Paul McGillion

Paul McGillion
Cast Member
Biographical Information
Gender:	Male
Birthdate:	January 5, 1969
Birthplace:	Paisley, Refrewshire, Scotland
Show Information
Portrays:	Knave of Hearts
Status:	Co-Starring
First appearance:	"Hat Trick"
Latest appearance:	"Queen of Hearts"
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Paul McGillion is the Canadian actor who portrays the Knave of Hearts on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography

Paul McGillion was born on January 5, 1969 in Paisley of Refrewshire, Scotland. His family moved to Ontario, Canada when he was only two years old. When Paul turned eleven, they returned to Scotland and resided in Barrhead for three years where he attended St. Luke's High School, and arrived back to Canada at fifteen.

He worked as a coaching instructor in scene study at the Vancouver Film School in 1998 and 1999. In 2004, Paul took a role on the science fiction series Stargate Atlantis as the Scottish medical doctor, Carson Beckett. He was initially cast as a recurring guest, but his character appeared so frequently in the show's first season that he was promoted to main character for seasons two and three, and reverted to a recurring character for seasons four and five where he appears as the clone of his deceased character. He also played the part of young Ernest Littlefield in Stargate SG-1s first-season episode "The Torment of Tantalus", the first Tau'ri to have passed through the Stargate after its burial, and a guest star as Dr. Levinson in an episode of 24's seventh season.

Initially, Paul expressed great interest in auditioning for the role of Montgomery Scott in the eleventh Star Trek film, saying, “I grew up watching Star Trek and Scotty was my favorite character. It would be a great honor to follow in James Doohan’s footsteps." Though the role eventually went to Simon Pegg, he still appeared in the film in a different role.

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	Absent	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	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Season Two
"Broken":	"We Are Both":	"Lady of the Lake":	"The Crocodile":	"The Doctor":	"Tallahassee":	"Child of the Moon":	"Into the Deep":	"Queen of Hearts":	"The Cricket Game":	"The Outsider":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent
"In the Name of the Brother":	"Tiny":	"Manhattan":	"The Queen Is Dead":	"The Miller's Daughter":	"Welcome to Storybrooke":	"Selfless, Brave and True":	"Lacey":	"The Evil Queen":	"Second Star to the Right":	"And Straight On 'Til Morning":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Once Upon a Time: Specials
"Magic is Coming":	"The Price of Magic":	"Journey to Neverland":	"Wicked is Coming":	"Storybrooke Has Frozen Over":
Absent	Archive	Absent	Absent	Archive
"Secrets of Storybrooke":	"Dark Swan Rises":	"Evil Reigns Once More":	"The Final Battle Begins":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

External links

• Official Website of Paul McGillion
• Paul McGillion on Internet Movie Database
• Paul McGillion on Wikipedia
• @PaulyMcGillion (Paul McGillion) on X, formerly Twitter