Will Turner — Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Character Profile

About Will Turner

Skilled blacksmith turned pirate, motivated by love and family redemption.

Will Turner — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Blacksmithing, Swordsmanship, Ship navigation, Leadership, Cursed endurance

• Strength: 8.5/10
• 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) — character page
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
• 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: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (7)

• Will Turner — related — Norrington (Jack Davenport)
• Will Turner — Family Father — Bootstrap Bill (Stellan Skarsgård)

  Will's desire to release his father drives his pursuit of Davy Jones's heart.

  Bootstrap Bill is explicitly identified as Will's father, and Will reunites with him aboard the Flying Dutchman.

• Will Turner — Conflict Enemy — Davy Jones (Bill Nighy)

  Will directly challenges Jones to free Bootstrap Bill.

  Will is forced into service aboard the Dutchman and later steals the key to Jones's chest before escaping.

• Will Turner — Romantic Fiancees — Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley)

  Their relationship provides the emotional motivation for Will's cooperation with Jack and Beckett.

  Their wedding is interrupted at Port Royal, and Will later acts to secure Elizabeth's freedom.

• Will Turner — Alliance Uneasy Partner — Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)

  They repeatedly cooperate while pursuing incompatible personal goals.

  Will helps Jack and his crew escape from cannibals, then agrees to find Davy Jones's key in exchange for Jack's compass.

• Will Turner — Power Coercer — Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander)

  Beckett turns Will's love and legal vulnerability into instruments of control.

  Beckett offers to free Will and Elizabeth if Will recovers Jack's compass.

• Will Turner — Conflict Rival Claimant — Norrington (Jack Davenport)

  Their shared goal becomes a direct sword-fighting conflict.

  Norrington fights Will and Jack over the chest because he wants the heart to regain his naval position.

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More characters from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

• Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp)
• Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley)
• Norrington (Jack Davenport)
• Cutler Beckett (Tom Hollander)
• Bootstrap Bill (Stellan Skarsgård)
• Davy Jones (Bill Nighy)
• Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce)
• Mercer (David Schofield)
• Pintel (Lee Arenberg)
• Ragetti (Mackenzie Crook)
• Cotton (David Bailie)
• Tia Dalma (Naomie Harris)