Cutler Beckett

Cutler Beckett was an official working for the East India Trading Company. He was granted the title of Lord at some point before assuming Port Royal as his base of operations.

History
Decades prior to this, Beckett oversaw operations conducted by East India Trading Company member Jack Sparrow, who carried out a number of assignments aboard his merchant vessel, Wicked Wench. However, when Sparrow refused to transport slaves from Africa to the Caribbean, Beckett ordered his ship destroyed and Sparrow himself imprisoned.

Beckett's men set the Wench aflame and captured Sparrow. Beckett himself branded Jack as a pirate&mdash;burning a "P" symbol onto his right forearm&mdash;and had him incarcerated. Jack ultimately escaped, and at some point left his own mark on Beckett.

Lordship
Approximately a year after the incident at Isla de Muerta, Cutler Beckett, now Lord Beckett, assembled his forces at Port Royal, bearing arrest warrants for William Turner, Elizabeth Swann and former Commodore James Norrington, all of whom had been implicit in the escape of Jack Sparrow from his execution at the Royal Navy fort. Beckett had Swann imprisoned, but struck a deal with Turner; he wished to obtain Jack's mysterious compass, with which he hoped to find the Dead Man's Chest and assume control over the legendary Davy Jones and his crew. In return, Beckett promised to pardon Will and make Jack a privateer under the English crown. Will agreed, and set off to locate Jack.

Some time later, Beckett was confronted in his office by Elizabeth Swann, recently escaped from custody and searching for Will, her husband-to-be. She too made a deal with Beckett, though these negotiations were held at gunpoint. Beckett was forced to agree, and allowed Elizabeth to flee. Her father, Weatherby Swann, who had a history with Beckett, pleaded for his daughter's life, but Beckett refused to comply.

Ultimately, Lord Beckett recieved the contents of the Dead Man's Chest from James Norrington, seeking a return to his former glory. With the heart of Davy Jones in his possession, Beckett was now one step closer to his goal of eradicating piracy from the Caribbean for good.

Behind the scenes

 * Cutler Beckett was portrayed by Tom Hollander.

Appearances

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
 * Pirates of the Caribbean 3