Hair Affair: Which of Johnny Depp's Hairstyles Is the Best?

Hair Affair

Johnny Depp, who's played everything from a drug dealer to a candy magnate to a pirate lord, is willing to do almost anything to transform himself for a role, and that includes changing his hair ... frequently. Dreadlocks one minute, a pageboy the next? Our hat's off to him. Check out some of Depp's craziest 'dos.

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The Dread Pirate Jack

Depp got an Oscar nomination for playing Capt. Jack Sparrow, a role he reprises (for the last time? Say it ain't so!) in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.' His dreads, the finest this side of Bob Marley, are clearly the source of his charm. Good thing, too, since Jack threw the shampoo overboard to make room for the rum.

Earl of Curls

When you're the Earl of Rochester -- 17th century poet and cad, who died of syphilis and alcoholism -- you don't have time to take care of your hair. (Plus you've got servants to do it for you.) Depp's curly mane in 'The Libertine' is free-flowing and luxurious, a little ratty and strangely compelling ... just like the earl himself.

Boyish Cut

The quirkily coiffed Willy Wonka lets his freak flag fly with this toffee-colored pageboy in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' But despite the creeptastic manchild bangs and Michael Jackson-inspired getup, you can't help but love the guy for giving poor little Charlie Bucket a much-needed treat -- his entire fortune.

The Write Stuff

In 2004's 'Finding Neverland' Depp is boyishly charming Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie, whose friendship with a family of young lads inspires him to write 'Peter Pan.' While caring for the boys and their ailing mum (Kate Winslet) and penning his masterwork, he somehow finds time to comb that debonaire 'do.

Hair's Johnny

If Depp's nutty novelist in 'Secret Window' spent more time at his word processor and less on his fluffy Breck hair, maybe he'd kick that nasty case of writer's block. Based on a Stephen King novella, this jumpy thriller gives Depp a chance to come unhinged when a maniac accuses him of plagiarism.

Two Black Eyes

In 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico,' Robert Rodriguez's 2003 finale to his 'El Mariachi' trilogy, Depp turns up as a gunman who stumbles back into action with greasy hair and gouged-out eyes, looking for revenge. It just goes to show that you don't have to see where you're shooting to be a real desperado.

Head Detective

Based on a graphic novel, the thriller 'From Hell' stars Depp as an opium-using detective whose psychic visions compel him to help solve the murders of London's Whitechapel streetwalkers. His hair, a carefully coiffed cross between polished and unruly, tells us, "I may be falling for a prostitute, but I'm still a classy guy."

Beach Blond

In Ted Demme's 2001 drama 'Blow,' Depp plays the infamous cocaine importer George Jung, who -- in addition to helping Colombian druglords create the American market for coke -- sports a long, golden mane befitting a '70s kingpin. But the best part of his look is the awesome pair of bushy muttonchops.

Gypsy King

You can tell that Depp's character is a bit of a bad boy in 'Chocolat' because he plays guitar and has a ponytail. Bad boys always wear ponytails. As a roguishly handsome riverboat gypsy named Roux, Depp woos Juliette Binoche's chocolatier and scandalizes the town with his unconventionality.

Undercover Crop

Depp takes a short cut for his role as federal agent Joe Pistone, aka 'Donnie Brasco,' who infiltrated the Mob. The award-winning 1997 drama features Depp in a relatively straight role, ergo the conventional hairdo. Matching Depp strand-for-strand is Al Pacino as the sad-sack capo who lets him in the family.

Shear Delight

The great irony of Depp's appearance in Tim Burton's Frankenstein-inspired love story is that even with pruning shears for hands, poor 'Edward Scissorhands' isn't able to do anything about his scarily unkempt 'do. But that doesn't stop him from performing useful tasks, like trimming the local ladies' hair.

Grease Lightning

It's hard to say if 'Cry Baby' is a 1950s parody or appreciation, but either way, this 1990 musical comedy is worth seeing just to watch Depp channel Elvis, from hip-shake to slick forehead curl. Although Depp's a rebel rock 'n' roller, he's got his eye on a good girl. He just can't help falling in love ... and we can't either.

Pouf Piece

Depp made his big-screen debut in the 1984 horror classic 'A Nightmare on Elm Street.' That's right, he was Freddy Krueger bait waiting to happen. He may not have survived the movie, but in terms of a real-life career, he's way outlived his co-stars -- and those funky '80s hairstyles.