▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁film ▁series . ▁He ▁is ▁played ▁by ▁Jack ▁D aven port . ▁ ▁Character ▁history ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁writers ' ▁audio ▁comment ary ▁from ▁the ▁Cur se ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pear l ▁DVD , ▁Nor r ington ▁was ▁originally ▁written ▁as ▁an ▁evil ▁character ▁intended ▁to ▁join ▁forces ▁with ▁H ector ▁Barb ossa , ▁but ▁the ▁idea ▁was ▁later ▁used ▁in ▁Dead ▁Man ' s ▁Ch est , ▁where ▁he ▁bet ray s ▁his ▁com r ades ▁and ▁sides ▁with ▁Lord ▁C ut ler ▁Beck ett . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview , ▁producer ▁Jerry ▁Bru ck heimer ▁stated ▁that ▁Nor r ington ▁was ▁originally ▁stated ▁to ▁only ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁but ▁partially ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁positive ▁audience ▁reaction ▁towards ▁the ▁character , ▁and ▁his ▁respect ▁for ▁D aven port , ▁he ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁prominent ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁sequ el . ▁D aven port ' s ▁casting ▁came ▁in ▁part ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁N ig el , ▁being ▁a ▁major ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁pir ate ▁film ▁A ▁High ▁Wind ▁in ▁J ama ica , ▁which ▁both ▁Bru ck heimer ▁and ▁director ▁G ore ▁Ver bin ski ▁enjoyed . ▁ ▁In ▁Pir ates ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean : ▁At ▁World ' s ▁End , ▁Nor r ington ▁has ▁a ▁smaller ▁role ▁despite ▁setting ▁the ▁film ' s ▁plot ▁in ▁motion . ▁Early ▁scripts ▁and ▁a ▁deleted ▁scene ▁had ▁him ▁stopping ▁Governor ▁Sw ann ▁from ▁st abb ing ▁the