<Li> Javier Bardem as Captain Armando Salazar: Bardem set out to imbue the character with "a rage based on dented pride", owing to his spectacular fall from a high - ranking commander of a Spanish fleet to being betrayed and trapped in hell by Jack . Salazar's body language tried to convey a bull in an arena, "full of rage and need of vengeance, but also wounded". It took three hours a day to apply the make - up which Bardem referred to as having "cold chicken breasts" glued to his face . </Li> <Li> Geoffrey Rush as Captain Hector Barbossa: Barbossa has become extremely wealthy since the previous film, with Rush referring to him as a "corporate pirate", having amassed a fleet of ships under his command and encrusted his peg - leg with jewels . </Li> <Li> Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner: The directors were keen to draft a new protagonist relationship with Henry and Carina, stating that "in the middle of a big action scene, you need to be able to lean on the characters and find the heart of that story, and channel the characters' vulnerability". Rønning noted that identity is a major theme in the film and to Henry and Carina's story arc: "they are on a similar quest and find common ground in looking for who they are". Lewis McGowan portrays a young Henry . </Li> <Li> Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth: A headstrong, altruistic astronomer . Scodelario explained the character's motivation and role saying, "she is an academic, she's fighting for the right to study at university because women couldn't at that time ." For the directors, it was important to "modernise it with Henry and Carina, Kaya, especially brought that with her . She's a modern woman ." Scodelario worked with scriptwriter Jeff Nathanson to ensure the character was unique to the series and not a copy of Elizabeth Swann . She said that female characters often "fall into two camps; they are either pretty and perfectly put together or completely insane . Carina has definitely got a little bit of both ." </Li>

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