right, these incredible characters have all  been played on the big screen by Johnny Depp,  

one of America's most beloved  actors of the last four decades.

John Christopher Depp II, named after  his father, was born on June 9th, 1963,  

to American parents and moved around  the country a lot as a child. His family  

finally settled in Florida when he was 7 years old  and he is known to have had a troubled childhood,  

as his parents divorced in 1978 and he was  physically and mentally abused by his mother.

Depp dropped out of high school at 16  with dreams of becoming a rock musician.  

He was (and still is) a big guitar fan; he joined  his first band, 'The Kids', in 1980 and left for  

California with the group in 1983, carrying  huge hopes of making it in the music industry.  

Once he arrived there, he was introduced to,  and became great friends with, Nicolas Cage  

(Yes, THE Nicolas Cage) who encouraged  him to try out some acting roles.

Though initially, he was not so keen, he  soon found that acting helped keep him  

afloat financially. He made his movie  debut in Wes Craven's 'A Nightmare on  

Elm Street' in 1984 at just 21 years old. His  big break, though, came three years later when  

he starred in the US TV drama, '21 Jump Street'.  Depp quickly became the new TV heartthrob for  

the next three years with the series, but always  felt he was worth much more than just eye candy!

Following this, the movie offers started  flowing in and Depp went on to become one  

of the world's biggest film stars and one  of the highest-paid actors in show business.  

Known for his choice of eclectic characters,  

he collaborated on 8 movies where Tim Burton was  the director, and the pair became great friends.

Perhaps Depp's biggest and most famous role,  Captain Jack Sparrow in the Walt Disney series,  

'Pirates of the Caribbean' continued  over 14 years from 2003-2017.

Amidst all his acting, Depp also founded his own  film production company, co-owned a nightclub in  

Los Angeles, a restaurant in Paris, and formed  a rock group, 'Hollywood Vampires' with legends  

Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. He has two children  from a long-term relationship with French  

singer/actress, Vanessa Paradis, though they  never married. He has been married twice, but both  

lasted only two years each, and his most recent  to actress, Amber Heard, landed him in court,  

where he was accused of domestic assault and he  counter-acted by suing for defamation. Though it  

is public knowledge that Depp has suffered with  addiction and alcoholism for most of his life,  

his fans stand resolutely by him…is there still  one last movie in him for that Oscar challenge?