10 Best Johnny Depp Movies: 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and More

Johnny Depp instantly impressed cinephiles when he appeared in his film debut, A Nightmare on Elm Street. The first film, released in 1984, began the hit franchise.

Wes Craven’s classic film tells the story of Freddy Krueger, a killer who haunts the children of his murderers and takes their lives through their dreams.

Depp portrays Tarrant Hightopp, the Mad Hatter’s character in the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, which also features Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover and Matt Lucas.

In the Tim Burton-directed film, a young woman finds herself in the Underland after falling down a hole when she chases down an unusual rabbit. She discovers a world full of talking animals, queens and knights and how he should end the Red Queen’s reign to give the throne to the right person.

Based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory offers a different viewpoint of Willy Wonka’s story as its plot follows Charlie Bucket’s journey to the chocolatier’s factory after winning a contest along with four other children.

Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Christopher Lee, Deep Roy, James Fox and Missi Pyle also star in the adaptation.

Depp voices Victor Van Dort’s character in the animated fantasy film of Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, Corpse Bride. His and Victoria Everglot’s families arrange their marriage, but a tree drags him to the land of the dead while practicing his lines for the wedding.

He meets Emily, a murdered bride who wants to marry him after seeing him. However, Victor also starts his quest to return to the real world before his muse marries someone else.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, based on the story written by J.K. Rowling, is set in 1927. Depp’s Gellert Grindelwald gets transferred to Europe to stand trial following the events in the film’s predecessor, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. However, he manages to escape and restarts his attempt to dominate the world.

To stop him and his plans, Albus Dumbledore enlists his student, Newt Scamander, who faces danger amid his mission.

Barber and serial killer Sweeney Todd works with Mrs. Lovett in killing his customers and processing their corpses afterward while seeking revenge on a judge who wrongfully exiled him to steal his wife.

Burton’s musical slasher film has Depp, Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen and Laura Michelle Kelly — among others — as the cast members.