List of Pirates of the Caribbean film actors

This is a list of Pirates of the Caribbean film actors who portrayed appearing in the film series. The list below is sorted by film and the character's surname, as some characters have been portrayed by multiple actors.

Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Martin Klebba appeared in at least four films. Only Depp, Rush, and McNally reprised their roles in all five films.

Cast and characters

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List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise.

  • An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
  •  C indicates a cameo role.
  •  O indicates an older version of the character.
  •  S indicates an appearance through use of special effects.
  •  U indicates an uncredited appearance.
  •  V indicates a voice-only role.
  •  Y indicates a younger version of the character.
Character
2003 2006 2007 2011 2017
The Curse of the Black Pearl Dead Man's Chest At World's End On Stranger Tides Dead Men Tell No Tales

Introduced in The Curse of the Black Pearl

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Anamaria Zoe Saldaña[1]
Captain Hector Barbossa Geoffrey Rush[2] Geoffrey RushC[2] Geoffrey Rush[2]
Bo'sun Isaac C. Singleton Jr.[3]
Cotton David Bailie[4]
Joshamee Gibbs Kevin McNally[5]
Lieutenant Gillette Damian O'Hare[6] Damian O'Hare[6]
Giselle Vanessa Branch[7]
Grapple Trevor Goddard[8]
Lieutenant Commander Theodore Groves Greg Ellis[9] Greg Ellis[9]
Koehler Treva Etienne[10]
Marty Martin Klebba[11] Martin Klebba[11]
Mullroy Angus Barnett[12] Angus Barnett[13] Angus Barnett[14]
Murtogg Giles New[12] Giles New[13] Giles New[14]
Commodore James Norrington Jack Davenport[4]
Pintel Lee Arenberg[4]
Ragetti Mackenzie Crook[15]
Captain Jack Sparrow Johnny Depp[16] Johnny Depp[16]
Anthony De La TorreY[17]
Captain Elizabeth Swann-Turner Keira Knightley[18]
Lucinda DryzekY[19]
Keira Knightley[18] Keira KnightleyC[20]
Governor Weatherby Swann Jonathan Pryce[21]
William "Will" Turner, Jr. Orlando Bloom[22]
Dylan SmithY[19]
Orlando Bloom[22] Orlando BloomC[20]

Introduced in Dead Man's Chest

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Lord Cutler Beckett Tom Hollander[23]
Tia Dalma
Calypso
Naomie Harris[24]
Davy Jones Bill Nighy[25] Stand-inS[25]
William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner Stellan Skarsgård[26]

Introduced in At World's End

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Captain Ammand Ghassan Massoud[27]
Askay / Pusasn Omid Djalili[28]
Capitaine Chevalle Marcel Iureș[29]
Mistress Ching Takayo Fischer[30]
Sao Feng Chow Yun-fat[31]
Tai Huang Reggie Lee[32]
Captain Jocard Hakeem Kae-Kazim[33]
Captain Edward Teague Keith Richards[34] Alexander ScheerY[35]
Henry William Turner Dominic Scott KayC[36] Brenton Thwaites[37]
Lewis McGowanY[38]

Introduced in On Stranger Tides

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Angelica Penélope Cruz[39]
Lord John Carteret Anton Lesser[40]
King Ferdinand VI of Spain Sebastian Armesto[41]
King George II of Great Britain Richard Griffiths[42]
Prime Minister Henry Pelham Roger Allam[43]
Scrum Stephen Graham[44]
The Spaniard Óscar Jaenada[45]
Philip Swift Sam Claflin[46]
Syrena Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey[47]
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach Ian McShane[48]

Introduced in Dead Men Tell No Tales

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Mayor Dix Bruce Spence[49]
Uncle Jack Paul McCartneyC[50]
Captain Armando Salazar Javier Bardem[51]
Lieutenant John Scarfield David Wenham[52]
Shansa Golshifteh Farahani[53]
Carina Smyth Barbossa Kaya Scodelario[54]

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