Jack Sparrow Jack Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional character in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series. The character was created by screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, and is portrayed by Johnny Depp. The characterization of Sparrow is based on a combination of The Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith Richards and Looney Tunes cartoon character Pepé Le Pew. He first appears in the 2003 film "". He later appears in the sequels "" (2006), "" (2007), "" (2011), and "" (2017). In the films, Sparrow is one of the nine pirate lords in the Brethren Court, the Pirate Lords of
Kraken (Pirates of the Caribbean) water and wood debris. When the time came to film Jack Sparrow in front of the Kraken's maw, Johnny Depp's stand-in, Scott Sener, was used to experiment with what worked best with the slime at their disposal (which would represent the phlegm of the Kraken). The slime was spattered about him with jets of air. For the actual filming, Depp was spattered with the slime and acted his part without any representation for the Kraken. It was afterward digitally added along with sound, tentacles, and other visual effects. Nothing is revealed in the films about the Kraken's origins. In "Pirates