List of characters in Pirates of the Caribbean

This is a list of characters appearing in the film series "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Primary characters

*Jack Sparrow main|Jack Sparrow
*Will Turner main|Will Turner
*Elizabeth Swann main|Elizabeth Swann
*Captain Hector Barbossa main|Captain Hector Barbossa
*Davy Jones main|Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)
*Lord Cutler Beckett main|Lord Cutler Beckett
*Commodore James Norrington main|Commodore James Norrington
*Governor Swann main|Weatherby Swann

upporting characters

Bootstrap Bill Turner

Cotton

Cotton, played by David Bailie, is a mute pirate, having lost his tongue before the film series began [Bring Me That Horizon: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean p.83] . Unable to speak, he trains his Blue-and-yellow Macaw, voiced by Christopher S. Capp, to use a large number of phrases to essentially speak for him. He is hired by Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs in "The Curse of the Black Pearl" to retrieve the Black Pearl from Barbossa. He returns in the two sequels, loyally serving Jack until joining with Barbossa at the end of "At World's End". The Parrot, along with Jack the Monkey, often serve as comic relief.

Jack the Monkey

Jack is Barbossa's pet capuchin monkey, named after Jack Sparrow. During "The Curse of the Black Pearl", Jack, like the rest of the crew, is cursed, turning undead in lunar light and bestowed with indestructibility. Jack temporarily becomes mortal again when Will lifts the curse, though he later steals another coin and becomes cursed again. During "Dead Man's Chest", he resides on the Black Pearl and torments the crew until he is bartered to Tia Dalma for the location of the Flying Dutchman and the jar of dirt she gives to Jack Sparrow. He is shown wandering near a boot and later rejoins the resurrected Barbossa. In "At World's End", Jack serves mainly as a comic relief character.

In "Curse of the Black Pearl", Jack is played by Tara, a ten-year-old female capuchin, and Levi, an eight-year-old male. The skeletal monkey was added in post-production by Industrial Light and Magic. In "Dead Man's Chest" and "At World's End", Jack is played by Boo Boo, a twelve-year-old male and Mercedes, a ten-year-old female. Keira Knightley stated that the capuchins were very difficult to work with because of their short attention spans, adding "Oh, and that monkey! I want...to stuff...the monkey!". Geoffrey Rush would often have to wait for them to look in his direction before delivering his lines, and they often had to spray them with squirt guns to grab their attention. Rush was accidentally struck a few times as well.Fact|date=October 2007

Several plush toys have been developed by Disney, including both as a regular monkey and as a skeleton. Other toys, such as figurines and Mega Bloks also include Jack.

Joshamee Gibbs

Also goes by the name "Mr. Gibbs".

Kraken

Marty

Marty, played by Martin Klebba, is a dwarf pirate hired by Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs to search for the Black Pearl in "The Curse of the Black Pearl". He has only a one line of dialogue in the first film, but he becomes more prominent in the second and third films as one of the main crew members. At the end of "At World's End", he leaves with Barbossa on the stolen Black Pearl.

Pintel and Ragetti

ao Feng

Tia Dalma

Weatherby Swann

Minor characters

Anamaria

Anamaria, played by Zoë Saldaña, is a woman that joins Jack Sparrow in "Curse of the Black Pearl", so that she can force Jack to pay her back for the boat he stole and ruined. He promises her the stolen "Interceptor" in return for helping to retrieve the Black Pearl; but it is destroyed in battle. She takes command of the crew during Jack's absence and later becomes a member of his crew. She does not appear in any sequel.

Brethren Court

Nine pirate lords from the different seas comprise the Brethren Court. There have been four meetings over the centuries. The First Court met when they mutually agreed that the goddess Calypso should no longer rule the seas and oceans. With help from Captain Davy Jones, her lover, they entrapped her within human form. Many years later, the Fourth Court meets to address Lord Cutler Beckett's assault on piracy. When Captain Barbossa proposes releasing Calypso to help them fight Beckett and the East India Trading Company, the other pirate lords initially refuse, fearing Calypso's vengeful wrath.

Each pirate lord always carries a "piece of eight" insignia. The "pieces" are actually various small trinkets; the original court members were so poor that they lacked any money among them. Each "piece of eight" must be presented to verify a pirate lord's identity, and it is handed down to that lord's successor. The Fourth Court includes Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa, Sao Feng, and his successor Elizabeth Swann. Others include Mistress Ching (a fictional version of Cheng I Sao), Gentleman Jocard, Ammand the Corsair, Sri Sumbhajee, Eduardo Villanueva, and Capitaine Chevalle. Jack Sparrow's father, Captain Teague, is a former pirate lord, although he is now the keeper of the Pirata Codex.

Captain Teague

Captain Teague, played by Keith Richards, is the father of Jack Sparrow. He is a strict upholder of the pirate code.

Cursed pirate crew

The "Black Pearl" crew was originally captained by Jack Sparrow. A decade prior to "The Curse of the Black Pearl", Hector Barbossa led a mutiny and marooned Sparrow. Soon after, Barbossa and the crew became cursed after stealing coins from an ancient Aztec chest. They became immortal, but the curse rendered them unable to feel, taste, smell, or satisfy their desires. The lunar light exposed them as skeletal beings. Later, the curse was broken, and the ship once again fell under Jack's command. At the end of the third film, , it is back in Barbossa's hands, leaving Jack stranded in Tortuga.

Crew members that appear in "The Curse of the Black Pearl" include the Bo'sun, played by Isaac C. Singleton, a large African man that acts as Barbossa's second in command; Clubba, played by David Patykewich, a large bald man with facial tattoos and a large earring; Grapple, played by Trevor Goddard, a sailor who fights with a large grappling iron; Jacoby, played by Vince Lozano, a man with a long black beard and uses hand grenades; Koehler, played by Treva Etienne, a slender African man with dreadlocks; Mallot, played by Brye Cooper, who wields a large mallet; Scratch, played by Finius Egun, sporting blond dreadlocks who wields a dagger; and Twig, played by Michael Berry Jr., who is often paired with Koehler.

East India Trading Company

Edinburgh Trader crew

The "Edinburgh Trader" is a merchant vessel commanded by Captain Bellamy, who is played by Alex Norton. Two other members, Bursar, played by Max Baker, and the Quartermaster, played by Steve Speirs, are a superstitious pair duped into believing that Elizabeth Swann's dress is possessed by a ghost. Various crew members also believe this. Most hands are killed when the Kraken attacks the ship. The few survivors are captured and executed by the "Flying Dutchman"’s crew on Davy Jones' orders.

Flying Dutchman crew

The Flying Dutchman's crew are captured sailors who willingly surrender to Jones to avoid death for 100 years. Originally, those who joined helped ferry souls to the next world; but after Jones abandons his duty, he uses them for his own purposes. This has caused Jones and every crewman to gradually transform into deformed creatures resembling sea life. Along with Bootstrap Bill Turner, the crew complement includes Angler, Broondjongen, Clanker, Crash, Finnegan, Greenbeard, Hadras, Jelly, Jimmylegs, Koleniko, Maccus, Manray, Morey, Ogilvey, Old Haddy, Palifico, Penrod, Quittance, Ratlin, Two-Head, Urchin, Wheelback, and Wyvern.

Giselle

Giselle, played by Vanessa Branch, is a blonde prostitute in Tortuga who appears in all three films along with her friend, Scarlett. They often flirt with Jack Sparrow, though they frequently slap him for having lied to them. They are last seen at the end of the third film, strolling down a pier with Gibbs after again slapping Jack when they believe he lied about his ship.

Jailhouse Dog

The Jailhouse Dog guards the Port Royal jail keys by carrying them in its mouth during "The Curse of the Black Pearl". Prisoners futilely attempt to retrieve the keys from it. The dog appears again in "Dead Man's Chest" with Pintel and Ragetti after they have escaped prison and are headed for Pelegosto to search for the "Black Pearl". The dog is eventually left on Pelegosto, where the cannibal tribe makes it their new chief. The dog reappears during the third film as the keeper of the Pirata Codex keys on Shipwreck Island. Captain Teague explains the dog's presence by saying, "Sea turtles, mate," a reference to Jack Sparrow's tall tale of his own escape from being marooned.

Leech

Leech, played by San Shella, is an Indian pirate under Captain Jack in "Dead Man's Chest". He contemplates mutiny because the crew is not getting paid at all, and later claims that the "Black Pearl" can be crewed by six men. He dies on Pelegosto Island alongside several other crewmen after his fall into a vast canyon. Leech was intended to be a character that, when dead, would be missed; therefore the directors spent sufficient amounts of time working on him. Fact|date=June 2008

LeJon

LeJon is a pirate that serves under Jack Sparrow in "Dead Man's Chest". He is one of the few survivors of Pelegosto, and continues to serve under Jack even when faced with Davy Jones. He dies during the Kraken's attack while trying to ignite explosives to repel it.

Lieutenant Gillette

Lieutenant Gillette, played by Damian O'Hare, is Commodore James Norrington's Flag-Lieutenant in Port Royal. He is left in H.M.S. Dauntless during Norrington's absence. He survives the final battle of "Curse of the Black Pearl", but he does not appear in either of the sequels.

Lieutenant Groves

Lieutenant Groves is a British Royal Navy Officer under Commodore James Norrington's command in "The Curse of the Black Pearl". He appears again in "At World's End" as Cutler Beckett's second-in-command lieutenant on the H.M.S. "Endeavour". After Beckett goes into a state of shock following the final battle, he orders the crew to abandon ship.

Mercer

Mercer, played by David Schofield, is Lord Cutler Beckett's facially scarred, loyal personal assistant in ' and '. Despite serving faithfully in his official capacity as a clerk, Mercer often executes Beckett's more sinister agendas as an assassin and spy. He is eventually put aboard the "Dutchman" to serve as Davy Jones' keeper after the death of Admiral James Norrington, until Jones kills him during the maelstrom battle.

Mullroy and Murtogg

Mullroy and Murtogg, played by Angus Barnett and Giles New, are two Royal Marines in Port Royal. They serve as comic relief characters, easily becoming distracted from their duties by getting into arguments, and are the 'civilized' equivalent of Pintel and Ragetti. Like their pirate counterparts, they display a dichotomy of a fat, blustering, dominant figure versus a thin, semi-perceptive, reticent figure. They are first the guards of the "H.M.S. Interceptor" until one of their arguments allows Jack Sparrow to board it. Afterwards, they serve on the "H.M.S. Dauntless" and survive the final battle. They reappear in "At World's End", put in service to the East India Trading Company's forces. They are posted as the main guards of the Dead Man's Chest, but it is stolen during another argument. They later stow away on the "Black Pearl", casting their lot with the pirates, and are later shown to be with Barbossa after the battle is over.

carlett

Scarlett, played by Lauren Maher, is a prostitute who often flirts with Jack Sparrow, though she often slaps him for lying to her. She appears in all three films and is last seen walking away with Gibbs and Giselle.

Tai Huang

Tai Huang, played by Reggie Lee, is Sao Feng's first mate and his most loyal assistant. He joins Jack Sparrow's crew on their quest to rescue Jack from Davy Jones' Locker, although he later betrays and captures them for Feng. He (reluctantly, at first) serves Elizabeth Swann after Feng appoints her as captain and pirate lord just before his death.

References

* [http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3680&page=2 Davy Jones's crew information and images]