Step 1 : Introduction to the question "5. Captain Jack Sparrow, one of the central and most popular characters in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, is played by whom?"
...1. Orlando Bloom 2. Johnny Depp 3. Geoffrey Rush 4. Jonathan Pryce Captain Jack Sparrow has appeared in all three of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, and is played by Johnny Depp. Sparrow is an eccentric pirate, captain of the 'Black Pearl', and often avoids fighting or dangerous situations by fleeing. Depp's portrayal of Sparrow was vastly different from what the writers originally intended, but critics praised his performance, and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.