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Johnny Depp returned to the red carpet for the London premiere of Ebenezer on November 9, 2026, thanking the fans who had continued to support him. As the actor promotes the new film, his family remains another part of his public story, especially his relationship with his two adult children.
Depp is the father of Lily-Rose Melody Depp and John Christopher Depp III, better known as Jack. He shares both children with French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis, his partner from 1998 until their separation in 2012. Depp and Paradis never married.
The siblings grew up with two internationally famous parents, spending their childhood between France and the United States. They have since made different choices about public life: Lily-Rose works in entertainment, while Jack has maintained a far lower profile.
So, who are Johnny Depp’s children? Here is what is established about Lily-Rose and Jack, the family in which they grew up and the boundaries they have drawn around their lives as adults.
Who is Lily-Rose Depp, Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’ eldest child?
Lily-Rose was born on May 27, 1999, in France. Her full name is Lily-Rose Melody Depp, and she grew up with connections to both her father’s American background and her mother’s French home and career.
She entered acting and modeling rather than remaining solely known as a celebrity’s daughter. Her screen work has included The King, the HBO series The Idol and Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, while her fashion work has made her a familiar figure beyond film audiences.
That visibility has not meant that she wants every part of family life made public. In interviews, Lily-Rose has discussed protecting her privacy and establishing an identity that is not defined entirely through the famous men or relationships around her.
The distinction is useful when describing her relationship with Depp. She is his daughter, but her performances and professional choices belong to her own career. Interest in her father does not provide a basis for assuming what she thinks about every event in his life.
Her childhood also gave her a close connection with Jack. She has spoken about their bilingual upbringing, including the way speaking French could give the siblings a shared language around people who did not understand them. Their bond predates the separate adult paths they later chose.
Who is Jack Depp, and why is less known about his life?
Jack was born on April 9, 2002. His formal name is commonly reported as John Christopher Depp III, continuing the name shared by his father and paternal grandfather. Jack is the familiar name used in much of the family’s public coverage.
Unlike Lily-Rose, Jack has not built a similarly visible acting or modeling career. He appears much less frequently in public interviews and entertainment reporting, so reliable information about his present-day work and personal arrangements is more limited.
That lower profile should not be filled with assumptions. Not attending an event or declining interviews does not establish a family estrangement, and being photographed occasionally does not amount to a decision to become a public figure.
Depp has described his son affectionately in past interviews, but a parent’s comments about a child’s interests are not a complete account of that child’s adult life. Specific claims about Jack’s relationships, residence or professional plans require their own reliable confirmation.
What can be stated clearly is his place in the family: Jack is Depp and Paradis’ younger child and Lily-Rose’s brother. His preference for a quieter public life is one of the most consistent features of the established reporting about him.
What has Johnny Depp said about raising his children with Vanessa Paradis?
In a 2025 interview, Depp recalled the years when the children were young and the family lived in the south of France. He described that chapter warmly, emphasizing the experience of having a home while bringing up Lily-Rose and Jack.
The family also spent time in Los Angeles, reflecting the work of both parents. Growing up across countries is part of the siblings’ documented background, rather than evidence that they had only one fixed childhood setting.
Depp and Paradis separated in 2012 after approximately 14 years together. The fact that they did not marry is sometimes lost in profiles that call Paradis his former wife. Their children were born during their partnership, and their shared parenthood continued after the romantic relationship ended.
Depp later married Amber Heard, but Lily-Rose and Jack are not Heard’s children. Nor should Heard’s own later family announcements be treated as additions to Depp’s family. Keeping the relationships separate avoids a common source of confusion.
Depp has also reflected on wanting to parent differently from the difficult childhood he has described. Those comments explain how he presents fatherhood in his own words; they do not mean that the public has access to all the details of either child’s relationship with him.
As of November 2026, the confirmed answer remains two children: Lily-Rose, 27, and Jack, 24. Their adult lives demonstrate that siblings raised in the same famous family can choose very different degrees of public attention.
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