Use stream of consciousness to answer the following. David Bailie (born 4 December 1937) is an English actor, known for his performances on stage, television and film. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for both the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he was an associate artist. On TV he played "Dask" in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Robots of Death, and also appeared in Blake's 7. On film, he played the mute pirate Cotton in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Bailie is also a professional photographer, specialising in portrait photography. He has a studio in West Kensington, London.

Answer this question based on the passage: who played cotton in pirates of the caribbean?
To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: On film, he played the mute pirate Cotton in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. Final answer: David Bailie.