List of Black Sails characters

Black Sails is an American dramatic adventure television series set on New Providence Island and a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island.^[1] The series was created by Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine for Starz and debuted online for free on YouTube and other various streaming platform and video on demand services on January 18, 2014.^[2] The debut on cable television followed a week later on January 25, 2014.^[3] Steinberg is executive producer, alongside Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, while Michael Angeli, Doris Egan, and Levine are co-executive producers.

Cast of Black Sails in Season 1, from left to right: Toby Schmitz (Jack Rackham), Tom Hopper (Billy Bones), Clara Paget (Anne Bonny), Toby Stephens (Flint), Hannah New (Eleanor Guthrie), Zach McGowan (Charles Vane), Mark Ryan (Hal Gates), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Mr. Scott), Luke Arnold (John Silver) and Jessica Parker Kennedy (Max)

The following is a list of characters that appeared on the television series.

Main characters

• Toby Stephens as James McGraw/Flint: Captain of the Walrus and the Revenge.^[4]
• Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie: Chief Fence and Supplier in Nassau.^[4]
• Luke Arnold as "Long" John Silver: Cook and later Quartermaster of the Walrus and the Revenge.^[4]
• Jessica Parker Kennedy as Max: Prostitute and later Brothel madame in Nassau.^[4]
• Tom Hopper as William "Billy Bones" Manderly: First mate of the Walrus and the Revenge.^[4]
• Zach McGowan as Charles Vane: Captain of the Ranger and the Fancy, Steward of Fort Nassau. (seasons 1–3)^[4]
• Toby Schmitz as Jack Rackham: Quartermaster of the Ranger and later Brothel manager and Captain of the Colonial Dawn and the Lion.^[4]
• Clara Paget as Anne Bonny: Crew Mate of the Ranger and later of the Colonial Dawn and the Lion.^[4]
• Mark Ryan as Hal Gates: Quartermaster of the Walrus and Captain of the Ranger. (season 1)^[4]
• Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Mr. Scott: Adviser to Eleanor Guthrie and Captain Benjamin Hornigold and later Quartermaster of the Revenge. (seasons 1–3)^[4]
• Sean Cameron Michael as Richard Guthrie: Father to Eleanor and one of the richest merchants in the New World. (seasons 1–2)^[4]
• Louise Barnes as Miranda Hamilton/Barlow: Resident of New Providence and Flint's friend and confidant. (seasons 1–3)^[4]
• Rupert Penry-Jones as Thomas Hamilton: Son of Lord Proprietor Alfred Hamilton, from London. (seasons 2, 4)^[5]
• Luke Roberts as Woodes Rogers: English Captain determined to end piracy in Nassau for good. (seasons 3–4)^[6]
• Ray Stevenson as Edward Teach: Captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge. (seasons 3–4)^[6][7]
• David Wilmot as Israel Hands: Bounty hunter and later Crew Mate of the Walrus. (season 4)^[8]
• Harriet Walter as Marion Guthrie: Mother to Richard Guthrie and grandmother to Eleanor Guthrie. (season 4)^[9]

Recurring characters

• Lawrence Joffe as Randall: Cook of the Walrus and the Revenge. (seasons 1–2)
• Jannes Eiselen (season 1) and Roland Reed (seasons 2–3) as Dufresne: Accountant and later Quartermaster of the Walrus, the Revenge and the Orion.
• Dylan Skews as Logan: Armorer of the Walrus and the Revenge. (seasons 1–2)
• Lise Slabber as Idelle: Prostitute of the brothel run by Noonan and Jack Rackham in Nassau.
• Richard Lukunku as Joshua: Crew Mate of the Walrus and the Revenge. (seasons 1–2)
• Winston Chong as Joji: Crew Mate of the Walrus and the Revenge.
• Alistair Moulton Black as Dr. Howell: Doctor of the Walrus and the Revenge. (seasons 1–3; guest season 4)
• David Butler as Frasier: Appraiser in Nassau. (seasons 1–2, 4)
• Fiona Ramsay as Mrs. Mapleton: Madam of the brothel run by Noonan in Nassau. (seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 2, 4)
• Graham Weir as Captain Naft: Captain of the Intrepid. (season 1; guest season 2)
• Patrick Lyster as Benjamin Hornigold: Steward of Fort Nassau and Captain of the Royal Lion and the Orion. (seasons 1–3)
• Mark Elderkin as Pastor Lambrick: Head of the local church in Nassau. (seasons 1–2; guest seasons 3–4)
• Andre Jacobs as De Groot: Master of the Walrus and the Revenge.
• Karl Thaning as O'Malley: Mercenary working for Eleanor Guthrie. (season 1; guest season 2)
• Richard Wright-Firth as Muldoon: Gunner of the Walrus and the Revenge. (seasons 1–2; guest season 3)
• John Herbert as Geoffrey Lawrence: Captain of the Black Hind. (season 1; guest season 2)
• David Dukas as Captain Hume: Commander of the Royal Navy's Scarborough. (season 2; guest season 1)
• Laudo Liebenberg as Dooley: Crew Mate of the Walrus and the Revenge. (seasons 2–4)
• Sibongile Mlambo as Eme: Slave aboard the Andromache. (season 2; guest seasons 1, 3–4)
• Patrick Lavisa as Babatunde: Slave aboard the Andromache. (season 2; guest season 1)
• Craig Jackson as Augustus Featherstone: Quartermaster of the Colonial Dawn. (seasons 2–4)
• Calvin Hayward as Wayne: Crew Mate of the Walrus and the Revenge. (season 3; guest season 2)
• Anna-Louise Plowman as Mrs. Hudson: English chambermaid in the employ of Woodes Rogers. (seasons 3–4)
• Wilson Carpenter as Ellers: Crew Mate of the Queen Anne's Revenge, the Revenge and the Lion (seasons 3–4)
• Aidan Whytock as Jacob Garrett: Carpenter's Mate on the Intrepid. (seasons 3–4; guest season 2)
• Craig Hawks as Reuben: Crew Mate of Queen Anne's Revenge and the Revenge (seasons 3–4)
• Moshidi Motshegwa as The Maroon Queen: Mr. Scott's wife and Madi's mother. (seasons 3–4)
• Zethu Dlomo as Madi: Mr. Scott's daughter. (seasons 3–4)
• Chris Fisher as Ben Gunn: Crew Mate of the Walrus. (seasons 3–4)
• Andrian Mazive as Kofi: Member of the Maroon community. (seasons 3–4)
• Rory Acton Burnell as Colin: Crew Mate of the Walrus. (season 4; guest season 3)
• Adam Neill as Mr. Soames: Royal Navy officer. (season 4; guest season 3)

Season 1

• Jeremy Crutchley as Morley: Crew Mate of the Walrus.
• Neels Clasen as Hamund: Crew Mate of the Ranger.
• Langley Kirkwood as Dyfed Bryson: Captain of the Andromache.
• Dean McCoubrey as Hayes: Quartermaster of the Andromache.
• Garth Collins as Albinus: Former pirate and Head of a timber business.

Season 2

• Tadhg Murphy as Ned Low: Captain of the Fancy.
• Nic Rasenti as Mr. Holmes: Crew Mate of the Fancy.
• Robert Hobbs as Jenks: Pirate under the command of Charles Vane.
• Meganne Young as Abigail Ashe: Daughter of Lord Peter Ashe.
• Adrian Collins as Vincent: Crew Mate of the Revenge.
• Tyrel Meyer as Nicholas: Crew Mate of the Revenge.
• Nick Boraine as Lord Peter Ashe: Governor of the Carolina Colony.
• Danny Keogh as Lord Proprietor Alfred Hamilton: Thomas' father.
• Lars Arentz-Hansen as Colonel William Rhett: Subordinate of Peter Ashe in Charleston.^[10]

Season 3

• Jenna Saras and Greig Rogers as Death: a dark figure that appears in Flint's visions alongside Miranda.
• Richard Lothian as Dobbs: Crew Mate of the Walrus.
• Jason Cope as Captain Chamberlain: Commodore of the Royal Navy.
• Dan Robbertse as Captain Throckmorton: Pirate Captain on Nassau.
• Siv Ngesi as Udo: Maroon Warrior.
• Michael Kirch as a Pardon Clerk
• Francis Chouler as Lieutenant Perkins: Officer of the Royal Navy.
• Garth Breytenbach as Major Rollins: Officer of the British Army.
• Roger Thomas as Hornigold's Boatswain
• Wayne Harrison as Doctor Marcus: British Doctor.

Season 4

• Chris Larkin as Captain Berringer: Officer of the Royal Navy and Rogers's second in command.
• Dale Jackson as Lieutenant Utley: Officer of the Royal Navy.
• Clyde Berning as Lieutenant Kendrick: Officer of the Royal Navy.
• Mike Westcott as Judge Adams: Magistrate in Nassau.
• Milton Schorr as Lieutenant Burrell: Officer of the Royal Navy.
• Sizo Mahlangu as Obi: Maroon Warrior.
• Tinah Mnumzana as Ruth: Slave at Underhill estate.
• Apolinhalo Antonio as Zaki: Maroon Warrior.
• Tony Kgoroge as Julius: Slave at Edwards estate and leader of the Slave rebellion.
• Anton Dekker as Tom Morgan: Pirate Captain on Nassau.
• Theo Landey as First Mate Molin: Crew Mate of the Lion, the Revenge and the Eurydice.
• Mpho Osei-Tutu as a Footman, a servant of Joseph and Marion Guthrie in Philadelphia.

Notable guest characters

• Kelly Wragg as Alice: Prostitute of the brothel run by Noonan and Jack Rackham in Nassau. (seasons 1–2)
• Russel Savadier as Underhill: Merchant and landowner on New Providence Island. (seasons 2–4)
• Nick Rebelo as Rawls: Merchant on Nassau. (seasons 2, 4)
• James Alexander (season 3) and Jorge Suquet (season 4) as Juan Antonio Grandal: An agent of the Spanish intelligence.
• Nevena Jablanovic as Georgia: Prostitute of the brothel run by Noonan and Jack Rackham in Nassau. (seasons 3–4)

Season 1

• Anthony Bishop as Singleton: Crew Mate of the Walrus.
• Tony Caprari as Noonan: Brothel owner in Nassau.
• Quentin Krog as Turk: Crew Mate of the Walrus.
• Frans Hamman as Slade: Crew Mate of the Ranger.
• Jarrid Geduld as Crisp: Crew Mate of the Walrus.
• Graham Clarke as Captain Lilywhite: Opponent to the Guthries.

Season 2

• Brendan Murray as Meeks: Former Quartermaster of the Fancy.
• Greg Melvill-Smith as Hennessey: Admiral of the Royal Navy.
• Angelique Pretorius as Charlotte: Prostitute of the brothel run by Jack Rackham in Nassau.
• Martin Van Geems as Larson: Crew Mate of the Fancy.
• Craig MacRae as Yardley: Pirate under the command of Charles Vane.

Season 3

• Martin Munro as Palmer: Crew Mate of the Walrus.
• Gideon Lombard as Warren: Crew Mate of the Colonial Dawn.

Season 4

• Mary-Anne Barlow as Margaret Underhill: Wife of Mr. Underhill.
• Luka Goodall as Audrey Underhill: Daughter of Mr. Underhill.
• Jason Delplanque as Lieutenant Werth: Officer of the Royal Navy.
• Ilay Kurelovic as Governor Raja: Commander of the Spanish Fleet.
• Jose Domingos as Mr. Oliver: Employee of the Guthrie Trading Company.
• Guy Paul as Joseph Guthrie: Father to Richard Guthrie and grandfather to Eleanor Guthrie.
• Tyrone Keogh as Adams: Crew Mate of the Walrus.
• Ron Smerczak as Mr. McCoy: Crew Mate of the Lion who once sailed with Henry Avery.
• Cara Roberts as Mary Read / Mark Read: Crew Mate of the Lion.

Appearances

  = Main cast (credited)

  = Recurring cast (3+)

  = Guest cast (1-2)

Main cast

Character	Portrayed by	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
James McGraw / Captain Flint	Toby Stephens	Main
Eleanor Guthrie	Hannah New	Main
"Long" John Silver	Luke Arnold	Main
Max	Jessica Parker Kennedy	Main
William "Billy Bones" Manderly	Tom Hopper	Main
Charles Vane	Zach McGowan	Main			Does not appear
Jack Rackham	Toby Schmitz	Main
Anne Bonny	Clara Paget	Main
Hal Gates	Mark Ryan	Main	Does not appear
Mr. Scott	Hakeem Kae-Kazim	Main			Does not appear
Richard Guthrie	Sean Cameron Michael	Main		Does not appear
Miranda Hamilton / Barlow	Louise Barnes	Main			Does not appear
Thomas Hamilton	Rupert Penry-Jones	Does not appear	Main	Does not appear	Main[a]
Woodes Rogers	Luke Roberts	Does not appear		Main
Edward Teach / Blackbeard	Ray Stevenson	Does not appear		Main
Israel Hands	David Wilmot	Does not appear			Main
Marion Guthrie	Harriet Walter	Does not appear			Main

1. Penry-Jones only appears in one episode of season four, although credited as a main cast member.

Recurring cast

Character	Portrayed by	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
Randall	Lawrence Joffe	Recurring		Does not appear
Dufresne	Jannes Eiselen	Recurring	Does not appear
	Roland Reed	Does not appear	Recurring		Does not appear
Logan	Dylan Skews	Recurring		Does not appear
Idelle	Lise Slabber	Recurring
Joshua	Richard Lukunku	Recurring		Does not appear
Joji	Winston Chong	Recurring
Dr. Howell	Alistair Moulton Black	Recurring			Guest
Morley	Jeremy Crutchley	Recurring	Does not appear
Frasier	David Butler	Recurring		Does not appear	Recurring
Mrs. Mapleton	Fiona Ramsay	Recurring	Guest	Recurring	Guest
Captain Naft	Graham Weir	Recurring	Guest	Does not appear
Benjamin Hornigold	Patrick Lyster	Recurring			Does not appear
Pastor Lambrick	Mark Elderkin	Recurring		Guest
Hamund	Neels Clasen	Recurring	Does not appear
Captain Dyfed Bryson	Langley Kirkwood	Recurring	Does not appear
De Groot	Andre Jacobs	Recurring
Hayes	Dean McCoubrey	Recurring	Does not appear
Albinus	Garth Collins	Recurring	Does not appear
O'Malley	Karl Thaning	Recurring	Guest	Does not appear
Muldoon	Richard Wright-Firth	Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
Captain Geoffrey Lawrence	John Herbert	Recurring	Guest	Does not appear
Ned Low	Tadhg Murphy	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Mr. Holmes	Nic Rasenti	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Jenks	Robert Hobbs	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Abigail Ashe	Meganne Young	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Captain Hume	David Dukas	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear
Dooley	Laudo Liebenberg	Stand-in	Recurring
Eme	Sibongile Mlambo	Guest	Recurring	Guest
Vincent	Adrian Collins	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Babatunde	Patrick Lavisa	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear
Nicholas	Tyrel Meyer	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Lord Peter Ashe	Nick Boraine	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Alfred Hamilton	Danny Keogh	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Augustus Featherstone	Craig Jackson	Does not appear	Recurring
Colonel William Rhett	Lars Arentz-Hansen	Does not appear	Recurring	Does not appear
Death	Jenna Saras/Greig Rogers	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Dobbs	Richard Lothian	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Wayne	Calvin Hayward	Does not appear	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear
Mrs. Hudson	Anna-Louise Plowman	Does not appear		Recurring
Captain Chamberlain	Jason Cope	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Ellers	Wilson Carpenter	Does not appear		Recurring
Captain Throckmorton	Dan Robbertse	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Jacob Garrett	Aidan Whytock	Does not appear	Guest	Recurring
Reuben	Craig Hawks	Does not appear		Recurring
The Maroon Queen	Moshidi Motshegwa	Does not appear		Recurring
Madi	Zethu Dlomo	Does not appear		Recurring
Ben Gunn	Chris Fisher	Does not appear		Recurring
Udo	Sivuyile Ngesi	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Kofi	Andrian Mazive	Does not appear		Recurring
Pardon Clerk	Michael Kirch	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Lieutenant Perkins	Francis Chouler	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Major Rollins	Garth Breytenbach	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Hornigold's Boatswain	Roger Thomas	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Dr. Marcus	Wayne Harrison	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Captain Berringer	Chris Larkin	Does not appear			Recurring
Lieutenant Utley	Dale Jackson	Does not appear			Recurring
Lieutenant Kendrick	Clyde Berning	Does not appear			Recurring
Colin	Rory Acton Burnell	Does not appear		Guest	Recurring
Mr. Soames	Adam Neill	Does not appear		Guest	Recurring
Judge Adams	Mike Westcott	Does not appear			Recurring
Lieutenant Burrell	Milton Schorr	Does not appear			Recurring
Obi	Sizo Mahlangu	Does not appear			Recurring
Ruth	Tinah Mnumzana	Does not appear			Recurring
Zaki	Apolinhalo Antonio	Does not appear			Recurring
Julius	Tony Kgoroge	Does not appear			Recurring
Tom Morgan	Anton Dekker	Does not appear			Recurring
First Mate Molin	Theo Landey	Does not appear			Recurring
Footman	Mpho Osei-Tutu	Does not appear			Recurring

Guest cast

Character	Portrayed by	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
Singleton	Anthony Bishop	Guest	Does not appear
Captain Parrish	Graham Hopkins	Guest	Does not appear
Fisher	Russ McCarroll	Guest	Does not appear
Mosiah	Ernest Ndlovu	Guest	Does not appear
Sanderson	Paul Snodgrass	Guest	Does not appear
Levi	Eddy Ngomba Kalonji	Guest	Does not appear
Peter the Repeater	Dan Hirst	Guest	Does not appear
Noonan	Tony Caprari	Guest	Does not appear
Turk	Quentin Krog	Guest	Does not appear
Captain Bridge	Martin Le Maitre	Guest	Does not appear
Phillip	Richard Antrobus	Guest	Does not appear
Slade	Frans Hamman	Guest	Does not appear
Froom	Geoff Kukard	Guest	Does not appear
Crisp	Jarrid Geduld	Guest	Does not appear
Gruenwald	Greg Parvess	Guest	Does not appear
Captain Lilywhite	Graham Clarke	Guest	Does not appear
Beauclerc	Shaun Acker	Guest	Does not appear
Lars	Michael McCloud	Guest	Does not appear
Alice	Kelly Wragg	Guest		Does not appear
Captain Jefferson	Andrew Brent	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Meeks	Brendan Murray	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Pickram	Nicholas Pauling	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Admiral Hennessey	Greg Melvill-Smith	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Charlotte	Angelique Pretorius	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Larson	Martin Van Geems	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Linus Harcourt	Andre Weideman	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Esther	Laura Higgins	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Mr. Underhill	Russel Savadier	Does not appear	Guest
Mr. Rawls	Nick Rebelo	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear	Guest
Yardley	Craig MacRae	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Kensington	Bart Fouche	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Magistrate Hazzard	Jonathan Taylor	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Tom	Eddie Baroo	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Edgar	Kevin Abbott	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Celeste	Colette Brand	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Hallendale	Carl Van Haght	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Murtaugh	Stuart Williamson	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Palmer	Martin Munro	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Warren	Gideon Lombard	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Oates	David Viviers	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Juan Antonio Grandal	James Alexander	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
	Jorge Suquet	Does not appear			Guest
Netta	Sylvaine Strike	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Georgia	Nevena Jablanovic	Does not appear		Guest
Chidi	Lemogang Tsipa	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Margaret Underhill	Mary-Anne Barlow	Does not appear			Guest
Audrey Underhill	Luka Goodall	Does not appear			Guest
Lieutenant Werth	Jason Delplanque	Does not appear			Guest
Mr. Harrison	Andrew Roux	Does not appear			Guest
Milton	Kerry Gregg	Does not appear			Guest
Sayle	Anthony C. Hyde	Does not appear			Guest
Amara	Ebby Weyime	Does not appear			Guest
Governor Raja	Ilay Kurelovic	Does not appear			Guest
Mr. Oliver	Jose Domingos	Does not appear			Guest
Joseph Guthrie	Guy Paul	Does not appear			Guest
Lydia	Amy Letcher	Does not appear			Guest
Adams	Tyrone Keogh	Does not appear			Guest
Mr. McCoy	Ron Smerczak	Does not appear			Guest
Mary Read / Mark Read	Cara Roberts	Does not appear			Guest
James Oglethorpe	Robert Fridjhon	Does not appear			Guest

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