Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)

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Davy Jones
Pirates of the Caribbean character
Bill Nighy as Davy Jones in a promotional image for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
First appearance	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Portrayed by	Bill Nighy
Voiced by	Bill Nighy, Robin Atkin Downes
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Captain of the Flying Dutchman Flagship captain of Beckett's E.I.T.C. Armada (temporarily) Guide for souls lost at sea (abandoned)
Significant other	Calypso
Nationality	Scottish

Davy Jones is a fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series based upon the legendary character of the same name. He is portrayed through motion capture by Bill Nighy and voiced by Nighy and Robin Atkin Downes. He is first mentioned in the film The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) and appears in Dead Man's Chest (2006) as well as At World's End (2007).

Davy Jones is the near-immortal god of passing to the afterlife and Jack Sparrow's and Will Turner's archenemy. He is the captain of the Flying Dutchman (based on the legendary ghost ship of the same name), whose crew consists of humans who traded 100 years of servitude for immortality, and master of The Kraken.

The computer-generated imagery and motion capture technology used to complete Davy Jones earned VFX company Industrial Light & Magic the 2006 Academy Award for Visual Effects and was considered revolutionary. Despite the mixed reception of Dead Man's Chest and At World's End, Nighy's performance as Davy Jones was praised, and the character was named as one of Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite CG Characters" in 2007.^[1]

The Pirates of the Caribbean series was inspired by the Disney theme park ride of the same name, where the character of Davy Jones is mentioned. When the ride was revamped in 2006, the character as portrayed by Bill Nighy was added to it. He also appeared in the attractions The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow at Disney's Hollywood Studios and Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure at Shanghai Disneyland, as well as several spin-off novels, including the Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow series and The Price of Freedom. Davy Jones appeared in video games like LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, Disney Infinity, and Kingdom Hearts III.