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Johnny Depp is Britain's favourite actor
Published Monday, Jun 9 2008, 11:33 BST | By Simon Reynolds
The CAA quizzed 3,000 film fans aged seven and over and the 45-year-old Sweeney Todd star scored the highest number of votes across all age ranges and genders.
Depp held off competition from his Pirates Of The Caribbean co-star Orlando Bloom, Daniel Craig, Anthony Hopkins and Sean Connery to take the honour.
Anna Cremin, spokeswoman for CAA, noted that Depp's eclectic choice of film roles contributed towards his popularity: "[He] has such a wide appeal demonstrated by moving from serious films like Donnie Brasco to blockbusters and comedies.
"Few other actors have managed to be so versatile."
Depp's upcoming roles include taking over Heath Ledger’s part in the Terry Gilliam fantasy The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus and Michael Mann's Chicago-set crime thriller Public Enemies.
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