Johnny Depp is one of Hollywood's hottest leading men, a definitive A-lister and one of the best actors ever to take box-office centerstage.
In 2005, he was nominated for an Oscar for the second year in a row, this time for his effortless portrayal of Peter Pan creator J M Barrie in Finding Neverland.
rediff.com takes a look at a toughly contested set of five of Depp's finest ever celluloid incarnations.
Text: Raja Sen
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