Thanks to his then-wife, Lori Anne Allison, Depp met Nicolas Cage, who encouraged him to try his luck as an actor. He attended the audition for A Nightmare on Elm Street and sparked off some very strong emotions from the director’s daughter, calling him “dreamy.” When they saw Depp, they put their trust in him without hesitation and he got his first role on the big screen: Glen Lantz, the main character’s boyfriend.