Guyism, Movies 8 iconic movie roles Johnny Depp almost played Follow Us by Douglas CharlesLast Updated Oct 12, 2022 6:47 pm The Chive In the early ‘90s and ‘00s there were many roles that Johnny Depp lost to other actors, but these were also others that he actually passed on. Check out these re-imagined movie posters of some of the movies he almost starred in.