King George II

King George II is a character and a minor antagonist in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He is played by Richard Griffiths. He was the greedy king of England who lives in St James's Palace.

Role in the Film
When Joshamee Gibbs and Jack Sparrow are brought by the guards to the palace, the King appears before Sparrow and tells him that he intends to have him lead an expedition to beat the Spanish on finding the Fountain of Youth, revealing the pirate-turned-privateer Hector Barbossa as the intended captain of the expedition. However, Sparrow causes trouble in the palace and escapes leaving the King humiliated, but the King was consoled by Barbossa who promised to recapture Sparrow. King George doesn't appear for the rest of the film after this.