William Smee

William Smee is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He makes his debut in the fourth episode of the second season. He is portrayed by guest star Christopher Gauthier, and his Storybrooke counterpart is also named Smee.

Smee is based on the character of Captain Hook's boatswain in J.M. Barrie's play, Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its adaptations.

Before the Curse
William Smee is a criminal who sells stolen goods on the black market. He approaches Rumplestiltskin, then known as The Dark One, in a tavern and strikes a deal to trade a magic bean for eternal life. While "procuring" the bean from the ship of pirate Killian Jones he is caught and imprisoned below decks.

He is brought forth from the hold when Jones and Milah attempt to broker their own deal with Rumplestiltskin. He is witness to the vengeful murder of Milah and the amputation of Jones' hand with which Rumplestiltskin leaves believing himself in possession of the magic bean.

Smee is released from his bindings and is asked by the Captain to become part of the crew. Smee is indignant because Rumplestiltskin promised him eternal life, but that isn't possible now since it is shown Jones tricked Rumplestiltskin. The hand Rumplestiltskin cut off did not have the magic bean. Instead, Jones uses it to transport himself and his crew into another world where they will never age—Neverland. ("The Crocodile")

For events occurring after the casting of the Dark Curse, see the counterpart page.

Trivia

 * During casting, the character was code named "Beaman".
 * Casting call description: "a criminal who deals in stolen antiques. This role may be recurring."
 * Desperately wants to be immortal.
 * Has visited Neverland with Captain Hook and his crew.
 * He wears a red hat similar to that worn by Mr. Smee in the 1953 Disney adaptation, Peter Pan.