Did Johnny Depp play Freddie crouger on nightmare elm street?

No, Johnny Depp did not play Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare on Elm Street".

Freddy Krueger was played by Robert Englund. Johnny Depp's first major film role was in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" but he played Glen Lantz, the boyfriend of Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp).