Disney's latest installment of Jack Sparrow's adventure, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales', will feature a new face in the form of Brenton Thwaites. The Australian actor has grabbed the key role in the upcoming movie which will be the fifth sequel of the series.

The usual cast is also back in action as the movie's filming will begin soon in Australia. The shoot is expected to last for five months. Johnny Depp is back as Jack Sparrow along with Geoffrey Rush playing the part of Barbosa, as per Hollywood Reporter.

Javier Barden is also in final stages of negotiations to be part of the project. He will be cast as the villain who will be a ghost captain blaming Sparrow for his brother's death. He will be seen searching for a supernatural object that to avenge the said loss.

Thwaites will play a crucial role in the movie and his character will be equivalent to Orlando Bloom's character. The character's name will be Henry, who is a British soldier. The movie is set for a July 2017 release.

Thwaites has recently shared screen with Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning in Disney's 'Maleficent' where he played the role of Prince Phillip. The actor is slowly and steadily gaining popularity in Hollywood and the latest project grabbed by him is definitely making news.

Eonline has dished out some interesting facts about the fresh-faced star. The 25-year-old actor played the role of Stu Henderson in the popular soap opera 'Home and Away' during 2011 and 2012. The same show has proven to be a platform for many other actors like Ryan Kwanten, Simon Baker, Naomi Watts and Chris Hemsworth.

Born in Queensland, Thwaites also played the lead role in the Fox8 Australian teen drama series 'SLiDE' that involved the story on the transition from teenage years to adulthood.