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. In the franchise's third installment At World's End, he serves as the film's main antagonist. A devious, ruthless, manipulative, elegant, and treacherous mastermind, Beckett is the chairman of theEast India Company, and representative of King George II of Great Britain.