William Smee

William Smee is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the fourth episode of the second season. He is portrayed by guest star Christopher Gauthier, and is the Enchanted Forest counterpart of 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.

Trivia

 * The casting call describes him as, "a criminal who deals in stolen antiques. This role may be recurring."
 * The casting call name for him was "Beaman".
 * The name "William" is of Germanic origin derived from the name "Willahelm" and itself derived from the words "wil" and "helm" that mean "will, desire" and "helm, protection".
 * The surname "Smee" is of English origin derived from the surname bearers of the land of Smeeth, in the county of Kent in England.
 * Smee is one of very few Enchanted Forest characters to have a known surname.