Who played the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s 2010 film Alice in Wonderland?

Johnny Depp played the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s 2010 film Alice in Wonderland.

The film follows an older Alice Kingsleigh as she returns to the fantastical Underland, a world she visited as a child. There she encounters the Mad Hatter, who helps her oppose the tyrannical Red Queen and restore the White Queen’s rule.

Mia Wasikowska played Alice, Helena Bonham Carter played the Red Queen, and Anne Hathaway played the White Queen. Depp’s Hatter uses a distinctive Scottish-accented voice and an elaborate costume, including a tall hat and brightly colored clothing. The character is known in the film as Tarrant Hightopp.

Burton’s movie is not a direct adaptation of only one book scene. It combines elements from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass while adding a new heroic quest for Alice. The film was released in 3D and became one of the highest-grossing films of 2010.