Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean) Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean) Davy Jones is a fictional character in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series, portrayed by Bill Nighy. He appears in the second film "" and returns in the third film "". He is the captain of the "Flying Dutchman" (based on the ghost ship of the same name). The computer-generated imagery used to complete Jones was named by "Entertainment Weekly" as the tenth favorite computer generated film character in film history, behind King Kong in 2007. The work on Davy Jones by Industrial Light and Magic earned them the 2006 Academy Award for
Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean) Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean) The Flying Dutchman, or simply referred to as the Dutchman, is a fictional ship in Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean". The ship made its first appearance in "" under the command of the fictional captain, Davy Jones. The story and attributes of the ship were inspired by the actual "Flying Dutchman" of nautical lore. As explained in the movie, the character of Davy Jones was given the "Flying Dutchman" by Calypso, his lover, to ferry souls lost at sea to the afterlife. When she neglected to meet him after his first ten years of