Nightmare Before Christmas Cast Johnny Depp. Johnny depp was suggested to play jack skellington in the nightmare before christmas (live action) by king_niteli. Actor johnny depp attends disney's' 'the nightmare before christmas' premiere on october 14, 1993 at the el capitan theatre in.

Here’s what the voice actors behind the beloved halloween film have been up to since its premiere. “i had him in batman returns and he did some voices in the nightmare before christmas.