Henry Mills

"I'm done reading about heroes. I want to be one."

- Henry to David

Henry Daniel Mills, also known as the Truest Believer and the Author, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He debuts in the first episode of the first season. He is portrayed by starring cast member Jared S. Gilmore, and does not have an Enchanted Forest counterpart.

Trivia

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Character Notes

 * The name "Henry" is of Germanic origin derived from "Heimirich" that means "home ruler".
 * The name "Daniel" is of Hebrew origin derived from the name "Daniyyel" that means "God is my judge".
 * The surname "Mills" is of English origin that was an occupational word used for someone living near or working on a mill. It also alludes to the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale as his adoptive grandmother Cora was the miller's daughter who could spin straw into gold.
 * Besides August and both of his mothers, Emma and Regina, Henry is the only person capable of leaving Storybrooke, without repercussions, during the curse, due to being born in the Land Without Magic.
 * Enjoys hot chocolate with cinnamon like his birth mother and maternal grandmother.
 * Just like his father, maternal grandmother and paternal grandfather, he has a large collection of clocks. A close look at his bedroom reveals he has, in total, eighteen clocks.
 * Henry has a Tron: Legacy lunchbox.
 * Henry has a Geronimo Jackson album, which can be seen when Emma dumps out Henry's backpack. Geronimo Jackson is a fictional band on the TV show Lost.
 * One of the name keychains in the Portland convenience store, which his parents rob, has the name "Henry" on it.
 * Henry's necklace has the same symbol as Anita's gravestone; a moon with a dot in the middle.
 * Henry was named after Regina's father. His middle name, Daniel, is the same name as Regina's former lover.
 * Regina uses his birthday as the password to many things, including the entrance to the psychiatric ward. In "A Tale of Two Sisters", she types 815, meaning he was born on August 15, 2001. This makes Henry one of four characters to have known birthdays, the ohers being Regina, Emma and Peter.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.


 * Henry appears in two photographs in "Breaking Glass".