Gerard J. Reyes is an American actor. He portrayed Tearlach in The Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man's Chest. He also portrayed Pusasn in At World's End.
Biography[]
Early life and career[]
Born in Brooklyn but moving around quite a bit in his younger days, Gerard Reyes first appeared on stage as Ebenezer Scrooge in an 8th Grade production of, "A Christmas Carol". He continued acting in shows all through his high school years, but took a break from acting when he became fascinated with the process of filmmaking and television production. He also discovered Renaissance Faires and soon became a familiar sight, either as a gypsy or as a pirate. He joined and even helped form a number of pirate re-enactment guilds, performing at events in and around Southern California. He taught himself sword-fighting and picked up other skills along the way such as black powder pistol firing and maintenance, cannon firing and maintenance, and some sail handling. After a number of regular jobs, he quit the 9 to 5 grind and threw himself into acting full-time.
Pirates of the Caribbean[]
Gerard J. Reyes first appeared as Tearlach, a member of Jack Sparrow's crew in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. When auditions for pirate extras went out for, the casting service specified they were only looking for skinny, long-haired pirates. Undeterred, Reyes talked his way into an audition using his extensive pirate-reenactment background as leverage. He auditioned for director Gore Verbinski and received a callback one week later. The following day, Gerard Reyes was informed he was the newest member of Jack's crew.
Gerard Reyes as Pusasn (holding the book).
In 2006, the same casting service put out a call for an actor who could serve as a photo double for Iranian-born actor/comedian Omid Djalili. At first, Gerard was reluctant to answer the call since Gore Verbinski did not like using the same actor for different roles in his movies. At the urging of his friends, he submitted his photo and to his surprise, he received a telephone call within the hour asking him to come down for a fitting. He was one of a dozen actors to try for the part and he once again beat the odds when final approval was given by Penny Rose, the Academy-Award winning costume designer for the films. He is seen below holding the book and taking notes.
Trivia[]
- Gerard J. Reyes had his own user page on the Pirates of the Caribbean Wiki. He was particularly helpful in identifying who was and wasn't members of the original ten members (plus stuntmen) for Jack's Crew in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, specifically in debunking the misconception that Lejon O. Stewart was not one of the crew in the film.[1]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ Taken from this edit by User:Tearlach as well as confirmation User talk:J Fan#RE:Question - Difference between revisions