Henry Mills

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

- Henry to David

Henry Mills is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts 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

 * The name "Henry" is of Germanic origin derived from "Heimirich" that means "home ruler".
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * His namesake comes from Regina's father Henry.

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.


 * Henry appears in a photo in "Breaking Glass".