The manipulative and powerful "Dark One", who helps the Evil Queen enact the Dark Curse for his own purposes. In Storybrooke, he enjoys a position of power as the wealthy pawnbroker, Mr Gold, and his memories of his former self are restored when he hears Emma Swan's name.
Appearances
Once Upon a Time
Main cast, played by Robert Carlyle
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 23, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: The Thing You Love Most (Oct 30, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Snow Falls (Nov 6, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: The Price of Gold (Nov 13, 2011)
- Episode 1x05: That Still Small Voice (Nov 27, 2011)
- Episode 1x06: The Shepherd (Dec 4, 2011)
- Episode 1x07: The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Dec 11, 2011)
- Episode 1x08: Desperate Souls (Jan 8, 2012)
- Episode 1x09: True North (Jan 15, 2012)
- Episode 1x10: 7:15 A.M. (Jan 22, 2012)
- Episode 1x11: Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (Jan 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x12: Skin Deep (Feb 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x14: Dreamy (Mar 4, 2012)
- Episode 1x16: Heart of Darkness (Mar 18, 2012)
- Episode 1x17: Hat Trick (Mar 25, 2012)
- Episode 1x18: The Stable Boy (Apr 1, 2012)
- Episode 1x19: The Return (Apr 22, 2012)
- Episode 1x20: The Stranger (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 1x21: An Apple Red as Blood (May 6, 2012)
- Episode 1x22: A Land Without Magic (May 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: Broken (Sep 30, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: We Are Both (Oct 7, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: The Crocodile (Oct 21, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: The Doctor (Oct 28, 2012)
- Episode 2x07: Child of the Moon (Nov 11, 2012)
- Episode 2x08: Into the Deep (Nov 25, 2012)
- Episode 2x09: Queen of Hearts (Dec 2, 2012)
- Episode 2x10: The Cricket Game (Jan 6, 2013)
- Episode 2x11: The Outsider (Jan 13, 2013)
- Episode 2x12: In the Name of the Brother (Jan 20, 2013)
- Episode 2x13: Tiny (Feb 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x14: Manhattan (Feb 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x15: The Queen is Dead (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x16: The Miller's Daughter (Mar 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x17: Welcome to Storybrooke (Mar 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x19: Lacey (Apr 21, 2013)
- Episode 2x20: The Evil Queen (Apr 28, 2013)
- Episode 2x21: Second Star to the Right (May 5, 2013)
- Episode 2x22: And Straight on 'til Morning (May 12, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: The Heart of the Truest Believer (Sep 29, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Lost Girl (Oct 6, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Quite a Common Fairy (Oct 13, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Nasty Habits (Oct 20, 2013)
- Episode 3x06: Ariel (Nov 3, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: Dark Hollow (Nov 10, 2013)
- Episode 3x08: Think Lovely Thoughts (Nov 17, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: Save Henry (Dec 1, 2013)
- Episode 3x10: The New Neverland (Dec 8, 2013)
- Episode 3x11: Going Home (Dec 15, 2013)
- Episode 3x12: New York City Serenade (Mar 9, 2014)
- Episode 3x13: Witch Hunt (Mar 16, 2014)
- Episode 3x14: The Tower (Mar 23, 2014)
- Episode 3x15: Quiet Minds (Mar 30, 2014)
- Episode 3x16: It's Not Easy Being Green (Apr 6, 2014)
- Episode 3x18: Bleeding Through (Apr 20, 2014)
- Episode 3x19: A Curious Thing (Apr 27, 2014)
- Episode 3x20: Kansas (May 4, 2014)
- Episode 3x21: Snow Drifts (May 11, 2014)
- Episode 3x22: There's No Place Like Home (May 11, 2014)
- Episode 4x01: A Tale of Two Sisters (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 4x02: White Out (Oct 5, 2014)
- Episode 4x03: Rocky Road (Oct 12, 2014)
- Episode 4x04: The Apprentice (Oct 19, 2014)
- Episode 5x01: The Dark Swan (Sep 27, 2015)
- Episode 5x02: The Price (Oct 4, 2015)
- Episode 5x03: Siege Perilous (Oct 11, 2015)
- Episode 5x04: The Broken Kingdom (Oct 18, 2015)
- Episode 5x05: Dreamcatcher (Oct 25, 2015)
- Episode 5x06: The Bear and the Bow (Nov 1, 2015)
- Episode 5x07: Nimue (Nov 8, 2015)
- Episode 5x08: Birth (Nov 15, 2015)
- Episode 5x10: Broken Heart (Nov 29, 2015)
- Episode 5x11: Swan Song (Dec 6, 2015)
- Episode 5x12: Souls of the Departed (Mar 6, 2016)
- Episode 5x13: Labor of Love (Mar 13, 2016)
- Episode 5x14: Devil's Due (Mar 20, 2016)
- Episode 5x15: The Brothers Jones (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 5x16: Our Decay (Apr 3, 2016)
- Episode 5x17: Her Handsome Hero (Apr 10, 2016)
- Episode 5x18: Ruby Slippers (Apr 17, 2016)
- Episode 5x19: Sisters (Apr 24, 2016)
- Episode 5x20: Firebird (May 1, 2016)
- Episode 5x21: Last Rites (May 8, 2016)
- Episode 5x22: Only You (May 15, 2016)
- Episode 5x23: An Untold Story (May 15, 2016)
- Episode 6x01: The Savior (Sep 25, 2016)
- Episode 6x02: A Bitter Draught (Oct 2, 2016)
- Episode 6x03: The Other Shoe (Oct 9, 2016)
- Episode 6x04: Strange Case (Oct 16, 2016)
- Episode 6x06: Dark Waters (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 6x07: Heartless (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 6x08: I'll Be Your Mirror (Nov 13, 2016)
- Episode 6x09: Changelings (Nov 27, 2016)
- Episode 6x10: Wish You Were Here (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 6x11: Tougher Than the Rest (Mar 5, 2017)
- Episode 6x12: Murder Most Foul (Mar 12, 2017)
- Episode 6x13: Ill-Boding Patterns (Mar 19, 2017)
- Episode 6x16: Mother's Little Helper (Apr 9, 2017)
- Episode 6x17: Awake (Apr 16, 2017)
- Episode 6x18: Where Bluebirds Fly (Apr 23, 2017)
- Episode 6x19: The Black Fairy (Apr 30, 2017)
- Episode 6x20: The Song in Your Heart (May 7, 2017)
- Episode 6x21: The Final Battle, Part 1 (May 14, 2017)
- Episode 6x22: The Final Battle, Part 2 (May 14, 2017)
- Episode 7x01: Hyperion Heights (Oct 6, 2017)
- Episode 7x02: A Pirate's Life (Oct 13, 2017)
- Episode 7x03: The Garden of Forking Paths (Oct 20, 2017)
- Episode 7x04: Beauty (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 7x06: Wake Up Call (Nov 10, 2017)
- Episode 7x07: Eloise Gardener (Nov 17, 2017)
- Episode 7x08: Pretty in Blue (Nov 17, 2017)
- Episode 7x09: One Little Tear (Dec 8, 2017)
- Episode 7x10: The Eighth Witch (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 7x11: Secret Garden (Mar 2, 2018)
- Episode 7x12: A Taste of the Heights (Mar 9, 2018)
- Episode 7x13: Knightfall (Mar 16, 2018)
- Episode 7x15: Sisterhood (Mar 30, 2018)
- Episode 7x16: Breadcrumbs (Apr 6, 2018)
- Episode 7x17: Chosen (Apr 13, 2018)
- Episode 7x18: The Guardian (Apr 20, 2018)
- Episode 7x20: Is This Henry Mills? (May 4, 2018)
- Episode 7x21: Homecoming (May 11, 2018)
- Episode 7x22: Leaving Storybrooke (May 18, 2018)
- Episode S06 Special: Evil Reigns Once More (Sep 25, 2016)