Looking at Johnny Depp's Roles in Movies for Children and Adults

Johnny Depp's diverse acting filmography has already secured his place in Hollywood. Through the years, he has played a variety of roles from the classic hero to the most eccentric lead character. His many works proved both his versatility and bankability as a film actor. He already worked with renowned filmmakers like Tim Burton, Gore Verbinski, Robert Rodriguez, Wes Craven, Mike Newell, and Lasse Hallstrom.

Versatility as an Actor

After many years, Depp has considerably tried just about any film genre and format for his works. From live-action to animated projects, he already starred in drama, comedy, fantasy, action, adventure, mystery, horror, suspense, and musical offerings. He already shot anywhere from independent and low-budget films like "Libertine" to financially successful film franchises like the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. His proven acting talent clearly allowed him to pull off varying roles for family-friendly, children's, and adult movies. Looking back into these motion picture pieces now shows how accomplished he has become in Hollywood and even in foreign movie productions during the last three decades.

Family-friendly and Children's Movies

Depp already starred in a number of wholesome films, including those specifically geared towards the children audience, as well as those catering to both children and adults. These characters are often easily recalled by many because of their quirky and outlandish looks and personalities. They are also notable works for being award-winning and critically acclaimed box office hits.

For his children's movies, he became Willy Wonka in the cinematic rendition of the Roald Dahl novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and the Mad Hatter in "Alice in Wonderland." He lent his voice to the 3D nature documentary "Deep Sea 3D" and the stop-motion animated film "Corpse Bride." He also starred in various family-friendly movies with his most familiar roles being the iconic Captain Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, Rango in the animated blockbuster "Rango," and J.M. Barry, better known as the man behind "Peter Pan," in the part-biographical, part-fictional masterpiece "Finding Neverland."

Adult Movies

Depp's accomplishments in his acting career really made him explore different types of roles. He already made adult movies with different MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) ratings -- from those rated PG to those rated R. His debut film in 1984 featured him as Glen Lantz, a teen victimized by the mysterious murderer Freddie Krueger in the classic horror movie "A Nightmare on Elm Street." From an early career as a typical matinee idol, he readily earned the respect of both critics and regular audiences with his performance in his titular role in the dark, modern fairy tale "Edward Scissorhands."

As his acting career further soared, he portrayed many strange, unusual, and wacky roles with a couple of them being dark, family-friendly films brought about by his successful tandem with Tim Burton. They also made some adult offerings including the biographical piece "Ed Wood," the horror fantasy "Sleepy Hollow," and the horror musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street." He starred in Terry Gilliam's fantasy offering "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" as well.

Depp also had his share of not so weird roles such as his characters in the crime drama "Public Enemies," the romantic drama "Chocolat," and the mystery drama "The Rum Diary." In "The Tourist" and "...And They Lived Happily Ever After," he explored many cinematic European spots. Meanwhile, in the erotic drama "Don Juan DeMarco," he played the role of a young man oozing with sex appeal.