Cutler Beckett

Pirates of the Caribbean character

Lord Cutler Beckett
Tom Hollander as Lord Cutler Beckett in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Gender	Male
Profession	East India Trading Co. (E.I.T.C.) Chairman Duly appointed Representative of His Majesty the King
Ship(s) served on	Sentinel HMS Endeavour
Weaponry	Pistol Davy Jones Flying Dutchman
Appearance(s)	Dead Man's Chest At World's End
Portrayed by	Tom Hollander

Lord Cutler Beckett is a fictional character portrayed by Tom Hollander in the second and third Pirates of the Caribbean films. He makes his debut in Dead Man's Chest as a major supporting villain and has a more central part in the franchise's third installment At World's End. A devious, ruthless, manipulative, elegant, sarcastic, and treacherous , Beckett is the chairman of the "East India Trading Company", and representative of King George II of Great Britain.

Beckett's backstory was not fully revealed until the release of Ann C. Crispin's novel Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom. Cutler Beckett was born and raised in England. At a very young age, Beckett took employment in Great Britain's East India Trading Co. While on a mission for the Company, he was captured by pirates led by Christophe-Julien de Rapièr. He was tortured for several weeks, an experience which left him with eternal hatred for all maritime outlaws, before he was ransomed by the Company. Over the years, he became the EITC Director for West Africa. Thirteen years prior to the events of Dead Man's Chest, Beckett provided Jack Sparrow (who was under the employment of the E.I.T.C.) with the Wicked Wench to transport "a certain cargo" to the island of New Avalon in the Bahamas for Beckett's superior Viscount Penwallow. On voyage, Sparrow discovered the cargo was slaves and set them free on the island of Kerma off the west coast of Africa. Beckett became enraged upon learning Sparrow's deed. Beckett ordered the Wicked Wench sunk and branded Sparrow a pirate.