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Robbie A. Kay is the British actor who portrays Peter Pan and Peter Pan (Wish Realm) on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Robert[3] "Robbie" Kay was born on September 13,[1] 1995[2] in the town of Lymington in Hampshire, England.[2] He is the son of midwife Stephanie and Merchant Navy seafarer Ivan Kay,[4] and has two sisters.[5] His mother originates from Newcastle upon Tyne's West End with his maternal grandmother Barbara Donaldson currently residing in Arthur's Hill, Newcastle. Robbie's parents met in Tynemouth while his father was in the Merchant Navy.[4]
At nine, Robbie was in various school plays.[6] After moving to Prague, a school noticeboard asking for extras in a film, specifically English-speaking children, helped him nab a speaking role in the 2006 period drama The Illusionist despite having no professional acting experience. However, the scene itself was edited out from the final cut. Afterwards, he received minor parts in movies Hannibal Rising and My Boy Jack.[4]
From this, Robbie piqued the interest of a Canadian company who requested him to try out for the part of Young Jakob in their upcoming film Fugitive Pieces.[4] The casting directors of Fugitive Pieces had auditioned over one-hundred fifty boys before accepting Robbie as their choice.[7] One of the casting directors, Nancy Bishop, was hired by production to coach Robbie.[8] The shooting schedule of the movie took place in a total of nine weeks; six weeks in Canada and three weeks on some Greek islands.[4]
Trivia
- Took on the role of Pinocchio in a 2008 miniseries by the same name.
- Favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird.[6]
- His height is 5'9".[9]
- Favorite Once Upon a Time episode is "Think Lovely Thoughts".[10]
- During his appearance in the Once Upon a Time episodes "Save Henry", "The New Neverland" and "Going Home", Robbie portrayed Henry after they switched bodies.
- Plays one of Blackbeard's pirates in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
- Is close friends with Once Upon a Time co-star Sean Maguire and lived with him during filming.[11]
- Considers the outfit he wore[12] as Peter Pan during the Once Upon a Time episode, "Nasty Habits", his favorite. He also added that "it was different from the green Pan costume".[13]
- After the announcement that the seventh season would be the final season of the series, he wrote the following on Instagram:
- So honoured and grateful to have been a part of the wonderful creation that is #OnceUponATime. An unforgettable journey. Adam and Eddy, thank you for giving me the opportunity to put a fresh take on the legendary Peter Pan. To all of you that have watched the show, thank you. You are a special group of people and the show is so incredibly lucky to have fans as brilliant as ours. Lots of love 💚[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Illusionist | Movie - Deleted scene | |
| 2007 | Hannibal Rising | Kolnas's Son | Movie - Credited as "Robert Kay" |
| 2007 | Fugitive Pieces | Jakob Beer (child) | Movie |
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | Graham O'Grady | Movie |
| 2010 | Ways to Live Forever | Sam | Movie |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Cabin Boy | Movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | My Boy Jack | Arthur Relph | TV movie |
| 2008 | Pinocchio | Pinocchio | TV movie |
| 2013 | Rita | TV movie | |
| 2013-18 | Once Upon a Time | Peter Pan/Peter Pan (Wish Realm) | Recurring role; 16 episodes |
| 2015-2016 | Heroes Reborn | Tommy Clark | Main role; 13 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bathory: Countess of Blood | Pals | Movie (Voice credit) |
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season Three | ||||||||||
| "The Heart of the Truest Believer": | "Lost Girl": | "Quite a Common Fairy": | "Nasty Habits": | "Good Form": | "Ariel": | "Dark Hollow": | "Think Lovely Thoughts": | "Save Henry": | "The New Neverland": | "Going Home": |
| Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
| "New York City Serenade": | "Witch Hunt": | "The Tower": | "Quiet Minds": | "It's Not Easy Being Green": | "The Jolly Roger": | "Bleeding Through": | "A Curious Thing": | "Kansas": | "Snow Drifts": | "There's No Place Like Home": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Five | |||||||||||
| "The Dark Swan": | "The Price": | "Siege Perilous": | "The Broken Kingdom": | "Dreamcatcher": | "The Bear and the Bow": | "Nimue": | "Birth": | "The Bear King": | "Broken Heart": | "Swan Song": | |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | |
| "Souls of the Departed": | "Labor of Love": | "Devil's Due": | "The Brothers Jones": | "Our Decay": | "Her Handsome Hero": | "Ruby Slippers": | "Sisters": | "Firebird": | "Last Rites": | "Only You": | "An Untold Story": |
| Appears | Absent | Voice Only | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
| "Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Archive |
| Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
| "Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Archive | Archive | ||||||
| "Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
| Archive | Archive | Archive | Absent | |||||||
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
External links
Robbie Kay on Internet Movie Database- Robbie Kay on Wikipedia
- @RobbieKayActor (Robbie Kay) on Facebook
- @robbiekay71 (Robbie Kay) on Instagram
- @RobbieKay_ (Robbie Kay) on X, formerly Twitter
