Kurt Flynn

"There's a reason I gave you that. Because as long as you have it, I'll always be with you."

- Kurt Flynn to his son Owen

Kurt Flynn is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the seventeenth episode of the second season. He is portrayed by John Pyper-Ferguson, and does not have a counterpart.

Trivia

 * His casting call describes him as follows: "a 40-year-old, kind widower who is trying to help his son deal with the loss of his mother."
 * The casting call name for him was "Ben".
 * The name "Kurt" is of Germanic origin derived from the diminutive form of "Conrad" and itself derived from the words "kuoni" and "rat(h)" that respectively mean "brave" and "counsel".
 * The surname "Flynn" is of Irish Gaelic origin derived from "O Floinn" and itself derived from the word "flann" that means "ruddy".

Appearances
"Archive" denotes archive footage.
 * Kurt Flynns's initials appear on his son's car license plate in "The Outsider".