Will Turner — Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Character Profile

About Will Turner

Skilled blacksmith turned pirate, driven by love for Elizabeth and loyalty to his father.

Will Turner — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Expert blacksmith, Swordsmanship, Ship navigation, Leadership, Resilience

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Pirates of the Caribbean universe

Quick Facts about Will Turner

Full Name

William Turner Jr.

Occupation

sailor, metalsmith, ship captain

Nationality

[[English people

Will Turner's Known Relations

• Bill Turner — Father
• Henry Turner — Child
• Elizabeth Swann — Spouse
• Davy Jones — Enemy

Will Turner appears in 4 titles

• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) — character page
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) — character page
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Orlando Bloom

Appears in

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Will Turner — Alliance Rescue Ally — Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)

  Unexpected partners who repeatedly save each other despite mutual suspicion.

  Will frees Jack from prison and the pair steal the Interceptor to rescue the governor's daughter. At the gallows Will also rescues Jack from Norringto...

• Will Turner — Conflict Ritual Enemy — Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush)

  Pirate antagonist tied to Will through the missing Turner blood and the final rite.

  Barbossa needs the blood of Will's family to break the curse, believing the governor's daughter is the missing Turner. Will then battles Barbossa in t...

• Will Turner — Alliance Shipmate — Joshamee Gibbs (Kevin McNally)

  Crewmates on the dangerous voyage to Isla de Muerta.

  Gibbs joins Jack and Will in Tortuga and sails with them aboard the Interceptor. When Will surrenders, he demands safety for the captive crew includin...

• Will Turner — Conflict Romantic Rivals — Norrington (Jack Davenport)

  Two men divided by affection for the same woman and by duty versus devotion.

  Norrington proposes to the governor's daughter, but Will ultimately declares his own love for her, forcing Norrington to accept that she belongs with...

• Will Turner — Social Boyhood Benefactor — Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce)

  Will owes his life to the governor's rescue, yet their worlds remain divided by class.

  Governor Swann's party rescues the boy Will from a shipwreck at sea, and at the film's end the governor gives his blessing to Will.

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More characters from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

• Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)
• Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush)
• Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley)
• Mullroy (Angus Barnett)
• Norrington (Jack Davenport)
• Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce)
• Pintel (Lee Arenberg)
• Ragetti (Mackenzie Crook)
• Lt. Gillette (Damian O'Hare)
• Murtogg (Giles New)
• Cotton (David Bailie)
• Twigg (Michael Berry Jr.)