List of Once Upon a Time characters
The characters of ABC's Once Upon a Time and its spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland are related to classic fairy tale and fantasy characters, and often tie-in with other Disney media properties.
Cast
Main cast
Recurring cast
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Emma Swan
Emma Swan portrayed by Jennifer Morrison, Abby Ross, and Mckenna Grace, is the daughter of Snow White and Prince David, sister of Prince Neal, wife of Killian Jones, mother of Henry Mills and Hope, and grandmother of Lucy Mills.Snow White
Snow White/'Mary Margaret Blanchard', portrayed by Ginnifer Goodwin and Bailee Madison, is the daughter of King Leopold and Queen Eva, step-daughter of Regina Mills, wife of Prince David, mother of Emma Swan and Prince Neal, grandmother of Henry Mills and Hope, and great-grandmother of Lucy Mills. As a child, she was tricked into revealing a secret that results in Regina's transformation to the Evil Queen which subsequently leads to the casting of the curse. Separated from her daughter, she is reunited with Emma, and the rest of her family, after the curse breaks. Snow would then clash with Maleficent involving a secret past between them that is eventually resolved but caused by a mysterious author. After the merging of the realms, Snow crowns Regina as the Good Queen of the United Realms.Regina Mills
Regina Mills/'Evil Queen/Roni', portrayed by Lana Parrilla and Ava Acres, is the granddaughter of King Xavier, daughter of Cora Mills and Prince Henry, half-sister of Zelena "The Wicked Witch", adoptive mother of Henry Mills, adoptive grandmother of Lucy Mills, and mother-in-law to Cinderella. Regina is responsible for the casting of the original curse that ripped everyone to the Land Without Magic. However, with Emma's arrival and the curse breaking, Regina reforms her evil ways and seeks redemption for the sake of Henry. She later clashes with her half-sister, although the two patch things up eventually after the death of Regina's true love: Robin Hood. Regina is later swept by a new curse which eventually breaks and leads to the merger of all the realms, where she becomes the Good Queen.Parrilla also portrays the Serum Evil Queen, the evil side of herself separated by Dr. Jekyll's potion in seasons 5–6.
David Nolan
David Nolan/'Prince Charming', portrayed by Josh Dallas and Luke Roessler, is the son of Ruth, twin brother of Prince James, husband of Snow White, father of Emma Swan and Prince Neal, grandfather of Henry Mills and Hope, and great-grandfather of Lucy Mills. In the Enchanted Forest, he falls in love with Snow White and gets engaged to her. Hoping to reclaim their realm, David becomes the leader of a war council. After winning the war, he marries Snow. After the curse is cast, he initially becomes a comatose John Doe, and is later to be revealed as David Nolan. After the curse breaks, he is reunited with his daughter Emma, and the rest of his family. With magic brought to Storybrooke, David and the other heroes protect their town from various dark forces; among them are Cora, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Snow Queen, the Queens of Darkness, and the Black Fairy. After the creation of the United Realms, he, alongside Snow, crowns Regina the Good Queen of their newly formed realm.Henry Mills
Henry Daniel Mills, portrayed by Jared S. Gilmore and Andrew J. West, is the biological son of Emma Swan and Neal Cassidy, and adopted son of Regina Mills. Via his extended family tree, he is also the step-son of Killian Jones, the older half-brother of Hope, husband of Ella, father of Lucy, nephew of Prince Neal Nolan, Gideon and Zelena, grandson of Snow White, Prince David, Cora Mills, Prince Henry, Rumplestiltskin and Milah, step-grandson of Belle, and great-grandson of King Leopold, Queen Eva, Regina, King Xavier, Ruth, Robert, Malcolm / Peter Pan, and Fiona / Black Fairy. As a child, he is given up for adoption by his birth mother Emma, and adopted a few weeks later by Regina, mayor of Storybrooke. Ten years later, he brings Emma to Storybrooke as he believes the town inhabitants are fairy tale characters cursed by Regina. Emma's true love for him breaks the curse and he is reunited with his family. He is later abducted by his own great-grandfather, Peter Pan, to Neverland because his own special heart would give immortality to Pan himself. He is later chosen as the new Author. After his high school graduation, Henry decides to find his own story in another realm and writes a new Once Upon a Time book. Eventually reaching New Fairy Tale Land, he falls in love with Ella and becomes the father to Lucy. After a new curse is cast, Henry ends up in Hyperion Heights, separated from his wife and daughter, unable to remember who they are. Once he breaks the curse via motherly love for Regina he is reunited with his family. After Regina merges all the realms, he attends her coronation with his family.Jiminy Cricket
Jiminy Cricket/'Dr. Archibald Hopper', portrayed by Raphael Sbarge, Morgan Roff, and Adam Young, is the son of con artists who desires to live an honest life but is too weak-willed to leave his family. In the Enchanted Forest, after accidentally turning a couple into puppets, Jiminy gains the help of the Blue Fairy to make amends with the couple's son, Geppetto. The Blue Fairy turns him into a cricket and he serves as Geppetto's conscience. After the curse is cast, he becomes Dr. Archibald Hopper, Storybrooke's psychotherapist. He also owns a dalmatian dog named Pongo. After the curse breaks, he is reunited with his former friends. He later officiates Emma and Killian's wedding.The Huntsman
The Huntsman/'Sheriff Graham Humbert', portrayed by Jamie Dornan, is a nameless hunter who is a solitary recluse. In the Enchanted Forest, he is raised by wolves. He is recruited by the Evil Queen to kill Snow White. However, he has a change of heart and spares her, angering the Evil Queen who rips his heart and keeps it in her vault. He then becomes one of her Black Knights as punishment. He is transported to Storybrooke by the Evil Queen's curse where he is Sheriff Graham Humbert, the town's sheriff. He was also involved in numerous flings with Madame Mayor, Regina. However, after Emma Swan's arrival, he begins to remember his former life, but is killed by Regina before he could reveal it to Emma.Rumplestiltskin
Rumplestiltskin/'Mr. Gold/Det. Weaver also known as The Dark One, the Beast and the Crocodile', portrayed by Robert Carlyle and Wyatt Oleff, is the son of Malcolm / Peter Pan and Fiona / Black Fairy, a widower after first wife Milah, Belle's husband, Baelfire's and Gideon's father, Henry Mills' grandfather, and great-grandfather of Lucy Mills. His character is based on the German fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin, with elements imported from Beauty and the Beast and the tale of Peter Pan. He also takes the place of the fairy godmother from Cinderella.He was originally a wool spinner who had deserted during the first ogre war. His wife left him for Killian "Hook" Jones, a pirate, because she was ashamed of Rumple's fame as a coward. In order to save his son Baelfire from the second ogre war, he became the Dark One, an immortal and almighty sorcerer who could only be controlled by a specific dagger — the tip piece of Excalibur — which had his name written on it. When Baelfire noticed that he was becoming more and more evil, he left Rumplestiltskin and jumped in a portal to The Land Without Magic. Then Rumple conceived a complex and ambitious plan to create a powerful curse to reach the same land himself.
A centuries-old creature, with virtually limitless powers and a deep knowledge of magic, Rumpelstiltskin is responsible for the majority of the events throughout the characters' histories, including Cora's quest for power, James becoming Prince Charming, Ingrid becoming "the Snow Queen", and teaming up "the Queens of Darkness". Most of all, he orchestrated Regina's transformation into the Evil Queen, which lead to her casting the Dark Curse. In Storybrooke, he became known as Mr. Gold, the richest man in the town.
After the Dark Curse was broken by Emma Swan, Rumple found Baelfire but he died because of "The Wicked Witch of The West". Because of his love for Belle, Rumplestiltskin would constantly battle between light and dark. Eventually, he settles down with Belle, with whom he has a second son, Gideon. After Belle dies of old age, Rumplestiltskin seeks the Guardian to rid himself of his Dark One powers. In a confrontation with his Wish Realm self, Rumplestiltskin sacrifices himself to save Hook and later reunites with Belle in the afterlife.