Johnny Depp characters Johnny Depp characters. Johnny Depp's outrageous characters Of all today's top actors, he's always been one of the most fun to watch. Now that Captain Jack Sparrow has sailed back onto the silver screen in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides", it's the perfect time to look back at a few of the crazy characters created by the versatile Mr. Depp. Depp as Ed Wood "Ed Wood" is probably the epitome of eccentric Depp choices, one he imbued with a combination of artistic ambition, demented grins and utter delusion. The king of bad B movies ("Plan 9 From Outer Space"), Wood was the perfect vehicle for the actor's more outlandish instincts, and the movie remains an underappreciated gem. Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands "Edward Scissorhands" was Depp's first foray into the decidedly strange. Perhaps it was predictable: His film debut was "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) (watch trailer), ...