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
Jack Sparrow pirate he has ever heard of, Sparrow replies, "But you "have" heard of me." In a deleted scene from "The Curse of the Black Pearl" Sparrow ponders being "the immortal Captain Jack Sparrow", and during "At World's End" he again is interested in immortality, although his father, Captain Teague, warns it can be a terrible curse. Sparrow ponders being "Captain Jack Sparrow, the last pirate," as the East India Trading Company purges piracy. Despite his many heroics, Sparrow is a pirate and a morally ambiguous character. When agreeing to trade 100 souls, including Will, to Davy Jones in exchange for