The Cast of Edward Scissorhands: Where Are They Now?

Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands

Depp had career momentum when he stepped into the memorable makeup of Edward Scissorhands. He had roles in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1983) and Platoon (1986), but in 1987, he became a household name when he began his stint on the TV series 21 Jump Street.

Edward Scissorhands kicked off his decades-long partnership with Burton — with whom he's collaborated several times since in Ed Wood (1994), Corpse Bride (2005), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007).

During an interview in Tara Wood's untitled docuseries about Burton, Depp said that the filmmaker and Edward Scissorhands script "passed through everything, anything, solid and went to the very core of whatever I am. The writing was beautiful. The character was beautiful. What I suppose [attracted] me emotionally was that Edward was me. It's exactly what I should be doing."

Outside of his work with Burton, Depp landed What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Donnie Brasco (1997) — and in 2003, he stepped into the role of Jack Sparrow for Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

He also starred as Grindelwald in 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the 2018 sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In 2023, he portrayed Louis XV in the period drama Jeanne de Barry. He's also set to play Satan alongside stars like Adam Driver, Jeff Bridges and Jason Momoa in Terry Gilliam's upcoming film, The Carnival at the End of Days.

Depp shares two children with his ex Vanessa Paradis: son Jack and daughter and Idol actress Lily-Rose. He also dated his former Edward Scissorhands costar, Ryder, from 1990 to 1993.

Winona Ryder as Kim Boggs

Edward Scissorhands was not Ryder's first time in the world of Burton; she secured her breakout role as Lydia Deetz in the 1988 dark comedy Beetlejuice. (She even solidified her comedic chops that same year in Heathers opposite Christian Slater.) Ryder has since thanked the filmmaker for believing in her early in her career.

"You affirmed my voice. You reinforced my confidence to be myself, to go against the tides of conformity," Ryder said during her speech at Burton's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2023, per Entertainment Weekly. "Your creative inclusiveness showed me what true artistic collaboration looked like, and, in other words, you made being a weird girl not just okay but something to celebrate and even kind of cool."

In the '90s, Ryder starred in The Age of Innocence (1993), Reality Bites (1994), Little Women (1994) and Girl, Interrupted (1999).

She has since reunited with Burton, lending her voice to the 2012 animated flick Frankenweenie and reprising her role as Lydia in the 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Ryder joined the ensemble cast of Stranger Things in 2016 and is expected to remain on the show through its final season in 2025.

Once romantically involved with former costar Depp in the '90s, Ryder has been dating Scott Mackinlay Hahn since 2011.

Dianne Wiest as Peg Boggs

Wiest was well-known as a stage actress (she performed in Three Sisters in 1982 and appeared in Othello alongside the late James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer in 1985) before landing the role of Peg in Edward Scissorhands. She had a successful film career, starring in 1984's Footloose and 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters, which won Wiest her first Oscar.

After Edward Scissorhands, Wiest continued landing major roles, including an Oscar-winning performance in Woody Allen's 1994 crime comedy Bullets Over Broadway. She also appeared in The Birdcage (1996), Practical Magic (1998), I Am Sam (2001), I Care A Lot (2020) and Apartment 7A (2024). On the small screen, the Emmy-winning actress played Interim DA Nora Lewin on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2000–2002 and series such as In Treatment, Life in Pieces and Mayor of Kingstown.

In 2008, she returned to Broadway for the revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons alongside Katie Holmes, John Lithgow and Patrick Wilson.

Wiest is a mother of two daughters, Emily and Lily.

Anthony Michael Hall as Jim

Anthony Michael Hall was one of the biggest stars of the '80s — with roles in Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Weird Science (1985) and National Lampoon's Vacation (1989) — when he landed the role of Kim's boyfriend, Jim, in Edward Scissorhands.

Since the film, Hall has continued acting, appearing in Six Degrees of Separation (1993), All About the Benjamins (2002), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dead Zone throughout its six-season run from 2002 to 2007.

Later, he was cast in Foxcatcher (2014), Live by Night (2016), War Machine (2017) and had recurring guest appearances on The Goldbergs from 2019 to 2023.

In 2023, Hall became a dad when he and his wife, Lucia Hall, welcomed a baby boy named Michael Anthony Hall II. He and Lucia wed in 2020 and renewed their vows in 2023.

Alan Arkin as Bill Boggs

Alan Arkin had been acting for years before playing Peg's husband, Bill, in the 1990 film. After college, Arkin had a brief career in music before becoming an early member of Second City in Chicago. Later, he made his Broadway debut in 1961, appearing in From the Second City. Arkin had also ventured onto the screen around that time, appearing in films like The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming — which earned the actor his first of four career Oscar nominations in 1967. 

Following his role in Edward Scissorhands, Arkin appeared in Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) — which won him an Oscar — and Argo (2012). He also had a successful career on the small screen with shows such as Chicago Hope, The Pentagon Papers and The Kominsky Method (the latter of which earned him Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations).

Arkin was a father of three and wed his third wife, Suzanne Newlander, in 1996. He died at the age of 89 in 2023.

Kathy Baker as Joyce Monroe

Kathy Baker's first on-screen role came in 1983's The Right Stuff, and from there, the roles kept coming, including A Killing Affair (1985), Street Smart (1987), Clean and Sober (1988) and Dad (1989).

After landing the role of Joyce — a housewife who takes a liking to Edward — in the 1990 film, Baker led the cast of Picket Fences as Dr. Jill Brock from 1992 to 1996 and later appeared on Boston Public for two seasons.

She's since racked up several film and TV credits, from the 2003 Oscar-winning film Cold Mountain and the Jesse Stone made-for-TV movie franchise starring Tom Selleck to Netflix's Western dramedy The Ranch and Peacock's horror series Teacup.

Baker has been married to TV producer Steven Robman since 2003. She shares two children, son Julian and daughter Marieclaire, with ex-husband Donald Camilleri.

Robert Oliveri as Kevin Boggs

When Robert Oliveri (who's seen here in a scene with Depp) landed the role as the Bogg family's younger child, Kevin, he had just recently appeared in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) alongside Rick Moranis, as well as the TV movie Let's Get Mom (1989).

Since Edward Scissorhands, Oliveri appeared in his last major role in the 1992 sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.