What is List of Pirates of the Caribbean characters?
{{See also|Category:Pirates of the Caribbean}} This is a list of characters appearing in the [[Pirates of the Caribbean (movie series)|''Pirates of the Caribbean'' movie series]]. == Main characters == === Jack Sparrow === [[File:Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Queensland, Australia.jpg|180px|thumb|Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow]] Jack Sparrow begins the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|Curse of the Black Pearl]]'' as a pirate captain without a ship. He is played by [[Johnny Depp]]. Sparrow had been captain of the ''Black Pearl'' before his first mate, Hector Barbossa led a [[mutiny]] and took over. Sparrow was left alone on a small island with nothing but a gun, one bullet, and a bottle of rum. The crew thought he would either die of thirst or shoot himself. When they returned expecting to find him dead, Sparrow was gone. No one knew how he did it and many amazing stories grew around their former captain. In reality, the island was used by smugglers to hide their illegal rum. When the smugglers returned, Sparrow left the island on their ship. Sparrow assembles a crew to help him reclaim the ''Black Pearl''. After the curse is lifted from the crew of the ''Black Pearl'', he kills Barbossa with the same gun he was left with on the island. He becomes captain of the ''Black Pearl'' again. === Elizabeth Swann === Elizabeth Swann is the daughter of Weatherby Swann, Governor of [[Port Royal]]. She is played by [[Keira Knightley]]. Elizabeth loves Will Turner but accepts James Norrington's marriage proposal to save Turner. The marriage is called off after Will is rescued. She marries Will Turner and they have a son, Henry. After Elizabeth gives birth, William is forced to go to sea for ten years. He is reunited with his family in ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]'', but only for one day due to a curse. This curse is broken when Poseidon's Trident is destroyed at the end of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|Dead Men Tell No Tales