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PICS: Johnny Depp Visits Patients At B.C. Children's Hospital Dressed As Capt. Jack Sparrow

, 15 Aug, 2017 11:34 AM

Actor Johnny Depp made a group of kids at B.C. Children’s Hospital very happy on Monday.

Depp, who is in Vancouver to film Richard Says Goodbye, morphed into Captain Jack Sparrow, the character he made famous in the Pirates of the Caribbean films, to visit kids at the hospital on Monday afternoon.

“I didn’t wake up in the morning knowing that I was going to see Johnny Depp today,” one girl with cancer said.

Depp was reportedly there for a number of hours, going from room to room in his pirate paraphernalia and brightening the day for the little patients.

“Johnny Depp showed he has a heart of gold by spending more than five hours meeting one-on-one with every patient, from newborns to teens,” the hospital wrote on Instagram.

Today #BCCH patients were delighted by a visit today with one of the world’s most famous pirates, #CaptainJackSparrow. pic.twitter.com/ORsDDsO84Z
— BCChildren'sHosp Fdn (@BCCHF) August 15, 2017

Johnny Depp visits BC Children’s Hospital as Capt. Jack Sparrow
“Captain Jack’s” ship arrived under a veil of secrecy and was met at the entrance by patients who gave the pirate the lay of the land. Blowing into the playroom with his first mates Hollywood actor Johnny Depp brought his pirate playfulness to the children assembled for a Pirate Party.
Posted by BC Children's Hospital Foundation on Monday, 14 August 2017

We had a blast today with #CaptainJackSparrow! #Pirate #BCChildrens pic.twitter.com/FKZfXLUlPL
— BCChildren'sHospital (@BCChildrensHosp) August 15, 2017

Aaarr..our friend Dylan was challenged to a duel by special guest #CaptainJackSparrow pic.twitter.com/7PmxH0v4tV
— BCChildren'sHospital (@BCChildrensHosp) August 15, 2017

Patients at BC Children’s Hospital were delighted by a visit today with one of the world’s most famous pirates, Captain...
Posted by BC Children's Hospital Foundation on Monday, 14 August 2017

It’s not the first time the actor has shown up in public dressed as his most famous character.

In 2015, Sparrow visited a children’s hospital in Brisbane, Australia while Depp was filming Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

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