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List of Once Upon a Time characters

List of Once Upon a Time characters is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of Once Upon a Time characters rather than just read about it. In short: 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 D indicates that the character appeared with the use of a body double replacing the credited actor. = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2) Notes Recurring cast = Recurring cast (3…

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Reference excerpt

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

D indicates that the character appeared with the use of a body double replacing the credited actor. = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2)

Notes

Recurring cast = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2)

Notes

Main cast

Emma Swan

Emma Swan (seasons 1–7) portrayed by Jennifer Morrison (adult), Abby Ross (teen), and Mckenna Grace (kid), 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 (seasons 1–7), portrayed by Ginnifer Goodwin (adult) and Bailee Madison (young), 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 (seasons 1–7), portrayed by Lana Parrilla (adult) and Ava Acres (young; episode "Sisters"), 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 (seasons 1–7), portrayed by Josh Dallas (adult) and Luke Roessler (young), 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 (seasons 1–7), portrayed by Jared S. Gilmore and Andrew J. West (season 7), 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 (seasons 1–4, 6–7), portrayed by Raphael Sbarge (adult) and Adam Young (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.

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