Woodcutter

This article focuses on the Season One character. For his Storybrooke counterpart, see Michael Tillman. For the Oz character, see Woodcutter. For the Season Six character known as the "Woodcutter", see Gabriel.

Woodcutter
Enchanted Forest Character
Biographical Information
Counterpart:	Michael Tillman
Gender:	Male
Status:	Alive
Occupation:	Woodcutter
Relatives:	See "Family"
Physical Description
Species:	Human
Hair color:	Brown
Eye color:	Brown
Show Information
Portrayed by:	Nicholas Lea
Only appearance:	"True North"
Relevant Pages

“

Because we're a family. And family always finds one another.

”

—The Woodcutter to the Evil Queen

The Woodcutter is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts, with his only appearance, in the ninth episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest star Nicholas Lea, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of Michael Tillman.

The Woodcutter is based on a character of the same name from the fairytale, "Hansel and Gretel".

History

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Reason: Better recap

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Before First Curse

One day, while out cutting wood, the Woodcutter suddenly disappears, kidnapped by the Evil Queen. She tells him that his children refused to live with her, and asks him why. He tells her that they are a family, and family will always find one another. She lets him go, telling him that they can be a family if they can find each other. However, the Evil Queen makes it so no matter how long or hard the Woodcutter searches for his children, he will not find them. ("True North")

For events occurring after the casting of the first curse, see Michael Tillman.

Family

Unknown †

Woodcutter

Gretel

Hansel

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Notes:

• Solid lines denote blood parent-child relationship
• Dashed lines denote marriage relationships that result in offspring

Trivia

• Production Notes

Production Notes

• In the original "Pilot" script, when the war council is debating how to stop the Evil Queen's curse, the Woodcutter and his two children, Hansel and Gretel, were supposed to walk in with the enchanted tree along with the Blue Fairy.

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season One
"Pilot":	"The Thing You Love Most":	"Snow Falls":	"The Price of Gold":	"That Still Small Voice":	"The Shepherd":	"The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter":	"Desperate Souls":	"True North":	"7:15 A.M.":	"Fruit of the Poisonous Tree":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent
"Skin Deep":	"What Happened to Frederick":	"Dreamy":	"Red-Handed":	"Heart of Darkness":	"Hat Trick":	"The Stable Boy":	"The Return":	"The Stranger":	"An Apple Red as Blood":	"A Land Without Magic":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent