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

About Norrington

Honorable Royal Navy officer torn between duty and love for Elizabeth.

Norrington — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Naval command, Swordsmanship, Tactical discipline, Honor code, Marksmanship

• Strength: 8/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 7.5/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 6.5/10

Affiliations

• East India Company
• Royal Navy
• Pirates of the Caribbean universe

Quick Facts about Norrington

Occupation

sailor, military officer, official

Norrington's Known Relations

• East India Company — Member of
• Royal Navy — Member of
• Captain Jack Sparrow — Enemy

Norrington appears in 3 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

Character Facts

Played by

Jack Davenport

Appears in

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

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Norrington — Conflict Duty-Bound Pursuer — Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)

  Honorable naval officer whose duty compels him to hunt Jack Sparrow.

  Norrington orders Jack's arrest and later prepares to hang him as a pirate, though he finally gives Jack a head start out of principle.

• Norrington — Conflict Deadly Foe — Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush)

  Pirate captain and naval officer locked in open warfare.

  Barbossa's crew raids the naval colony at Port Royal, and later Jack convinces Barbossa to wait before lifting the curse so Barbossa can first kill No...

• Norrington — Conflict Romantic Rivals — Will Turner (Orlando Bloom)

  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...

• Norrington — Professional Subordinate Officer — Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce)

  Governor and senior naval officer administering the colony together.

  Norrington commands the Dauntless under the governor's colonial authority and is promoted to commodore in the governor's presence at Port Royal.

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• Mullroy (Angus Barnett)
• Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce)
• Pintel (Lee Arenberg)
• Ragetti (Mackenzie Crook)
• Lt. Gillette (Damian O'Hare)
• Murtogg (Giles New)
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