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headless horseman in Sleepy Hollow. This performance shows that Depp does not take himself too seriously and that he is not a typical Hollywood star who goes in blows all the bad guys away and is never scared for a moment. Far from it.

4.)Captain Jack Sparrow ('Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy)

No Depp Top 10 would be complete without including Captain Jack Sparrow, a modern icon of the silver screen and right up there with Rhett Butler, Holly Golightly and Rick from Casablanca for immediate identification with the beaded beard and camp gestures. Quite rightly he was also nominated for an Oscar for this role in the first installment of the Pirates trilogy, 'The Curse of the Black Pearl'.

5.)Sam ('Benny and Joon')

The comedian in Depp's nature comes out in the wacky but touching 'Benny and Joon' where he plays Sam, a Buster Keaton wannabee who hides in trees, does tricks in the park and falls for a mentally challenged artist who he is hired to look after.

6)Edward Scissorhands ('Edward Scissorhands')

Depp plays the protagonist of Edward Scissorhands in a serene, understated and sensitive way. The audience takes to him straight away, despite his alarming outer persona. Touching moments include Edward trying to adjust to the 'real world' by dressing in proper clothes, eating at a table with cutlery and sleeping on a water bed.

7.)Inspector Abberline ('From Hell')

My favorite modern movie is 'From Hell' and the way Depp plays Inspector Abberline, the police officer in charge of investigating the Jack the Ripper murders, adds to the overall appeal of this movie. He also has great rapport with fellow co-star Robbie Coltrane. The film is very dark (as would be expected from the subject matter) but the mise-en-scene is breath taking and the ending is a big shock.

8.)J.M. Barrie ('Finding Neverland')

Depp has always been a fan of tying out different accents and the one which works best for him is when he becomes the Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie, who penned Peter Pan, in the moving 'Finding Neverland' opposite Kate Winslet. This role allowed him to return to his childhood and with the clean cut hairdo and smart clothes you would be forgiven for thinking he was far younger than his 40-odd years.

9.)William Blake ('Dead Man')

Dead Man is a modern film shot in black and white, featuring Robert Mitchum and includes an understated performance from Depp as William Blake, who gets shot at the beginning of the film and spends the rest of the film on a journey to his ultimate death.

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