- "May I please have a drink, please?"
"Show me your silver."
"Silver? How about a trade? Give me the bottle!" - ―Jack Sparrow and Grimes
Grimes was the owner and barkeep of the Grimes Pub in Saint Martin by 1751.
Biography
Little is known of Grimes' life other than that he lived in Saint Martin, where he became the owner and barkeep of a tavern called Grimes Pub by 1751.[3] One rainy day, Grimes was in his pub as Jack Sparrow wandered into the local watering hole, covered in mud and looking for a beverage to quench his thirst. When the barkeep asked him to show him his silver, of which he had none.[1] However, the stranger offered a trade, putting his compass on the counter. The compass began to shake and rattle, but before the stranger could take it back, Grimes took it and gave him a bottle of rum. Through unknown circumstances, this compass would be transferred from Grimes to the sea witch Shansa.[2] His further fate is unknown.
Behind the scenes
Grimes first appeared in Elizabeth Rudnick's novelization for the 2017 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,[1] where he was portrayed by Robert Morgan.[2]