In the 2013 film The Lone Ranger, which actor played Tonto?

In the 2013 film The Lone Ranger, Johnny Depp played Tonto.

Directed by Gore Verbinski, the 2013 film retells the classic American Western partnership between the masked Lone Ranger and Tonto. Depp plays Tonto opposite Armie Hammer, who portrays John Reid, the lawman who becomes the Lone Ranger. The movie frames much of its story through an older Tonto recounting past events.

The film draws on a character first introduced in the 1930s radio series The Lone Ranger. Tonto’s portrayal has been debated because of questions about cultural representation, racial identity, and the use of Native American imagery. Those discussions are part of the film’s reception and should not be confused with the casting fact itself.

The 2013 production was a large-scale Disney adventure directed by the team behind Pirates of the Caribbean. Its title refers to the established franchise rather than Pandora’s Greek myth.