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
Pirates of the Caribbean (attraction) characters. At Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom Park of Walt Disney World, the character of Captain Jack Sparrow is occasionally available for photos and autographs, and is further featured in the short show "Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial" based loosely on the film series. The show is presented in front of or adjacent to the respective park's Pirates of the Caribbean attractions and features Captain Jack holding court and enlisting budding pirates to join his crew. Alongside Captain Jack is Mack, his faithful crewman; together they teach the audience how to be a pirate. A video game by Akella, loosely