August Booth

""I've lived a life of selfishness, cowardice and dishonesty. And only I can cure that...not magic, not science. Just me.""

- August to Tamara

August W. (Wayne) Booth, formerly known as the Stranger, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the ninth episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest star Eion Bailey, and is the Land Without Magic alias of Pinocchio.

Trivia

 * The name "August" is of Latin origin, and is derived from the diminutive form of the name "Augustus" that means "great" or "venerable".
 * The middle name "Wayne" is of Old English origin derived from an occupational surname meaning "wagon maker" as well as having roots in the Old English word "wagon".
 * The surname "Booth" is of Old English origin derived from the word "bothe" and itself derived from the Old Danish word "both" that means "cow-house" or "herdsman's hut".
 * He is named after Wayne Booth, a literary critic who coined the term "unreliable narrator". An "unreliable narrator" is a narrator, usually in fiction, whose credibility is severely compromised and therefore cannot be trusted on the validity of their story.
 * He has a wooden hand-carved donkey paper weight, a reference to the story of Pinocchio, in which all boys sent to Pleasure Island are turned into donkeys.
 * August claims to have spent a year abroad visiting places as far as Nepal and Pamplona, Spain.
 * His scenes in "Hat Trick" were cut.
 * The complicated wooden lock he installed on Mary Margaret's door hints to skills he learned from his father.
 * The pages he added to Henry's book tell Pinocchio's story. According to Henry, this tale was not initially in the book.
 * He seems unaware Storybrooke is the "land without magic" until Mr. Gold pointed out his foolishness. Most artifacts and items that once retained magic in the Enchanted Forest do not have power in Storybrooke.
 * Has a necklace with the image of Monstro the whale on it.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.