment |last=Ryder |first=Taryn |date=June 22, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322114729/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/johnny-depp-hollywood-vampire-tour-amber-heard-trial-195346818.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CvWRwjtMWQ4|title=Though we didn't open our season with @hollywoodvampires, we feel lucky we got to help them close out their tour #worththewait |user=bethelwoodscenter |postid=CvWRwjtMWQ4 |date=July 31, 2023 |access-date=August 4, 2023|archive-date=August 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804045614/https://www.instagram.com/p/CvWRwjtMWQ4/|url-status=live}}</ref> Their second studio album, ''Rise'', was released in June 2019 and consists mostly of original material, including songs written by Depp. The album also features a cover version of David Bowie's "Heroes", sung by Depp.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hollywood-vampires-feat-alice-cooper-johnny-depp-joe-perry-rise-album-due-in-june/ |title=Hollywood Vampires Feat. Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry: 'Rise' Album Due In June |website=Blabbermouth.com |date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-date=April 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418033020/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hollywood-vampires-feat-alice-cooper-johnny-depp-joe-perry-rise-album-due-in-june/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, Depp released a cover of [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Isolation (John Lennon song)|Isolation]]" with guitarist [[Jeff Beck]], and stated that they would be releasing more music together in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/jeff-beck-and-johnny-depp-team-up-to-reimagine-john-lennons-isolation |title=Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp team up to reimagine John Lennon's Isolation |website=Loudersound.com |date=April 16, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802203753/https://www.loudersound.com/news/jeff-beck-and-johnny-depp-team-up-to-reimagine-john-lennons-isolation |url-status=live }}</ref> Beginning in May 2022, Depp joined Beck onstage for a number of concerts in the United Kingdom, where Beck announced they had recorded an album together.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/03/johnny-depp-to-release-album-with-jeff-beck |title=Johnny Depp to release album with Jeff Beck |website=[[The Guardian]] |first=Ben |last=Beaumont-Thomas |date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=June 4, 2022 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618054521/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jun/03/johnny-depp-to-release-album-with-jeff-beck |url-status=live }}</ref> Their joint record, titled ''[[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|18]]'', was released on July 15, 2022. Depp also accompanied Beck on his last European and American tours, which began in June and ended in November.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-new-album-1365081/ |title=Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Announce Collaborative Album '18,' Share First Single |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |date=June 9, 2022 |access-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-date=June 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609140135/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-new-album-1365081/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2023, Depp performed at the Jeff Beck tribute concerts held at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, sharing the stage with [[Eric Clapton]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Ronnie Wood]] and [[Kirk Hammett]] among others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Johnny Depp Returns to Stage for Jeff Beck Tribute Concert |url=https://people.com/johnny-depp-plays-guitar-at-jeff-beck-tribute-show-7501670 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |work=People |archive-date=May 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524032021/https://people.com/johnny-depp-plays-guitar-at-jeff-beck-tribute-show-7501670 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eric Clapton Leads Jeff Beck Tribute Concerts in London |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/eric-clapton-jeff-beck-tribute-concerts-london-2023/ |access-date=May 23, 2023 |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523161340/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/eric-clapton-jeff-beck-tribute-concerts-london-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On July 17, 2024, Depp was a special guest at one of the three [[Andrea Bocelli]] 30th anniversary concerts. Together, Depp and Bocelli performed the song "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor" in honor of Jeff Beck. Depp played the guitar, while Bocelli sang. Other guests included [[Will Smith]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Russell Crowe]], [[Brian May]], [[Jon Batiste]] and [[Laura Pausini]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Will Smith, Johnny Depp, More Perform at Andrea Bocelli 30th Anniversary Celebration |url=https://people.com/will-smith-johnny-depp-more-perform-at-andrea-bocelli-30th-anniversary-celebration-8679878 |access-date=August 3, 2024 |website=People |last=Blanchet |first=Brenton |date=July 18, 2024}}</ref>

=== Art ===
In July 2022, artwork made by Depp sold out less than a day since it debuted in the art retailer Castle Fine Art in London's [[Covent Garden]]. The art house hosted his "Friends & Heroes" collection, which was described as paintings of people "who have inspired him as a person". Among the art pieces, the names include actors [[Al Pacino]] and [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and musicians [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Keith Richards]]. Depp made for nearly $4 million and sold 780 prints through the art house's 37 galleries. Ahead of the sale, Depp expressed his desire to display his art publicly and stated, "I've always used art to express my feelings and to reflect on those who matter most to me, like my family, friends and people I admire." He added, "My paintings surround my life, but I kept them to myself and limited myself. No one should ever limit themselves."<ref>Brito, Christopher (July 29, 2022). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnny-depp-artwork-sells-out/ "Johnny Depp's Artwork Sells out within Hours of Debut."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610184153/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnny-depp-artwork-sells-out/ |date=June 10, 2023 }} ''[[CBS News]]''. Retrieved June 22, 2023.</ref> All 780 pieces sold within hours, with framed individual images going for £3,950 and the complete portfolio of four images selling for £14,950. "This world-first release proved to be our fastest-selling collection to date, with all titles selling out in just hours", the gallery announced on [[Instagram]]. Speaking on behalf of fine art publishers, Washington Green Glyn Washington described Depp as a "true creative, with an extraordinary eye for detail and nuance".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/28/johnny-depp-sells-artwork-for-3m-amid-amber-heard-legal-battle-17087689/ | title=Johnny Depp raises a whopping £3million in hours by selling his art | date=July 28, 2022 | website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] | access-date=July 29, 2022 | archive-date=July 29, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729191015/https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/28/johnny-depp-sells-artwork-for-3m-amid-amber-heard-legal-battle-17087689/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/johnny-depps-debut-art-collection-sells-hours-nearly-4m | title=Johnny Depp's debut art collection sells out in hours for nearly $4M | website=[[Fox News]] | date=July 29, 2022 | access-date=July 30, 2022 | archive-date=July 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730034644/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/johnny-depps-debut-art-collection-sells-hours-nearly-4m | url-status=live }}</ref>

A second installment in the "Friends & Heroes" collection, this time entitled "Friends & Heroes II" was released in March 2023. Prints of public figures [[Heath Ledger]], [[Bob Marley]], [[River Phoenix]] and [[Hunter S. Thompson]] were made available for sale, as a four-piece, and signed by Depp, or sold individually.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Johnny Depp Selling Hand-Painted Heath Ledger, Bob Marley Portraits For Thousands of Dollars |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-paintings-heath-ledger-bob-marley-1235543866/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017095557/https://variety.com/2023/film/global/johnny-depp-paintings-heath-ledger-bob-marley-1235543866/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2023, Depp unveiled an auto portrait, entitled "Five" which he had painted in 2021. The meaning of the number five is, according to Depp, linked the fact that he was about to enter the fifth year of a dark phase in his life. Depp spoke about the difficulty in creating a self-portrait, stating: "It's not the most comfortable thing doing a self-portrait. Although, in a weird way, almost everything you do is a self-portrait in one way or another." The collections were once again hosted by Castle Fine Art gallery.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp Unveils His Debut Self-Portrait, Titled 'Five': 'Not the Most Comfortable Thing' |url=https://people.com/johnny-depp-debut-self-portrait-new-artwork-for-sale-photos-7563372 |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017095558/https://people.com/johnny-depp-debut-self-portrait-new-artwork-for-sale-photos-7563372 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp opened his first art exhibition ''A Bunch of Stuff'' on October 4, 2024, at the [[Starrett–Lehigh Building]] in New York City. The exhibition features artworks created by Depp over many decades, with some dating back to his 20s. On September 30, 2024, a special preview event took place, with Depp and some of his friends and family members present, including [[Jim Jarmusch]], [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] and [[Justin Bartha]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside Johnny Depp's Art Exhibit Opening in N.Y.C. Where Actor Got Support from Family, Pirates Pals and More |url=https://people.com/inside-johnny-depp-art-exhibit-opening-nyc-8721137 |access-date=October 1, 2024 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pavia |first=Will |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Johnny Depp unveils immersive art show with 'artefacts' from his life |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/johnny-depp-artwork-exhibition-paintings-zb6x99dg0 |access-date=October 1, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en }}</ref>

== Philanthropy ==
Depp has a history of supporting various charitable causes. In 2006, Depp received the "Courage to Care" award from Children's Hospital Los Angeles for his advocacy for children and children's charities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/j-lo-and-depp-at-gala-for-kids/ |title=J-Lo And Depp At Gala For Kids |work=CBS News |date=October 9, 2006 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> In 2016, he received the "Rhonda's Kiss Healing and Hope Award" at the Rhonda's Kiss annual benefit concert. The award recognized his work with cancer patients and his contributions to research.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/news/198498_johnny_depp_to_be_honored_with_healing_and_hope_award_for_his_support_of_cancer_patients_need |title=Johnny Depp to Receive Charity Award for His Support of Cancer Patients in Need |work=ET Online |last=Willis |first=Jackie |date=September 20, 2016 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref>

Depp donated nearly $800,000 to several charities through the sale of his "Never Fear Truth" NFTs. The donations were made to children's hospitals and other organizations, including the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Perth Children's Hospital Foundation, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity, and The Footprint Coalition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-charity-nft-donation-b2119476.html |title=Johnny Depp donates earnings from NFT sale to charity associated with Amber Heard |work=The Independent |first=Maanya |last=Sachdeva |date=July 10, 2022 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> He also donated the $1 million settlement he received from Amber Heard to five charities: Make-A-Film Foundation, The Painted Turtle, Tetiaroa Society, Red Feather, and Amazonia Fund Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/johnny-depp-donate-million-defamation-settlement-charity-1235514671/ |title=Johnny Depp to Donate $1 Million From Defamation Case Settlement to Charity |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=White |first=Abbey |date=June 13, 2023 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref>

Depp and Rod Stewart collaborated on a private benefit concert to raise money for Celia Hammond's Animal Trust. The event, which took place in London, aimed to support the charity's efforts in rescuing and caring for cats and kittens. The concert successfully raised over $300,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/rod-stewart/johnny-depp-charity-gig/ |title=Rod Stewart and Johnny Depp join forces at charity gig for stray kittens |work=Smooth Radio |last=Nissem |first=Mayer |date=February 7, 2004 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://catsofcapetown.com/2025/01/24/johnny-depp-and-rod-stewart-raise-300000-for-supermodels-cat-and-kitten-rescue/ |title=Johnny Depp And Rod Stewart Raise $300,000 For Supermodel's Cat And Kitten Rescue |website=Cats of Cape Town |date=January 24, 2025 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> Depp donated an original, signed piece of artwork to The Bright Foundation, a UK-based children's arts education charity, for auction. The auction, managed by Kerry Taylor Auctions, included the artwork and three of Depp's costumes. The proceeds will help the arts education charity to provide access to creative activities for children and young people facing disadvantage in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatrefullstop.com/2024/03/05/johnny-depp-donates-original-artwork-for-uk-childrens-arts-education-charity-online-auction/ |title=Johnny Depp donates original artwork for UK children's arts education charity online auction |website=Theatre Full Stop |date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref>

Depp has visited hospitals' children's wards as Jack Sparrow around the world, from Vancouver, Paris, London, Australia and U.S. His most recent visits were in Spain.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/johnny-depp-visits-childrens-hospital-spain-as-jack-sparrow-11756989 |title=Johnny Depp Dresses as Jack Sparrow for Surprise Visit to Children's Hospital in Spain |work=People |first=Jen |last=Juneau |date=June 18, 2025 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.diariovasco.com/culturas/zinemaldia/johnny-depp-sorprende-ninos-hospital-donostia-caracterizado-20240926210643-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariovasco.com%2Fculturas%2Fzinemaldia%2Fjohnny-depp-sorprende-ninos-hospital-donostia-caracterizado-20240926210643-nt.html%3Fref%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.diariovasco.com%2Fculturas%2Fzinemaldia%2Fjohnny-depp-sorprende-ninos-hospital-donostia-caracterizado-20240926210643-nt.html |title=Johnny Depp sorprende a los niños del Hospital Donostia caracterizado de Jack Sparrow |language=es |work=El Diario Vasco |first=Jon |last=Munarriz |date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> He also recorded a video message as the character to a terminally ill boy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-63971424 |title=Johnny Depp: Jack Sparrow's message for terminally ill boy |work=BBC News |last=Martin |first=Dan |date=December 15, 2022 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> Depp made a voice message as himself for a girl who had been in a coma for five months; parents of the girl asked him to tape a message because he was the favorite actor of their daughter and they hoped playing the message would help wake her up.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/johnny-depp-helped-wake-a-girl-from-a-9month-coma-with-the-sound-of-his-voice.php |title=Johnny Depp Helped Wake a Girl From a 9-Month Coma with the Sound Of His Voice |website=Pajiba |last=Rowles |first=Dustin |date=June 9, 2015 |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref>

== Public image and reception ==
In the 1990s, Depp was seen as a new type of male film star that rejected the norms of that role.<ref name="Freeman2">{{cite web |last=Freeman |first=Hadley |date=November 3, 2020 |title=The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world's most beautiful movie star turned very ugly |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/03/the-fall-of-johnny-depp-how-the-worlds-most-beautiful-movie-star-turned-very-ugly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309003209/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/03/the-fall-of-johnny-depp-how-the-worlds-most-beautiful-movie-star-turned-very-ugly |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=March 13, 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, England}}</ref><ref name="Everett2">{{cite book |last1=Everett |first1=Anna |title=Pretty People: Movie Stars of the 1990s |publisher=Rutgers University Press |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-8135-5244-6 |editor1-last=Everett |editor1-first=Anna |chapter=Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves}}</ref> After becoming a teen idol in ''21 Jump Street'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Chang |first=Joyce |date=March 2, 2021 |title=From the 90s to now: Here are Johnny Depp's most iconic roles |url=https://filmdaily.co/reviews/wtn/johnny-depp-roles/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316204047/https://filmdaily.co/reviews/wtn/johnny-depp-roles/ |archive-date=March 16, 2021 |access-date=March 26, 2021 |website=Film Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> he publicly protested against the image, and with his subsequent film and public relations choices began to cultivate a new public persona.<ref name="Freeman2" /><ref name="Everett2" /> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' characterized Depp in the 1990s as the "[[Bad boy archetype|bad boy]] of [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]";<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=November 21, 2003 |title=Johnny Depp named 'sexiest man alive' |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/johnny-depp-named-sexiest-man-alive-20031121-gdhtrm.html |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527114659/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/johnny-depp-named-sexiest-man-alive-20031121-gdhtrm.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp's [[chain smoking]],<ref name=":0" /> [[recreational drug use]] and drinking habits were generally documented during this time.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 3, 2020 |title=The fall of Johnny Depp: how the world's most beautiful movie star turned very ugly |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/03/the-fall-of-johnny-depp-how-the-worlds-most-beautiful-movie-star-turned-very-ugly |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527082531/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/03/the-fall-of-johnny-depp-how-the-worlds-most-beautiful-movie-star-turned-very-ugly |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[The Guardian]]'' journalist [[Hadley Freeman]] in 2020:
{{blockquote|Along with [[River Phoenix|Phoenix]] and [[Keanu Reeves]], he was part of a holy trinity of [[grunge]] heart-throbs. They were the opposite of the ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' boys, or [[Brad Pitt]] and DiCaprio, because they seemed embarrassed by their looks, even resentful of them. ...This uninterest in their own prettiness made them seem edgy, even while their prettiness softened that edge. They signified not just a different kind of celebrity, but a different kind of masculinity: desirable but gentle, manly but girlish. Depp in particular was the cool pinup it was safe to like, and the safe pinup it was cool to like. We fans understood that there was more to Depp, Phoenix and Reeves than handsomeness. They were artistic—they had bands!—and they thought really big thoughts, which they would ramble on about confusingly in interviews. If we dated them, we understood that our role would be to understand their souls.<ref name="Freeman2"/>}}

Similarly, film scholar [[Anne Everett]] has described Depp's 1990s films and public persona as "anti-macho" and "gender-bending", going against the conventions of a Hollywood leading man.<ref name="Everett2" /> After ''21 Jump Street'', Depp chose to work in independent films, often taking on quirky roles that sometimes even completely obscured his looks, such as ''Edward Scissorhands''.<ref name="Freeman2" /><ref name="Everett2" /> Critics often described Depp's characters as "iconic loners"<ref name="moviesonline">{{cite web|work=MoviesOnline |title=Interview: Johnny Depp |url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_9211.html |access-date=July 3, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705061408/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_9211.html |archive-date=July 5, 2006}}</ref> or "gentle outsiders".<ref name="Everett2" /> According to Depp, his onetime agent, [[Tracey Jacobs]] of [[United Talent Agency]] (UTA), had to take "a lot of heat over the years" for his role choices; Depp characterized higher-ups at UTA as thinking, "Jesus Christ! When does he do a movie where he kisses the girl? When does he get to pull a gun out and shoot somebody? When does he get to be a man for a change? When is he finally going to do a blockbuster?".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|date=March 9, 2004|title=Doing It Depp's Way|language=en-US|magazine=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040315-598528,00.html|access-date=March 15, 2021|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=December 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225090515/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040315-598528,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Everett, his "rule-breaking" roles matched with the "much publicized rebelliousness, unconventionality, and volatility ascribed to Depp's own personal life throughout the decade. From reports of his repeated confrontations with the police, trashing of a hotel room, chain smoking, drinking, and drug use, to his multiple engagements to such glamorous women as supermodel Kate Moss and Hollywood starlet Winona Ryder and others, we clearly see a perfect fit between his non-conformist star image and his repertoire of outsider characters".<ref name="Everett2" /> Indian actor [[Dino Morea]] hailed Depp as a creative muse, crediting the iconic actor's fearless character portrayals as a guiding influence on his own artistic journey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dino Morea and Nandita Mahtani's date with Johnny Depp |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dino-morea-and-nandita-mahtanis-date-with-johnny-depp/articleshow/59433427.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=When Dino met Depp |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/life-style/when-dino-met-depp-432126/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> He also stated that Depp's fearless commitment to complex characters encouraged him to explore bolder, more challenging roles in his own career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-03 |title=Dino Morea and Nandita Mahatani had a fan moment with Johnny Depp |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/dino-morea-and-nandita-mahatani-had-a-fan-moment-with-johnny-depp-22017.html |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-03 |title=Dino Morea had a fanboy moment with Johnny Depp and we can't keep calm {{!}} India.com |url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/dino-morea-had-a-fanboy-moment-with-johnny-depp-and-we-cant-keep-calm-2294909/ |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=[[India.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:JohnnyDeppJerryBruckheimerTomCruiseHWOFJune2013.jpg|thumb|left|Depp with producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] (center) and actor [[Tom Cruise]] (right) in 2013]]

After a decade of appearing mainly in independent films with varying commercial success, Depp became one of the biggest box-office draws in the 2000s with his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in [[Walt Disney Studios (division)|Walt Disney Studios]]' ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' franchise.<ref name="Lennard">{{cite book |last1= Lennard|first1= Dominic |editor1-last= Pomerance |editor1-first= Murray |chapter=Wonder Boys – Matt Damon, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. |title= Shining in Shadows: Movie Stars of the 2000s |year= 2012 |publisher= Rutgers University Press }}</ref> The five films in the series have earned US$4.5 billion as of 2021. In addition to the ''Pirates'' franchise, Depp also made four further films with Tim Burton that were major successes, with one, ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), becoming the biggest commercial hit of Depp's career and one of the highest-grossing films in history (as of 2021).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aliceinwonderland10.htm |title=Alice in Wonderland |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 21, 2013 |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218045346/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aliceinwonderland10.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Depp was one of the world's biggest film stars,<ref name="Labrecque">{{cite magazine|last=Labrecque|first=Jeff|date=June 8, 2012|title=Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and the state of the modern Movie Star|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/08/johnny-depp-will-smith-movie-star-2012/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=March 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331005013/https://ew.com/article/2012/06/08/johnny-depp-will-smith-movie-star-2012/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NBC4 Washington">{{cite web|title=Johnny Depp May Now Be The Biggest Movie Star Of All Time|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Johnny-Depp-May-Now-Be-The-Biggest-Movie-Star-Of-All-Time-94928899.html|work=NBC4 Washington|date=May 26, 2010 |access-date=July 27, 2014|archive-date=May 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522111117/https://www.nbcwashington.com/blogs/popcornbiz/Johnny-Depp-May-Now-Be-The-Biggest-Movie-Star-Of-All-Time-94928899.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and was listed by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the world's highest-paid actor, with earnings of US$75&nbsp;million in a year.<ref name="Guinness">{{cite web |last=Erenza |first=Jen |title=Justin Bieber, Miranda Cosgrove, & Lady Gaga Are Welcomed Into 2012 Guinness World Records |url=http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/09/14/justin-bieber-miranda-cosgrove-lady-gaga-are-welcomed-into-2012-guinness-world-records/ |publisher=RyanSeacrest.com |access-date=September 16, 2011 |date=September 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925171516/http://ryanseacrest.com/2011/09/14/justin-bieber-miranda-cosgrove-lady-gaga-are-welcomed-into-2012-guinness-world-records/ |archive-date=September 25, 2011}}</ref>

According to film scholar Murray Pomerance, Depp's collaboration with Disney "can be seen to purport and herald a new era for Johnny Depp, one in which he is, finally, as though long-promised and long-expected, the proud proprietor of a much-accepted career; not only a star but a middle-class hero".<ref name="Lennard" /> In 2003, the same year as the first film in the ''Pirates'' series was released, Depp was named "World's Sexiest Man" by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''; he would receive the title again in 2009.<ref name="Lennard" /> During the decade and into the 2010s, Depp was one of the biggest and most popular film stars in the world<ref name="Labrecque" /><ref name="NBC4 Washington" /> and was named by public vote as "Favorite Male Movie Star" at the [[People's Choice Awards]] every year for 2005 through 2012. In 2012, Depp became the highest-paid actor in the American film industry, earning as high as $75 million per film,<ref name="Guinness" /> and as of 2020, is the tenth highest-grossing actor worldwide, with his films having [[gross (economics)|grossed]] over US$3.7 [[billion]] at the United States box office and over US$10 billion worldwide.<ref name="The Numbers">{{Cite news|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-acting/top-grossing-leading-stars|title=Top 100 Stars in Leading Roles at the Worldwide Box Office|work=The Numbers|access-date=November 4, 2018|archive-date=November 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104125958/https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-acting/top-grossing-leading-stars|url-status=live}}</ref> Although a mainstream favorite with the audiences, critics' views on Depp changed in the 2000s, becoming more negative as he was seen to conform more to the Hollywood ideal.<ref name="Lennard" /> Regardless, Depp continued to eschew more traditional leading-man roles until towards the end of the 2000s, when he starred as John Dillinger in ''Public Enemies'' (2009).<ref name="Lennard" />

In the 2010s, Depp's films were less successful, with many big-budget studio films such as ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' (2012), ''[[The Lone Ranger (2013 film)|The Lone Ranger]]'' (2013), and ''[[Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016 film)|Alice Through the Looking Glass]]'' (2016) underperforming at the box office.<ref name="Variety16" /><ref name="LAT_2012" /><ref name="deadline2013" /><ref name="deadline2014" /> Depp also received negative publicity due to allegations of domestic violence, substance abuse, poor on-set behavior and the loss of his US$650 million fortune.<ref name="trouble">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-trouble-with-johnny-depp-666010/|title=The Trouble With Johnny Depp|first=Stephen|last=Rodrick|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308194405/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-trouble-with-johnny-depp-666010/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/johnny-depp-rolling-stone-650m-film-fortune-almost-all-gone-report-1202415197/|title=Johnny Depp's $650M Film Fortune "Almost All Gone", New Rolling Stone Exposé Says|first=Greg|last=Evans|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326084923/https://deadline.com/2018/06/johnny-depp-rolling-stone-650m-film-fortune-almost-all-gone-report-1202415197/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/johnny-depp-a-star-crisis-insane-story-his-missing-millions-1001513|title=Johnny Depp: A Star in Crisis and the Insane Story of His "Missing" Millions|first1=Stephen|last1=Galloway|first2=Ashley|last2=Cullins|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 10, 2017|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218044124/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/johnny-depp-a-star-crisis-insane-story-his-missing-millions-1001513|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Variety2019">{{cite magazine|first=Jordan|last=Moreau|title=Amber Heard Claims Johnny Depp Threatened to Kill Her During Years of Abuse|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/amber-heard-johnny-depp-abuse-threatened-kill-1203187472/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=Los Angeles, California|access-date=April 19, 2019|date=April 11, 2019|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205513/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/amber-heard-johnny-depp-abuse-threatened-kill-1203187472/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Freeman2" /> After losing a highly publicized libel trial against the publishers of ''The Sun'', Depp was asked to resign from Warner Bros.' ''Fantastic Beasts'' franchise.<ref name="varietynov20" /> Many publications alleged that Depp would struggle to find further work in major studio productions in the future.<ref name="hr2020">{{cite web|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=December 6, 2020|title="He's Radioactive": Inside Johnny Depp's Self-Made Implosion|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hes-radioactive-inside-johnny-depps-self-made-implosion|access-date=November 6, 2020|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211195252/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hes-radioactive-inside-johnny-depps-self-made-implosion|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Freeman2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-career-could-be-over-after-losing-libel-suit-2020-12|title=Insiders say Johnny Depp may never work in Hollywood again after losing 'wife beater' libel suit|first=Merle|last=Ginsberg|work=[[Insider Inc.|Insider]]|date=December 29, 2020|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210101054719/https://www.insider.com/johnny-depp-career-could-be-over-after-losing-libel-suit-2020-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Depp owns a property in [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]] and currently lives in [[London]]. By February 2023, he had not yet bought a property there, instead choosing to either stay at hotels or at friends' houses.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/johnny-depp-london-b1061425.html|title=Johnny Depp 'living in London' after shunning LA|date=February 19, 2023|access-date=April 5, 2023|work=Evening Standard|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405034015/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/johnny-depp-london-b1061425.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Relationships ===
Depp married Lori Anne Allison on [[Christmas Eve|December 24]], 1983, in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]].<ref>Ancestry.com. ''Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001'' [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/05/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-marry|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard marry|date=February 5, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2021|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208231739/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/05/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-marry|url-status=live}}</ref> She was the sister of his rock band's bassist.<ref name="Furnell">{{Cite web |last=Furnell |first=Hannah |date=2020-10-31 |title=Here's What Happened To Johnny Depp's First Wife, Lori Anne Allison |url=https://www.thethings.com/lori-anne-allison-johnny-depp-ex-wife-life-today/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=TheThings |language=en}}</ref> The couple moved to [[Los Angeles County, California]] to pursue careers in music; Depp found some success with his group ''The Kids'', opening for the [[Ramones]] and [[Iggy Pop]], but Allison's career as a record producer was halted after she became deaf in one ear, prompting her to pursue a career as a makeup artist for film and television.<ref name="Furnell"/> Through her connections, Allison was able to introduce Depp to [[Nicolas Cage]]. Cage was impressed by Depp and arranged for him to audition for ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', which became his first film credit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kindon |first=Frances |date=2020-11-02 |title=Where Johnny Depp's 1st wife Lori is now after launching star's Hollywood career |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/johnny-depps-first-wife-lori-22930970 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The Mirror |language=en}}</ref> After two years of marriage, their divorce finalized on March 7, 1986.<ref>Ancestry.com. ''Florida, U.S., Divorce Index, 1927-2001'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.</ref> Depp and Allison remained friendly over the years, with her still using Depp as her professional surname and voicing sympathy for him during his [[Depp v. Heard|defamation trial against his second wife Amber Heard]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shakhnazarova |first=Nika |date=2023-04-13 |title=Johnny Depp's ex-wife slams 'horrific' Amber Heard: 'I felt really bad for him' |url=https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/johnny-depps-ex-wife-slams-horrific-amber-heard-i-felt-really-bad-for-him/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In the late 1980s, he was engaged to actresses [[Jennifer Grey]] and [[Sherilyn Fenn]].<ref name="Freeman2" /> In 1990, he proposed to his ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' {{nowrap|co-star}} [[Winona Ryder]], whom he had begun dating the year prior.<ref name="https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-dating-history/">{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Isobel|date=July 13, 2020|title=Winona Ryder to testify that Johnny Depp was 'never violent' to her during libel trial|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/winona-ryder-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-libel-london-violent-a9615551.html|url-status=live|work=The Independent|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221213173711/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/winona-ryder-johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-libel-london-violent-a9615551.html|archive-date=December 13, 2022|access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=August 5, 2007|title=Ryder's parents refused to let her wed Depp|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30322148.html|url-status=live|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221215054012/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30322148.html|archive-date=December 15, 2022|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> They ended their relationship in 1993;<ref name="https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-dating-history/" /> Depp later had the "Winona Forever" tattoo on his right arm changed to "Wino Forever".<ref name="Freeman2" /> Between 1994 and 1998, he was in a relationship with English model [[Kate Moss]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/kate-moss-breakdown-and-johnny-depp-heartbreak-vanity-fair-interview|title=Kate Moss' Breakdown And Heartache|date=October 31, 2012|access-date=February 28, 2021|work=[[British Vogue|Vogue (UK)]]|first=Ella|last=Alexander|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080255/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/kate-moss-breakdown-and-johnny-depp-heartbreak-vanity-fair-interview|url-status=live}}</ref> Following his breakup with Moss, Depp began a relationship with French actress and singer [[Vanessa Paradis]], whom he met while filming ''[[The Ninth Gate]]'' in France in 1998. They have two children, daughter [[Lily-Rose Depp|Lily-Rose Melody Depp]] (born 1999<!-- year only, see WP:DOB -->) and a son, Jack (born 2002<!-- year only, see WP:DOB -->).<ref name="children&BBC">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1938099.stm |title=Baby boy for Depp and Paradis |work=BBC News |date=September 18, 2002 |access-date=November 21, 2008 |archive-date=July 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727044922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1938099.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp stated that having children has given him a "real foundation, a real strong place to stand in life, in work, in everything&nbsp;...You cannot plan the kind of deep love that results in children. Fatherhood was not a conscious decision. It was part of the wonderful ride I was on. It was destiny. All the math finally worked."<ref name="abc" /> In June 2012, Depp and Paradis announced their separation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Johnny Depp & Vanessa Paradis Officially Split|url=https://people.com/celebrity/johnny-depp-vanessa-paradis-split/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 19, 2012|access-date=June 19, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014192435/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20562667,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the end of his relationship with Vanessa Paradis, Depp began dating actress [[Amber Heard]], with whom he had co-starred in ''[[The Rum Diary (film)|The Rum Diary]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web |last=Finn |first=Natalie |title=Is Amber Heard Engaged to Johnny Depp: Exclusive Ring Pics! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/499499/is-amber-heard-engaged-to-johnny-depp-actress-is-wearing-a-massive-ring-see-exclusive-photos |website=E!&nbsp;Online |access-date=April 29, 2019 |date=January 14, 2014 |archive-date=November 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115122647/https://www.eonline.com/news/499499/is-amber-heard-engaged-to-johnny-depp-actress-is-wearing-a-massive-ring-see-exclusive-photos |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp and Heard were married in a civil ceremony on February 3, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: A Timeline of Their Tempestuous Relationship|url=https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement-1201837685/|first1=Lamarco|last1=McClendon|first2=Maria|last2=Cavassuto|first3=Lawrence|last3=Yee|date=August 19, 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 28, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127083059/https://variety.com/2016/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-divorce-settlement-1201837685/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="courtdocument">{{cite web|url=http://documents.latimes.com/amber-heard-and-johnny-depps-court-declarations-regarding-allegations-domestic-violence/|title=Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's court declarations regarding allegations of domestic violence|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 27, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304030720/http://documents.latimes.com/amber-heard-and-johnny-depps-court-declarations-regarding-allegations-domestic-violence/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Tie the Knot: Source|url=http://www.people.com/article/johnny-depp-amber-heard-marry-wedding-civil-ceremony-los-angeles|work=People|access-date=February 4, 2015|archive-date=February 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206221803/https://people.com/article/johnny-depp-amber-heard-marry-wedding-civil-ceremony-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref> Heard filed for divorce on May 23, 2016, and obtained a [[restraining order|temporary restraining order]] against Depp, alleging in her court declaration that he had been verbally and physically abusive throughout their relationship, usually while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.<ref name="cnn">{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/16/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-timeline/|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Settle Divorce|website=[[CNN]]|location=Atlanta, Georgia|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|date=August 16, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411215238/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/16/entertainment/amber-heard-johnny-depp-timeline/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wright">{{cite web|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2016/06/113149/domestic-violence-911-call-famous-friend|title=Why I Called 911|last=Wright|first=iO Tillett|website=[[Refinery29]]|date=June 8, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004154126/https://www.refinery29.com/2016/06/113149/domestic-violence-911-call-famous-friend|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amber-heard-bruise-photos-20160601-snap-story.html|title=New photos of Amber Heard show bruised eye and bloody lip|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 1, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|first=Libby|last=Hill|archive-date=March 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315024551/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-amber-heard-bruise-photos-20160601-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Variety2019" /> Depp denied these claims and alleged that she was "attempting to secure a premature financial resolution".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lyons|first=Izzy|date=March 25, 2021|title=Johnny Depp refused permission to appeal High Court 'wife beater' ruling|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/25/johnny-depp-find-can-appeal-high-courts-wife-beater-ruling/|access-date=March 26, 2021|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325183710/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/25/johnny-depp-find-can-appeal-high-courts-wife-beater-ruling/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cnn" /><ref name="guardiancarroll">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/16/amber-heard-assault-allegations-johnny-depp-divorce|title=Amber Heard settles domestic abuse case against Johnny Depp|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|first=Rory|last=Carroll|date=August 16, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222165524/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/16/amber-heard-assault-allegations-johnny-depp-divorce|url-status=live}}</ref> A settlement was reached in August 2016,<ref name="NYT">{{cite web|url=http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/08/19/amber-heard-to-give-7m-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-to-charity/|title=Amber Heard To Give $7M Johnny Depp Divorce Settlement To Charity|work=[[The New York Times]]|location=London, England|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=August 20, 2016|archive-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212121140/http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/08/19/amber-heard-to-give-7m-johnny-depp-divorce-settlement-to-charity/}}</ref> and the divorce was finalized in January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38621519|title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Finalise Divorce|date=January 14, 2017|access-date=January 14, 2017|website=[[BBC]]|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328005741/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38621519|url-status=live}}</ref> Heard dismissed the restraining order, and they issued a joint statement saying that their "relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love. Neither party has made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm".<ref name="NYT" /> Depp paid Heard a divorce settlement of US$7&nbsp;million, which she pledged to donate<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/johnny-depp-abuse-lawsuit-amber-heard-charitable-donations-disputed-divorce-1234667028/ |title=Johnny Depp Making "Desperate Attempt" To Malign Amber Heard, 'Aquaman' Star's Lawyer Says; Admits Promised $7M Charitable Donations "Delayed" |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=March 3, 2021 |date=January 7, 2021 |archive-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205531/https://deadline.com/2021/01/johnny-depp-abuse-lawsuit-amber-heard-charitable-donations-disputed-divorce-1234667028/ |url-status=live }}</ref> to the ACLU<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/actress-amber-heard-donates-millions-support-aclu-and-its-work-fighting-violence|title=Actress Amber Heard Donates Millions to Support the ACLU and Its Work Fighting Violence Against Women|publisher=[[American Civil Liberties Union]]|date=August 19, 2016|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=May 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528021633/https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/actress-amber-heard-donates-millions-support-aclu-and-its-work-fighting-violence|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Children's Hospital Los Angeles]] (CHLA).<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Lyons|first1=Izzy|last2=Davies|first2=Gareth|date=March 18, 2021|title=Johnny Depp appeal: Amber Heard claim she donated £5.5m divorce settlement a 'calculated lie'|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/18/johnny-depp-appeal-amber-heard-claim-donated-55m-divorce-settlement/|access-date=March 26, 2021|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325100510/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/18/johnny-depp-appeal-amber-heard-claim-donated-55m-divorce-settlement/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amber Heard Honored for 7-Figure Donation to Children's Hospital Following Johnny Depp Divorce|url=http://people.com/movies/amber-heard-makes-7-figure-donation-childrens-hospital-after-johnny-depp-divorce/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|location=New York City|first=Mike|last=Miller|date=April 9, 2018|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129115105/https://people.com/movies/amber-heard-makes-7-figure-donation-childrens-hospital-after-johnny-depp-divorce/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Legal issues and allegations===
==== Heard related litigations ====
''' ''Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd'' '''
{{Main|Depp v News Group Newspapers Ltd}}

In 2018,<ref>{{cite web|last=Russian|first=Ale|date=June 4, 2018|title=Johnny Depp Sues U.K. Tabloid for Defamation Over Story Slamming Him and J.K. Rowling|url=https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sues-u-k-tabloid-for-defamation-over-story-slamming-him-and-j-k-rowling/|url-status=live|access-date=April 14, 2021|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414004358/https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sues-u-k-tabloid-for-defamation-over-story-slamming-him-and-j-k-rowling/}}</ref> Depp brought a [[libel lawsuit]] in the UK against [[News Group Newspapers]] (NGN), publishers of ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'', over an April 2018 article titled "GONE POTTY How Can J K Rowling be "genuinely happy" casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?".<ref name="DeppIIvNewsGroupNewspapersLtd&Anor">{{cite web |last=Nicol |first=Andrew |date=November 2, 2020 |title=Depp II v News Group Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 2911 (QB) (02 November 2020) |url=https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/2911.html |website=[[BAILII]] |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230115102/https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/2020/2911.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="guardiaNovembersecond">{{cite news|last1=Bowcott|first1=Owen|last2=Davies|first2=Caroline|date=November 2, 2020|title=Johnny Depp loses libel case against Sun over claims he beat ex-wife Amber Heard|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/johnny-depp-loses-libel-case-against-sun-over-claims-he-beat-ex-wife-amber-heard|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205528/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/johnny-depp-loses-libel-case-against-sun-over-claims-he-beat-ex-wife-amber-heard|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBCnovembersecond">{{cite news|date=November 2, 2020|title=Depp loses libel case against The Sun newspaper|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54779430|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190012/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54779430|url-status=live}}</ref> The case had a highly publicized trial in July 2020, with both Depp and Heard testifying for several days.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walawalkar|first1=Aaron|date=November 2, 2020|title=London high court to deliver ruling on Johnny Depp libel case|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/london-high-court-to-deliver-ruling-on-johnny-depp-libel-case|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=November 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102062313/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/london-high-court-to-deliver-ruling-on-johnny-depp-libel-case|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp's lawyer, [[David Sherborne]], said that Heard had "blatantly lied" in her evidence while NGN's lawyer, [[Sasha Wass]], said that "all the evidence in [the] case and all the supporting evidence of the incidents of violence" leave "no doubt that Mr. Depp regularly and systematically abused his wife".<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 28, 2020 |title=Sun acted as judge and jury on Depp, says lawyer |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53565415 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In November 2020, the [[High Court of Justice]] ruled that 12 of the 14 incidents of physical violence alleged by NGN occurred and that in three of them, Depp had put Heard "in fear of her life".<ref name="guardiaNovembersecond" /><ref name="BBCnovembersecond" /> The court rejected Depp's claim of a hoax as well as his characterization of Heard as a "gold-digger".<ref>{{cite web|date=November 25, 2020|title=Johnny Depp libel case appeal bid turned down|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55079825|access-date=March 24, 2021|work=BBC|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203051347/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55079825|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, the court found that the characterization of Depp as a "wife beater" by ''The Sun'' was "substantially true".<ref name="guardiaNovembersecond" /><ref name="BBCnovembersecond" /> Following the verdict, Depp resigned from the ''[[Fantastic Beasts (film series)|Fantastic Beasts]]'' franchise after being asked to do so by its production company, [[Warner Bros.]]<ref name="Beasts">{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Benjamin|date=November 6, 2020|title=Johnny Depp says he has been asked to resign from Fantastic Beasts franchise|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/06/johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-resign-franchise-statement|access-date=December 9, 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209200012/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/06/johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-resign-franchise-statement|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp appealed the verdict, with his lawyers accusing Heard of not following through on a pledge to donate her divorce settlement to charity, contrary to her testimony. Depp's lawyers also asserted that Heard's donation testimony had significantly influenced the judge's view of Heard.<ref name="Sky 7 million">{{cite web|title=Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of lying about donating full $7m divorce settlement|url=https://news.sky.com/story/johnny-depp-accuses-amber-heard-of-lying-about-donating-full-7m-divorce-settlement-12249657|access-date=March 29, 2021|website=[[Sky News]]|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601024931/https://news.sky.com/story/johnny-depp-accuses-amber-heard-of-lying-about-donating-full-7m-divorce-settlement-12249657|url-status=live}}</ref> In response, Heard's legal team stated that she had not yet finished paying her pledged donation due to the financial burden of the lawsuits against her by Depp and that Depp was using this to "divert attention from the UK Court's findings relating to allegations of Mr. Depp committing domestic abuse and violence".<ref name="Sky 7 million" /><ref>{{cite web| last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/johnny-depp-abuse-lawsuit-amber-heard-charitable-donations-disputed-divorce-1234667028/|title=Johnny Depp Making 'Desperate Attempt' To Malign Amber Heard, 'Aquaman' Star's Lawyer Says; Admits Promised $7M Charitable Donations "Delayed"|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=March 3, 2021|date=January 7, 2021 |archive-date=March 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205531/https://deadline.com/2021/01/johnny-depp-abuse-lawsuit-amber-heard-charitable-donations-disputed-divorce-1234667028/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Depp's appeal to overturn the verdict was rejected by the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|England and Wales Court of Appeal]] in March 2021,<ref>{{cite news|date=March 25, 2021|title=Johnny Depp loses bid to overturn ruling in libel case|work=The Guardian|first=Sarah|last=Marsh|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/25/johnny-depp-loses-bid-to-overturn-ruling-in-libel-case|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325102805/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/25/johnny-depp-loses-bid-to-overturn-ruling-in-libel-case|url-status=live}}</ref> with the Court concluding:<ref name="march21">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/25/johnny-depp-loses-bid-to-overturn-ruling-in-libel-case|work=The Guardian|title=Johnny Depp loses bid to overturn ruling in libel case|first=Sarah|last=Marsh|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325102805/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/mar/25/johnny-depp-loses-bid-to-overturn-ruling-in-libel-case|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DeppVNGN_APNews">{{cite news |last=Lawless |first=Jill |date=March 25, 2021 |title=UK court rejects Depp bid to appeal 'wife beater' ruling |url=https://apnews.com/article/uk-court-reject-johnny-depp-appeal-wife-beater-ruling-6802370f6e080c19cbdac50a244a5e2d |url-status=live |work=[[The Associated Press]] |location=New York City, New York, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126162322/https://apnews.com/article/uk-court-reject-johnny-depp-appeal-wife-beater-ruling-6802370f6e080c19cbdac50a244a5e2d/ |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |access-date=March 29, 2024}}</ref>

{{blockquote|We do not accept that there is any ground for believing that the judge may have been influenced by any such general perception as [Depp's lawyer] relies on. In the first place, he does not refer to [Heard's] charitable donation at all in the context of his central findings. On the contrary, he only mentions it in a very particular context... and after he had already reached his conclusions in relation to the 14 incidents... It is clear from a reading of the judgment as a whole that the judge based his conclusions on each of the incidents on his extremely detailed review of the evidence specific to each incident. ... In an approach of that kind there was little need or room for the judge to give weight to any general assessment of Ms. Heard's credibility... we conclude that the appeal has no real prospect of success.}}

''' ''Depp v. Heard'' '''
{{Main|Depp v. Heard}}

In February 2019, Depp sued Heard for defamation over a December 2018 op-ed for ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref name="defamation">{{cite web|last=Patten|first=Dominic|date=February 24, 2021|title=Delayed Again! Johnny Depp's $50M Defamation Trial Against Amber Heard Pushed To Next Year|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/johnny-depp-trial-amber-heard-delayed-2022-murder-case-1234700180/|access-date=March 12, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318231509/https://deadline.com/2021/02/johnny-depp-trial-amber-heard-delayed-2022-murder-case-1234700180/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Griffith|first1=Janelle|title=Johnny Depp sues ex-wife Amber Heard for $50&nbsp;million for allegedly defaming him|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/johnny-depp-sues-ex-wife-amber-heard-50-million-allegedly-n978976|date=March 4, 2019|website=[[NBC News]]|location=New York City|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=March 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321205616/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/johnny-depp-sues-ex-wife-amber-heard-50-million-allegedly-n978976|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="varietymarch2019">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-washington-post-op-ed-50-million-1203153857/|title=Johnny Depp Reportedly Sues Amber Heard for $50M Over Washington Post Op-Ed|last=Nyren|first=Erin|date=March 2, 2019|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|location=Los Angeles, California|access-date=March 3, 2019|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505190114/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-washington-post-op-ed-50-million-1203153857/|url-status=live}}</ref> The lawsuit ultimately resulted in Depp alleging that the op-ed contained three defamatory statements: first, its headline, "Amber Heard: I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture's wrath. That has to change"; second, Heard's writing: "Then two years ago, I became a public figure representing domestic abuse, and I felt the full force of our culture's wrath for women who speak out"; and third, Heard's writing: "I had the rare vantage point of seeing, in real time, how institutions protect men accused of abuse."<ref name="CNverdict">{{cite news |last1=Hennessy |first1=Joan |title=Jurors mostly side with Depp in defamation case against Heard |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/jurors-mostly-side-with-depp-in-defamation-case-against-heard/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=[[Courthouse News]] |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607054036/https://www.courthousenews.com/jurors-mostly-side-with-depp-in-defamation-case-against-heard/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Yahr10Apr">{{cite news |last1=Yahr |first1=Emily |title=What to know about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation trial |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/10/johnny-depp-amber-heard-case/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220410162533/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/10/johnny-depp-amber-heard-case/ |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp alleged that he had been the one who was abused by Heard, that her allegations constituted a hoax against him, and that as a consequence, Disney had declined to cast him in future projects.<ref name="defamation" /><ref name="varietymarch2019" />

Heard countersued Depp in August 2020, alleging that he had coordinated "a harassment campaign via Twitter and [by] orchestrating online petitions in an effort to get her fired from ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' and [[L'Oréal|L'Oreal]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Depp Seeks Defamation Trial Delay Because of 'Fantastic Beasts 3' Filming |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-seeks-defamation-trial-delay-because-of-fantastic-beasts-3-filming |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=November 8, 2020 |date=August 31, 2020 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101221757/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-seeks-defamation-trial-delay-because-of-fantastic-beasts-3-filming |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Depp seeks delay to US defamation trial due to Fantastic Beasts 3 filming |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53983386 |website=[[BBC]] |access-date=November 8, 2020 |date=September 1, 2020 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108080603/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53983386 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ultimately, Heard's counter-suit went to trial over three allegations that Depp had defamed her through statements made by his then-lawyer, Adam Waldman, published in the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' in April 2020: first, Waldman stated that "Heard and her friends in the media used fake sexual violence allegations as both sword and shield", publicizing a "sexual violence hoax" against Depp; second, Waldman stated that in one incident at a penthouse, "Amber and her friends spilled a little wine and roughed the place up, got their stories straight under the direction of a lawyer and publicist, and then placed a second call to 911" as a "hoax" against Depp; third, Waldman stated that there had been an "abuse hoax" by Heard against Depp.<ref name="CNverdict" /><ref name="APverdict">{{cite news |last1=Rico |first1=R.J. |title=Explainer: Each count the Depp-Heard jurors considered |url=https://apnews.com/article/amber-heard-johnny-depp-entertainment-lawsuits-078f566e5a2486240bf776792b12e93d |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=Associated Press |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602080524/https://apnews.com/article/amber-heard-johnny-depp-entertainment-lawsuits-078f566e5a2486240bf776792b12e93d |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2020, the judge in the case dismissed Depp's lawyer Adam Waldman after he leaked confidential information covered by a protective order to the media.<ref name="hr2020" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hennessy |first1=Joan |title=Lawyer for Johnny Depp Kicked Off Case After Press Leaks |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/lawyer-for-johnny-depp-kicked-off-case-after-press-leaks/ |access-date=October 23, 2020 |work=Court House News |date=December 28, 2021 |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101031206/https://www.courthousenews.com/lawyer-for-johnny-depp-kicked-off-case-after-press-leaks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the verdict in Depp's lawsuit against ''The Sun'' the next month, Heard's lawyers filed to have the defamation suit dismissed, but Judge Penny Azcarate ruled against it because Heard had not been a party in the UK case.<ref name="Virginia Judge Allows Case 1">{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Eriq |title=Johnny Depp Allowed Libel Suit Against Amber Heard Despite U.K. Ruling |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/johnny-depp-allowed-libel-suit-against-amber-heard-despite-u-k-ruling-1234998895/ |access-date=August 18, 2021 |work=[[Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 18, 2021 |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817221600/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/johnny-depp-allowed-libel-suit-against-amber-heard-despite-u-k-ruling-1234998895/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2021, a New York judge ruled that the ACLU must disclose documents related to Heard's charity pledge to the organization.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/07/30/johnny-depp-granted-request-aclu-confirm-amber-heard-donation/5438287001/|title = Judge sides with Johnny Depp: ACLU must reveal if Amber Heard donated $7M divorce settlement|newspaper = USA Today|access-date = August 5, 2021|archive-date = August 7, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210807050739/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/07/30/johnny-depp-granted-request-aclu-confirm-amber-heard-donation/5438287001/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/johnny-depp-gets-permission-for-the-records-hes-looking-for|title = Johnny Depp Gets Permission to Have the Records He's Looking for|website = [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date = August 5, 2021|access-date = August 5, 2021|archive-date = August 7, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210807204239/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/08/johnny-depp-gets-permission-for-the-records-hes-looking-for|url-status = live}}</ref>

The Depp v. Heard trial took place in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]] from April 11 to June 1, 2022. During the trial, Heard accused Depp of domestic abuse, stating that Depp "plunged into the depths of [[paranoia]] and [[Domestic violence|violence]] after binging on drugs and alcohol" during their relationship. On the other hand, Depp accused Heard of several instances of physical and verbal abuse during their relationship.<ref name="Variety2019" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/28/johnny-depp-became-delusional-and-aggressive-after-bingeing-on-d/|title=Johnny Depp became 'delusional and aggressive' after bingeing on drugs and alcohol, says Amber Heard|work=Telegraph (UK)|first=Nick|last=Allen|date=May 28, 2016|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=June 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627143451/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/28/johnny-depp-became-delusional-and-aggressive-after-bingeing-on-d/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NYT" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenblatt |first1=Kalhan |title=Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial: Summary and timeline |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial-summary-timeline-rcna26136 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=[[NBC News]] |date=June 2, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602001921/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial-summary-timeline-rcna26136 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 1, 2022, the jury returned a verdict after 13 hours of deliberation. In their verdict, the jury found that all three statements from Heard's op-ed were false, defamed Depp, and were made with [[actual malice]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.thewrap.com/johnny-depp-is-being-blackmailed-by-amber-heard-heres-how-i-know-guest-column/
|title=Johnny Depp Is Being Blackmailed by Amber Heard – Here's How I Know (Guest Column)
|date=May 29, 2016
|publisher=TheWrap
|access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref> The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages,<ref name="CNverdict" /><ref name="APverdict" /> although the punitive damages were reduced to $350,000 due to a limit imposed by a Virginia state law.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chappell |first1=Bill |last2=Diaz |first2=Jaclyn |title=Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102118755/depp-heard-trial-verdict |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=[[NPR]] |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601231157/https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102118755/depp-heard-trial-verdict |url-status=live }}</ref> For Heard's countersuit, the jury found that Waldman's first and third statements to the ''Daily Mail'' were not defamatory, but that Waldman's second statement to the ''Daily Mail'' was false, defamatory, and made with actual malice.<ref name="APverdict" /> As a result, Heard was awarded $2 million in compensatory damages and zero in punitive damages from Depp.<ref name="CNverdict" />

Depp reacted to the result of the trial by declaring that the "jury gave me my life back. I am truly humbled."<ref>{{cite news |title=Depp Says 'Jury Gave Me My Life Back' With Defamation Verdict |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/depp-says-jury-gave-me-my-life-back-with-defamation-verdict-01654114507?tesla=y |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602041042/https://www.barrons.com/news/depp-says-jury-gave-me-my-life-back-with-defamation-verdict-01654114507?tesla=y |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp also stated that he was "overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and the colossal support and kindness from around the world". He continued: "I hope that my quest to have the truth be told will have helped others, men or women, who have found themselves in my situation, and that those supporting them never give up."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Madani |first1=Doha |last2=Dasrath |first2=Diana |last3=Hamedy |first3=Saba |title=Johnny Depp wins defamation suit against Amber Heard |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/01/johnny-depp-wins-defamation-suit-against-ex-wife-amber-heard.html |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=[[CNBC]] |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601220103/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/01/johnny-depp-wins-defamation-suit-against-ex-wife-amber-heard.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Depp also highlighted "the noble work of the Judge, the jurors, the court staff and the Sheriffs who have sacrificed their own time to get to this point", and praised his "diligent and unwavering legal team" for "an extraordinary job".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khalifeh |first1=Mona |title=Johnny Depp Reacts to Winning Defamation Case Against Amber Heard |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/johnny-depp-reacts-to-winning-defamation-case-against-amber-heard/603-6a0d4087-c352-45f8-8af5-bd7f750a52c9 |access-date=June 2, 2022 |work=[[KFMB-TV]] |date=June 1, 2022 |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611020605/https://www.cbs8.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/johnny-depp-reacts-to-winning-defamation-case-against-amber-heard/603-6a0d4087-c352-45f8-8af5-bd7f750a52c9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After they filed to appeal the verdict, Heard and Depp settled the case in December 2022, with Heard maintaining that the settlement was "not an act of concession"; meanwhile Depp's lawyers stated that the "jury's unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp's favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place", and that the settlement would result in $1 million being paid to Depp, which "Depp is pledging and will donate to charities".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Honderich |first1=Holly |title=Amber Heard settles defamation case against Johnny Depp |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64031252 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=December 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219153106/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64031252 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=Merrit |title=Amber Heard said she has decided to settle Johnny Depp's case against her |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144132687/amber-heard-johnny-depp-settlement |access-date=December 20, 2022 |work=[[NPR]] |date=December 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219234326/https://www.npr.org/2022/12/19/1144132687/amber-heard-johnny-depp-settlement |url-status=live }}</ref>

Speaking about the lawsuit in 2025, Depp told ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' that "it had gone far enough. I knew I'd have to semi-eviscerate myself. Everyone was saying, 'It'll go away!' But I can't trust that. What will go away? The fiction pawned around the fucking globe? No it won't. If I don't try to represent the truth it will be like I've actually committed the acts I am accused of. And my kids will have to live with it. Their kids. Kids that I've met in hospitals. So the night before the trial in Virginia I didn't feel nervous. If you don't have to memorize lines, if you're just speaking the truth? Roll the dice."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dean |first1=Jonathan |title=Johnny Depp: 'I was a crash test dummy for MeToo' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/johnny-depp-metoo-amber-heard-interview-73lzdtzt2 |access-date=June 22, 2025 |newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]] |publisher=[[News UK]] |date=21 June 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250622205623/https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/johnny-depp-metoo-amber-heard-interview-73lzdtzt2 |archive-date=June 22, 2025 |location=United Kingdom |issn=0956-1382 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Other legal issues and allegations ====
Depp was arrested in [[Vancouver]] in 1989 for assaulting a security guard after the police were called to end a loud party at his hotel room.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/09/Teen-heart-throb-Johnny-Depp-who-plays-an-undercover-policeman/8389605422800/ |title=Teen heart-throb Johnny Depp, who plays an undercover policeman... |date=March 9, 1989 |access-date=December 19, 2016 |work=[[UPI]] |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807131359/http://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/09/Teen-heart-throb-Johnny-Depp-who-plays-an-undercover-policeman/8389605422800 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Depp was also arrested in New York City in 1994 after causing significant damage to his room at [[The Mark Hotel]], where he was staying with [[Kate Moss]], his girlfriend. The charges were dropped against him after he agreed to pay US$9,767 in damages.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/14/style/chronicle-236659.html|title=Chronicle|first=Nadine|last=Brozan|date=September 14, 1994|access-date=December 19, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510082221/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/14/style/chronicle-236659.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Depp was arrested again in 1999 for brawling with paparazi, when the photographers tried to take his picture. He allegedly threatened them with a wooden plank when they approached him outside Mirabelle restaurant in central London on an early Sunday morning.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/269156.stm |title=Depp arrested after scuffle |work=BBC News |date=January 31, 1999 |access-date=July 28, 2010 |archive-date=May 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517010933/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/269156.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, [[University of California, Irvine|UC Irvine]] medical professor Robin Eckert sued Depp and three security firms, Premier Group International, Damian Executive Production Inc. and Staff Pro Inc.,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/2012/10/29/johnny-depp-judge-rules-actor-can-be-sued-by-irvine-professor-over-iggy-pop-concert-injuries/|title=Johnny Depp: Judge rules actor can be sued by Irvine professor over Iggy Pop concert injuries|date=October 29, 2012|access-date=January 3, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103081340/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2012/10/29/johnny-depp-judge-rules-actor-can-be-sued-by-irvine-professor-over-iggy-pop-concert-injuries/|url-status=live}}</ref> claiming to have been roughed up by his bodyguards at a concert in Los Angeles in 2011. During the incident, she was allegedly hand-cuffed and dragged 40 feet across the floor, resulting in injuries including a dislocated elbow. Depp's attorneys contended that Eckert provoked the alleged assault and therefore "consented to any assault and battery".<ref name="LAT">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/johnny-depp-uc-irvine-professor-damages.html |title=UC Irvine prof can seek damages from Johnny Depp in concert scuffle |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Williams |first=L. |date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=June 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722105316/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/11/johnny-depp-uc-irvine-professor-damages.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Eckert's court papers stated that Depp, despite being his security guards' direct manager, did nothing to stop the attack.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=May 15, 2021|title=Judge: Woman can sue Johnny Depp for punitive damages over injuries at Iggy Pop concert|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-woman-can-sue-johnny-depp-for-punitive-damages-over-injuries-at-iggy-pop-concert/|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=October 29, 2012 |archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515031306/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-woman-can-sue-johnny-depp-for-punitive-damages-over-injuries-at-iggy-pop-concert/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before the case went to trial, Depp settled with Eckert for an undisclosed sum, according to TMZ.<ref name="EckertSettle">{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp Settles Up In 'Concert Brawl' Lawsuit|url=https://www.tmz.com/2014/01/03/johnny-depp-settles-lawsuit-concert-iggy-pop-bodyguards/?vtest=100|access-date=December 24, 2018|work=TMZ|date=January 3, 2014|archive-date=December 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225034915/https://www.tmz.com/2014/01/03/johnny-depp-settles-lawsuit-concert-iggy-pop-bodyguards/?vtest=100|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2015, Depp and his then-wife Amber Heard breached Australia's [[biosecurity]] laws when they failed to declare their two dogs to the [[Australian Customs Service|customs]] when they flew to [[Queensland]], where he was working on a film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp's dogs face death in Australia|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32732313|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=BBC News|date=May 14, 2015|archive-date=April 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406142739/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32732313|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amber Heard charged with illegally bringing dogs to Australia|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/amber-heard-charged-with-taking-dogs-to-australia-johnny-depp|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=The Guardian|date=July 16, 2015|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204825/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/amber-heard-charged-with-taking-dogs-to-australia-johnny-depp|url-status=live}}</ref> Heard pleaded guilty to falsifying quarantine documents, stating that she had made a mistake due to sleep deprivation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Johnny Depp's dogs: Amber Heard pleads guilty over Boo and Pistol quarantine document|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-18/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-gold-coast-court-dogs/7333662|access-date=April 18, 2016|work=ABC News|date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204822/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-18/johnny-depp-and-amber-heard-gold-coast-court-dogs/7333662|url-status=live}}</ref> She was placed on a $1,000 one-month [[Discharge (sentence)#Australia|good behavior bond]] for producing a false document;<ref name="guardianterriers">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/18/johnny-depps-wife-amber-heard-pleads-guilty-over-bringing-dogs-to-australia|title=Charges dropped against Amber Heard for bringing dogs to Australia with Johnny Depp|first=Joshua|last=Robertson|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London, England|date=April 18, 2016|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414191308/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/apr/18/johnny-depps-wife-amber-heard-pleads-guilty-over-bringing-dogs-to-australia|url-status=live}}</ref> Heard and Depp also released a video in which they apologized for their behavior and urged people to adhere to the biosecurity laws.<ref name="guardianterriers" /> ''[[The Guardian]]'' called the case the "highest profile criminal quarantine case" in Australian history.<ref name="guardianterriers" />

In March 2016, Depp cut ties with his management company, The Management Group (TMG), and sued them in January 2017 for alleged embezzlement and for allegedly improperly managing his money and leaving him over $40 million in debt.<ref name="BBCtmg">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44857708|title=Johnny Depp settles lawsuit with former management|work=BBC|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024504/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44857708|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnny-depp-sues-business-managers-accuses-them-of-fraud-1484354022 |title=Johnny Depp Sues Business Managers, Accuses Them of Fraud |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=January 13, 2017 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |first1=Erich |last1=Schwartzel |first2=Ben |last2=Fritz |first3=Scott |last3=Patterson |archive-date=March 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322211109/https://www.wsj.com/articles/johnny-depp-sues-business-managers-accuses-them-of-fraud-1484354022 |url-status=live }}</ref> TMG stated that Depp was responsible for his own fiscal mismanagement and countersued him for unpaid fees.<ref name="BBCtmg" /><ref>{{cite web |first=Ashley |last=Cullins |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-hit-countersuit-by-business-managers-970719 |title=Johnny Depp Lives $2M-a-Month Lifestyle, Claim Ex-Managers in Lawsuit |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 31, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210204246/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-hit-countersuit-by-business-managers-970719 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a related suit, Depp also sued his lawyers, Bloom Hergott, in January 2017.<ref name="HollywoodReporterBloom">{{cite web |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |title=Johnny Depp Settles Dispute With Jake Bloom's Law Firm |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-dispute-jake-blooms-law-firm-1251285 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116011804/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-dispute-jake-blooms-law-firm-1251285 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both lawsuits were settled, the former in 2018 and the latter in 2019.<ref name="HollywoodReporterBloom" /><ref>{{cite web |first=Eriq |last=Gardner |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-blockbuster-lawsuit-business-managers-1127342 |title=Johnny Depp Settles Blockbuster Lawsuit Against Business Managers |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 16, 2018 |access-date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117231441/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/johnny-depp-settles-blockbuster-lawsuit-business-managers-1127342 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBCtmg" />

In 2018, two of Depp's former bodyguards sued him for unpaid wages and unsafe working conditions.<ref name="Bodyguards_Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/johnny-depp-bodyguards-lawsuit-unpaid-wages-working-conditions-1202380549/|title=Johnny Depp Hit In Unpaid Bodyguards Suit; Claims Of Drug Use & "Chaos"|first=Dominic|last=Patten|work=Deadline|date=May 1, 2018|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109000849/https://deadline.com/2018/05/johnny-depp-bodyguards-lawsuit-unpaid-wages-working-conditions-1202380549/|url-status=live}}</ref> Among other complaints, the two bodyguards claimed in their suit that they were required to perform tasks that were beyond the scope of their capacity as bodyguards, including being asked to repeatedly drive vehicles that "contained illegal substances, open containers and minors".<ref name="Bodyguards_CBS">{{Cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=May 1, 2018 |title=Johnny Depp's Former Bodyguards Claim Dangerous Conditions, Unpaid Wages In New Suit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/johnny-depp-former-bodyguards-lawsuit/ |url-status=live |work=[[CBS]] |location=New York City, New York, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516205706/https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/johnny-depp-former-bodyguards-lawsuit/ |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Mike |date=May 1, 2018 |title=Johnny Depp Sued by Former Bodyguards for Unpaid Wages, Exposing Them to 'Illegal Substances' |url=https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sued-bodyguards-unpaid-wages-exposing-drugs-guns/ |url-status=live |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |location=New York City, New York, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610020331/https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-sued-bodyguards-unpaid-wages-exposing-drugs-guns/ |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=March 20, 2024}}</ref> Despite this and despite being exposed to other unsafe working conditions while putting in 12-hour work shifts on the job without rest or meal breaks, the bodyguards added, they were neither paid [[overtime]] nor otherwise fairly or lawfully compensated.<ref name="Bodyguards_Deadline" /><ref name="Bodyguards_CBS" /> The suit was settled in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1003064/johnny-depp-quietly-settles-lawsuit-with-former-bodyguards|title=Johnny Depp Quietly Settles Lawsuit With Former Bodyguards|first=Mike|last=Vulpo|work=E!News|date=January 8, 2019|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127133313/https://www.eonline.com/news/1003064/johnny-depp-quietly-settles-lawsuit-with-former-bodyguards|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also in 2018, Depp was sued for allegedly hitting and verbally insulting a crew member while under the influence of alcohol on the set of ''[[City of Lies]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44778997|title=Depp 'punched crew member in drunken tirade'|date=July 10, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=July 10, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716134516/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44778997|url-status=live}}</ref> A lawyer for Depp told the media that "Depp never touched the [crew member], as over a dozen witnesses present will attest"; meanwhile, Depp's legal team entered a court filing that did not admit that Depp hit the crew member, but stated that the crew member "provoked" the incident with "unlawful and wrongful conduct", causing Depp and film director Brad Furman to fear for their safety.<ref>{{cite news |title=Johnny Depp claims assault on Tupac drama set was 'self-defence' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-assault-greg-brooks-self-defence-tupac-city-of-lies-a8500616.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220614/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/johnny-depp-assault-greg-brooks-self-defence-tupac-city-of-lies-a8500616.html |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref> A film script supervisor submitted a court declaration that Depp did not hit the crew member, and only scolded him.<ref name="Cho">{{cite news |last1=Cho |first1=Winston |title=Johnny Depp Settles 'City of Lies' Assault Suit Ahead of Trial |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/johnny-depp-settles-city-of-lies-assault-suit-ahead-of-trial-1235178489/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 11, 2022}}</ref> Before the lawsuit went to trial, a tentative settlement regarding the dismissal of the lawsuit was reached between Depp and the crew member in July 2022.<ref name="Cho" />

In August 2022, Depp and Jeff Beck were accused of stealing an incarcerated African American man's poem by incorporating its verses into the lyrics to their song "Sad Motherfuckin' Parade" in their 2022 collaborative album, ''[[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|18]]''. [[Bruce Jackson (scholar)|Bruce Jackson]], the [[folklore|folklorist]] who made the accusation, requested that Depp and Beck give due credit to Slim Wilson, the actual originator of the lyrics, for the song. He also requested that if any profits are made from the album, the two should donate them to an organization that aids African Americans.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=August 5, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Accused of Stealing Lyrics From Incarcerated Man's Poem |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sad-motherfuckin-parade-hobo-ben-1392180/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722063557/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sad-motherfuckin-parade-hobo-ben-1392180/ |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> In response, Depp and Beck sued Jackson, claiming that "Sad Motherfuckin' Parade" is an "original work of authorship and creativity" and that Jackson's accusation amounts to a cash grab. Jackson responded by noting that he had never made any "formal financial demands" and, while maintaining that Depp and Beck never wrote the lyrics to that song, said that them suing the person who caught them stealing the lyrics is akin to "a burglar suing a homeowner because he cut his hand on the kitchen window he broke getting in".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=October 22, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck Sue the Folklorist Who Accused Them of Stealing an Incarcerated Man's Poem |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sue-folklorist-accused-stealing-poem-1234616347/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York City, U.S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117070943/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sue-folklorist-accused-stealing-poem-1234616347/ |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> This lawsuit is still ongoing.{{when|date=June 2025}}

=== Alcohol and drug use ===
Depp has struggled with substance abuse for much of his life. He has stated that he began using drugs by taking his mother's "[[Anxiolytic|nerve pills]]" at the age of 11, was [[Tobacco smoking|smoking]] at age 12 and by the age of 14 had used "every kind of drugs there were".<ref name="people">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/johnny-depps-history-with-alcohol-drugs-hillbilly-rage-in-his-own-words/|title=Drinking, Drugs and 'Hillbilly Rage': Johnny Depp's Own Words About His Troubled Past|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Lindsay|last=Kimble|date=June 7, 2016|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=June 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626083036/https://people.com/celebrity/johnny-depps-history-with-alcohol-drugs-hillbilly-rage-in-his-own-words/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="guardianjuly">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/jul/07/johnny-depps-barrister-tells-court-amber-heard-invented-abuse-claims-libel-case|title=Johnny Depp admits heavy drinking but denies abuse of Amber Heard|first=Owen|last=Bowcott|date=July 7, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111093059/https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/jul/07/johnny-depps-barrister-tells-court-amber-heard-invented-abuse-claims-libel-case|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 1997 interview, Depp acknowledged past abuse of alcohol during the filming of ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape?]]'' (1993).<ref name="people" /> In a 2008 interview, Depp stated that he had "poisoned" himself with alcohol "for years".<ref name="people" /> In 2013, Depp declared that he had [[Teetotalism|stopped drinking alcohol]], adding that he "pretty much got everything [he] could get out of it"; Depp also said, "I investigated wine and [[Liquor|spirits]] thoroughly, and they certainly investigated me as well, and we found out that we got along beautifully, but maybe too well."<ref name="huffpostalcohol">{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/johnny-depp-alcohol_n_3472555.html|title=Johnny Depp And Alcohol: Actor Reveals 'I Don't Have The Physical Need For The Drug'|work=Huffington Post|date=June 20, 2013|access-date=June 26, 2018|archive-date=April 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430041043/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/johnny-depp-alcohol_n_3472555.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding his breakup with longtime partner Vanessa Paradis, Depp said that he "definitely wasn't going to rely on the drink to ease things or cushion the blow or cushion the situation ...[because] that could have been fatal".<ref name="huffpostalcohol" /> In a 2018 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' profile of Depp, reporter Stephen Rodrick wrote that he had used [[hashish]] in his presence and described him as "alternately hilarious, sly and incoherent"; Depp also said that the allegation made by his former business managers that he had spent US$30,000 per month on wine was "insulting" because he had spent "far more" than that amount.<ref name="trouble" /> During his 2020 libel trial, Depp admitted to having been addicted to [[Roxicodone]] and to having misused [[Alcoholic drink|alcohol]]. He also admitted to using other substances such as [[marijuana]], [[MDMA]] and [[cocaine]] but denied ever having been addicted to any of them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/08/johnny-depp-assaulted-amber-heard-laughed-tattoo-court-told-libel-sun|work=The Guardian|title=Johnny Depp accused of suffering 'blackouts' over violent behaviour|first=Owen|last=Bowcott|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101073018/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jul/08/johnny-depp-assaulted-amber-heard-laughed-tattoo-court-told-libel-sun|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/johnny-depp-lifestyle-laid-bare-amber-heard|work=The Guardian|title=Cocaine binges and $30,000 wine bills: Johnny Depp's lifestyle laid bare|first=Owen|last=Bowcott|date=November 2, 2020|access-date=November 3, 2020|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103045448/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/02/johnny-depp-lifestyle-laid-bare-amber-heard|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cbc_closing">{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/eu-britain-johnny-depp-1.5664153|title=Tabloid lawyer claims Johnny Depp was misogynistic abuser in closing arguments|first=Jill|last=Lawson|work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=July 27, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325185102/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/eu-britain-johnny-depp-1.5664153|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53347044|title=Johnny Depp accuses Amber Heard of severing finger tip|work=[[BBC]]|date=July 9, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2021|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301170733/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53347044|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Political views ===
In November 2016, Depp joined the campaign Imprisoned for Art to call for the release of Ukrainian filmmaker [[Oleg Sentsov]], who was being held in custody in Russia.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-depp-supports-ukrainian-director-oleg-sentsov-imprisoned-art-campaign-948212 |title=Johnny Depp Supports Ukrainian Director Oleg Sentsov in "Imprisoned for Art" Campaign |website=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Vladimir |last=Kozlov |date=November 17, 2016 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015618/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-depp-supports-ukrainian-director-oleg-sentsov-imprisoned-art-campaign-948212 |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[Glastonbury Festival 2017]], Depp, criticizing President [[Donald Trump]], asked: "When was the last time an actor assassinated a president? I want to clarify: I'm not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it's been a while and maybe it's time. I'm not insinuating anything." The comment was interpreted as a reference to [[John Wilkes Booth]], the actor who [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|assassinated Abraham Lincoln]]. Shawn Holtzclaw of the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] told CNN they were aware of Depp's comment, but that "for security reasons, we cannot discuss specifically nor in general terms the means and methods of how we perform our protective responsibilities".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/entertainment/johnny-depp-trump-comment-glastonbury/index.html |title=Johnny Depp: 'When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?' |first=Madison |last=Park |author2=Lisa Respers France |work=[[CNN]] |date=June 23, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623133607/http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/entertainment/johnny-depp-trump-comment-glastonbury/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/johnny-depp-when-was-the-last-time-an-actor-assassinated-a-president-w489433|title=Johnny Depp: 'When Was the Last Time an Actor Assassinated a President?'|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Ryan|last=Reed|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=August 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827060549/http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/johnny-depp-when-was-the-last-time-an-actor-assassinated-a-president-w489433|url-status=live}}</ref> Depp apologized shortly afterward, saying the remark "did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice".<ref>{{cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/johnny-depp-trump-assassination-apology-1202477242/ |title=Johnny Depp Apologizes for Donald Trump Assassination Joke |date=June 23, 2017 |work=Variety |access-date=June 24, 2017 |archive-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623204411/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/johnny-depp-trump-assassination-apology-1202477242/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Acting credits and awards ==
{{Main|Johnny Depp filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Depp}}
According to the [[review aggregate]] site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], Depp's most critically and commercially successful films include ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' (1984), ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' (1990), ''[[Arizona Dream]]'' (1993), ''[[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]]'' (1993), ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994), ''[[Donnie Brasco (film)|Donnie Brasco]]'' (1997), ''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999), ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]'' (2000), ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' (2003), ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]'' (2004), ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' (2005), ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' (2007), ''[[Public Enemies (2009 film)|Public Enemies]]'' (2009), ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010), ''[[Black Mass (film)|Black Mass]]'' (2015) and ''[[Minamata (film)|Minamata]]'' (2020). His films have grossed $8 billion worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Depp {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/johnny_depp |access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

Depp has been recognized by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] for the following performances:

* [[76th Academy Awards]] (2004): [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], nomination, for ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 4, 2014 |title=The 76th Academy Awards {{!}} 2004 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2004 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[77th Academy Awards]] (2005): Best Actor, nomination, for ''Finding Neverland''<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2014 |title=The 77th Academy Awards {{!}} 2005 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[80th Academy Awards]] (2008): Best Actor, nomination, for ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2014 |title=The 80th Academy Awards {{!}} 2008 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008 |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>

Depp has won a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Actor — Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] for ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,''<ref>{{Cite news |title=2008 Golden Globe Awards nominees and winners |url=https://abc7.com/archive/5935362/ |access-date=July 15, 2024 |work=[[KABC-TV|ABC7 Los Angeles]] |language=en }}</ref> as well as a [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Best Actor for ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/10th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=www.sagawards.org}}</ref> Depp has also received an [[Honorary César]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=César Awards, France (1999) |url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000157/1999/1/ |access-date=July 15, 2024 |website=IMDb}}</ref>

== Discography ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Artist
! Album
! Credits
|-
| 1994
| "That Woman's Got Me Drinking"
| [[Shane MacGowan and The Popes]]
| ''[[The Snake (Shane MacGowan album)|The Snake]]''
| Guitar
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| All tracks
| [[P (band)|P]]
| ''[[P (album)|P]]''
| Guitar, bass
|-
| "[[Cigarettes & Alcohol|Fade Away]]"
| rowspan="2" | [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]
| ''[[The Help Album]]''
| rowspan="2" | Guitar
|-
| 1997
| "Fade In-Out"
| ''[[Be Here Now (album)|Be Here Now]]''
|-
| 1999
| "Hollywood Affair"
| [[Iggy Pop]]
| "Corruption" (B-side)
| Featured performer
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2000
| "St. Germain"
| rowspan="3" | [[Vanessa Paradis]]
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Bliss (Vanessa Paradis album)|Bliss]]'' 
| rowspan="2" | Co-writer
|-
| "Bliss"
|-
| "Firmaman"
| Guitar
|-
| "Minor Swing"
| rowspan="3" | [[Rachel Portman]]
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
| rowspan="3" | Guitar
|-
| "They're Red Hot"
|-
| "Caravan"
|-
| 2003
| "Sand's Theme"
| Various artists
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico|Once Upon A Time In Mexico (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
| Composer
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2007
| "No Place Like London"
| rowspan="9" | Various artists
| rowspan="9" | ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
| rowspan="9" | Performer
|-
| "My Friends"
|-
| "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir"
|-
| "Pretty Women"
|-
| "Epiphany"
|-
| "A Little Priest"
|-
| "Johanna (Reprise)"
|-
| "By the Sea"
|-
| "Final Scene"
|-
| 2008
| "Too Close to the Sun"
| [[Glenn Tilbrook|Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers]]
| ''Pandemonium Ensues''
| Guitar
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| "[[I Put a Spell on You]]"
| [[Shane MacGowan]] and Friends
| —
| Guitar
|-
| "Unloveable"
| [[Babybird]]
| ''[[Ex-Maniac]]''
| Guitar
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| "Kemp in the Village"
| rowspan="2" | [[Christopher Young]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[The Rum Diary (film)|The Rum Diary (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
| Performer, co-writer
|-
| "The Mermaid Song" <small>(instrumental)</small>
| Piano
|-
| "Ballade de Melody Nelson"
| Lulu Gainsbourg
| ''From Gainsbourg to Lulu''
| Co-lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums
|-
| "The Jesus Stag Night Club"
| [[Babybird]]
| ''[[The Pleasures of Self Destruction]]''
| Guitar
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2012
| "Freedom Fighter"
| [[Aerosmith]]
| ''[[Music from Another Dimension!]]''
| Background vocals
|-
| "You're So Vain"
| [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]
| ''[[Born Villain]]''
| Guitar, drums, production
|-
| "Street Runners"
| Jup & Rob Jackson
| ''Collective Bargaining''
| Featured performer
|-
| "Little Lion Man"
| rowspan="2" | Various artists
| rowspan="2" | ''[[West of Memphis|West of Memphis: Voices of Justice]]''
| rowspan="2" | Performer
|-
| "Damien Echols Death Row Letter Year 16"
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2013
| "The Mermaid"
| Various artists
| ''[[Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys]]''
| Guitar, drums
|-
| "The Brooklyn Shuffle"
| [[Steve Hunter]]
| ''[[The Manhattan Blues Project]]''
| Guitar
|-
| "New Year"
| [[Vanessa Paradis]]
| ''Love Songs''
| Co-writer
|-
| "Poor Paddy on the Railway"
| rowspan="2" | Various artists
| rowspan="2" | ''[[The Lone Ranger (soundtrack)|The Lone Ranger: Wanted (Music Inspired by the Film)]]''
| Guitar
|-
| "Sweet Betsy from Pike"
| Arrangement
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| "Kansas City"
| [[The New Basement Tapes]]
| ''[[Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes]]''
| Guitar
|-
| "Hello, Little Girl"
| Various artists
| ''[[Into the Woods (soundtrack)|Into the Woods (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
| Performer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| All tracks
| [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]]
| ''[[Hollywood Vampires (Hollywood Vampires album)|Hollywood Vampires]]''
| Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, co-writer, sound design
|-
| "21+"
| [[Butch Walker]]
| ''[[Afraid of Ghosts]]''
| Guitar
|-
| 2019
| All tracks
| [[Hollywood Vampires (band)|Hollywood Vampires]]
| ''[[Rise (Hollywood Vampires album)|Rise]]''
| Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, co-writer, sound design
|-
|2022
|All tracks
|[[Jeff Beck]] & Johnny Depp
|''[[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|18]]''
|Vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, bass, drums, backing vocals, co-writer
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of people from Kentucky]]
* [[List of actors with Academy Award nominations]]
* [[List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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=== Sources ===
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* {{cite book |last1=Blitz |first1=Michael |last2=Krasniewicz |first2=Louise |year=2007 |title=Johnny Depp: A Biography |location=Westport, Connecticut |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-34300-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cxAxufxMH0QC&pg=PA4 |access-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080255/https://books.google.com/books?id=cxAxufxMH0QC&pg=PA4 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite book |last1=Burton |first1=Tim |last2=Salisbury |first2=Mark |year=2006 |title=Burton on Burton |edition=Second Revised |location=London |publisher=Faber and Faber |isbn=978-0-571-22926-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-GY9R1c_kKgC&pg=PP1 |access-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520080341/https://books.google.com/books?id=-GY9R1c_kKgC&pg=PP1 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite book |last1= Everett |first1= Anna |editor1-last= Everett |editor1-first= Anna |chapter= Johnny Depp and Keanu Reeves |title= Pretty People: Movie Stars of the 1990s |year= 2012 |publisher= Rutgers University Press |isbn=978-0-8135-5244-6 }}
* {{cite book |last1= Lennard|first1= Dominic |editor1-last= Pomerance |editor1-first= Murray |chapter=Wonder Boys – Matt Damon, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey Jr. |title= Shining in Shadows: Movie Stars of the 2000s |year= 2012 |publisher= Rutgers University Press }}
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