Amber Laura Heard was born in Austin, Texas, to Patricia Paige Heard (née Parsons), an internet researcher, and David C. Heard (David Clinton Heard), a contractor. She has English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh ancestry.
Heard appeared in the Academy Award-nominated film, North Country (2005), in which she played Charlize Theron's character in flashbacks. Her other early film credits include: Syrup (2013), Drive Angry (2011) 3D, The Joneses (2009), Never Back Down (2008), Alpha Dog (2006) and Friday Night Lights (2004). On television, Heard starred on The CW drama, Hidden Palms (2007), and had guest starring roles on Showtime's Californication (2007) and CBS's Criminal Minds (2005).
In 2009, Heard starred in the box office hit, Zombieland (2009), opposite Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray and Jesse Eisenberg. She also starred in the suspense thriller, The Stepfather (2009), with Sela Ward, Dylan Walsh and Penn Badgley. In 2008, she garnered attention for her role in the comedic hit, Pineapple Express (2008), with Seth Rogen and James Franco. Heard received a 2008 Young Hollywood Award for her breakthrough performance in "Pineapple Express".
She appeared in The Rum Diary (2011), opposite Johnny Depp, and John Carpenter's The Ward (2010), which premiered at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival. She also starred in the independent film, And Soon the Darkness (2010), in which she additionally served as a co-producer.
Heard starred in Paranoia (2013), opposite Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth and Gary Oldman. The film was released by "Relativity Media" on August 16, 2013. She also starred in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills (2013), which was released by "Open Road Films" on March 4, 2013, and McG's 3 Days to Kill (2014), opposite Kevin Costner and Hailee Steinfeld, which was released in 2014.
Additionally, her film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006), which premiered at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival, was released by The Weinstein Co. in theaters in the fall of 2013.
Heard resides in Los Angeles, where she is actively involved with Amnesty International. In 2015, she married actor Johnny Depp, and the two divorced in 2017.
Amber Heard has essayed several memorable roles over the years, the most notable being Mera in James Wan's Aquaman. Apart from the DCEU flick, Heard has also been a part of films like The Ward, 3 Days to Kill and Never Back Down. She has also played minor roles in various films and TV shows during the mid-2000s.
As fans across the world await the verdict of her ongoing trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp, check out some of Amber Heard's best films.
John Carpenter's relatively unknown film stars Amber Heard in the lead role as a troubled woman who is committed to an institution after she sets fire to a house. Things get more complicated when it is revealed that she is haunted by the evil spirit of another inmate.
Like all Carpenter films, The Ward focuses on building atmosphere and tension, but the film received criticism for the plot’s writing and lack of depth. Some film pundits criticized Carpenter for recycling older tropes instead of exploring new concepts and ideas.
However, horror aficionados can find some gritty material here, with some memorable scares and a staggering central performance from Heard, who slips into the role of Kristen with astonishing ease and grace.
4) Never Back Down
The Jeff Wadlow flick features Heard in one of her more memorable roles. Here, she plays Baja Miller, protagonist Sean Faris' romantic interest.
The film's Fight Club-esque plot revolves around an angry teenager, played by Sean Faris, whose life changes after he finds out about an underground fighting club. The film explores themes of teen angst, frustration, bullying, and teenage romance.
Although the film received negative reviews, Amber Heard, who was 21 at the time, charms in the film.
The 2014 Kevin Costner-starrer revolves around a spy agent having cancer. As a man who spent years neglecting family, Ethan Renner, played by Costner, mends his relationship with his daughter and ex-wife. In the film, Amber Heard dons the role of a top CIA assassin named Vivi Delay.
The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised the film's visual accomplishments but criticized its lack of narrative and emotional depth. Amber Heard dominates in her scenes with her raw charisma and impeccable screen presence. The movie did fairly well at the box office.
2) All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
In All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, Heard stars in the titular role of Mandy Lane, a gorgeous young woman invited by her classmates for a party on a weekend at an isolated ranch in Texas. However, the party turns into a nightmare with a series of brutal murders.
Amber Heard's performance received widespread critical acclaim, with many critics considering it one of her finest screen performances. The film, however, polarized critics, with some criticizing its lack of substance, with others praising its aesthetic aspects.
1) Aquaman
Arguably Amber Heard's most popular film till date, Aquaman features Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa in the titular role, along with Heard, who plays Aquaman's lover, Mera. The story centers around Aquaman, who sets off on a profound emotional journey to protect the land of Atlantis from the evil King Orm.
The film was a massive commercial success, grossing $1.148 billion worldwide. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with praise mostly directed towards its entertaining storyline, action sequences, and thematic ambitions.
Heard's performance in the movie also impressed critics. The actress garnered nominations for Saturn Awards - Best Supporting Actress and Teen Choice Awards - Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actress. Aquaman also stars numerous popular actors in supporting roles, including Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, and others.
A sequel to the film, titled Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, will be out on March 17, 2023.
Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author's opinions.
Some people actually mistake Amber Heard and Blake Lively to this day since the two women are both blondes and have roughly the same build until you really look at them. Heard can be said to have slightly stronger features however and is actually a bit different in terms of bodily dimensions. Aside from that she’s had the kind of career that hasn’t been easy to miss since she’s been coming up through the ranks the last decade or so and has really made some headway. Some of her movies aren’t considered to be all that great when it comes to the critics but if you disregard them then you might actually enjoy the films since they do tend to offer a good deal of entertainment and something that tells the story and doesn’t make you think as much. On top of that she’s been seen as more than capable when it comes to filling out certain roles that require her to be strong-willed and very independent, or even slightly shy and demure. In other words she’s a lot better actress than she gets credit for at times.
Here are some of the best movies from her career so far.
5. Never Back Down
Of course there’s always room for a woman in a film that’s all about fighting since a lot of times they’re the stabilizing force or the reason why guys fight in the first place. The whole intention of bringing instant enemies Ryan and Jake together however wasn’t for a fight, she was looking to welcome Jake to the community and Ryan simply thought it was a good way to take his measure. Jake got his butt whipped the first fight, but when it came time for the final fight he’d learned a thing or two and reconciled with everyone in his life that really meant something to him. And yes, at the end he beat Ryan, and even earned his respect.
4. The Ward
When the mind breaks due to overwhelming trauma it’s never a pretty thing, especially when it creates such clean break that each one develops into its own entity. That’s exactly what happens when Alice Hudson is abducted and left alone for two months in an abandoned farmhouse. After she burns the farmhouse down she’s admitted to a psychiatric ward as part of an experiment. While she thinks her fellow patients are being killed by a mysterious and disfigured ghost, it is in fact her psyche attempting to regroup by eliminating the overlying pieces of itself one by one until only is left.
3. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
It’s hard to know who’s more terrifying when they hatch a plan for revenge, someone that’s been slighted or someone that just doesn’t care and wants to kill. Mandy plays it up beautifully as she acts like she has no idea what’s going on as the friends she’s decided to hang out with start getting killed one after the other. In fact she doesn’t even let on until near the end when she kills one of them herself and then gets into a fight with Emmett, the one responsible for the majority of the killings. He finds out too late that he was a pawn in her little game as well and meant absolutely nothing to her outside of his need to make people pay for ostracizing him.
2. Drive Angry
Nicolas Cage plays a man that’s managed to escape hell in his bid to find his granddaughter and take his revenge on the man that killed his daughter and took the child. Amber Heard plays the woman that just happens to be in his path as he’s on his way to vengeance and becomes his valued right hand as she takes on the responsibility of keeping up with and helping him. It’s a fairly simple shoot ’em-up film with a very diabolical twist that might make some people groan and roll their eyes while others get into it fully and enjoy the idea of it. Aside from a few cheesy moments it’s not that bad really.
1. Aquaman

A lot of folks would probably groan and want to facepalm themselves in an effort to not see this but so far Aquaman sounds and looks like it’s going to be a redeeming movie in the DCEU stable. As Mera, Heard will be taking on a much bigger role as she becomes one of those that is charged with reminding Arthur Curry just what’s at stake and why he needs to claim his inheritance no matter how much he doesn’t seem to want it. Being bound to a man that comes from both worlds doesn’t sound to bad when it means that he could find a way to keep the peace between the two of them.
She’s not exactly on an upswing but her career is at a point where she’s doing very well and will hopefully remain for some time to come.
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