Sean Maguire is the British actor who portrays Robin Hood and Robin of Locksley (Wish Realm) on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
Biography
Sean Martin Michael Maguire[2] was born on April 18, 1976 in the town of Ilford in the county of Essex in the United Kingdom. He is one of six children; his siblings are Darren, Ciaran, Michael, Ellie and Katherine Maguire.[2] Sean began acting at the age of five in John Mortimer's autobiographical television adapted film A Voyage Round My Father. At eleven, he became well known as Terence "Tegs" Ratcliffe in the British television drama Grange Hill from 1987 to 1991 followed by his appearance in British soap opera EastEnders as Aidan Brosnan. Briefly, in 1994, Sean pursued a singing career with his debut album entitled Sean Maguire, which continued through into 1996 to include both a second album and a compilation album in 1998. Overseas, he was well received in the 2008 American spoof film Meet the Spartans.[1]
He is married to Tanya Flynn.[3] On January 20, 2015, Sean announced his wife's pregnancy.[4] On July 14, 2015, Sean and his wife have welcomed their son, Flynn Patrick Maguire.[5]
Trivia
- Portrayed a prince turned frog in the 2001 television movie Prince Charming.
- His favorite Once Upon a Time filming location is Burnaby's Central Park.[6]
- Is close friends with Once Upon a Time co-star Colin O'Donoghue.[7]
- Is close friends with Once Upon a Time co-star Robbie Kay and lived with him during filming.[8]
- Found playing Robin of Locksley more interesting than playing Robin Hood.[9]
- Originally, Adam Horowitz met Maguire for "Pilot" and wanted him to audition for the role of Graham. However, he did not as he was offered another role on a comedy pilot, which ended up not being picked up.[10]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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1984 | A Voyage Round My Father | ||
1992 | Waterland | Peter | Credited as Sean McGuire |
2000 | Out of Depth | Paul Nixon | |
2005 | The Third Wish | Brandon | |
2007 | L.A. Blues | Jack Davis | |
2007 | The Dukes | Dave | |
2008 | Meet the Spartans | Leonidas | |
2012 | Songs for Amy | Sean O'Malley | |
2015 | The Red Dress | James | Completed |
2015 | Party Pieces | Lee | Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
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1987-1991 | Grange Hill | Terence 'Tegs' Ratcliffe | Regular- 45 episodes |
1991 | Dodgem | Simon Leighton | 6 episodes |
1992 | Growing Pains | Jason Begley | |
1993 | The Bill | 1 episode | |
1993 | EastEnders | Aidan | Regular- 63 episodes |
1995 | Dangerfield | Marty Dangerfield | 17 episodes |
1997 | Scene | Alan | TV Series documentary |
1997 | Dear Nobody | Chris | TV Movie |
1999 | Holby City | Darren Ingram | 2 episodes |
2000 | Sunburn | Lee Wilson | 8 episodes |
2000 | Urban Gothic | Jude | 1 episode |
2001 | Prince Charming | Prince Charming | TV Movie |
2001-2002 | Off Centre | Euan Pierce | Regular- 28 episodes |
2003-2006 | Eve | Donovan Brink | Regular- 66 episodes |
2006-2007 | The Class | Kyle Lendo | Regular- 19 episodes |
2009 | Cupid | 1 episode | Dave |
2009 | Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire | Kröd Mändoon | 6 episodes |
2009 | Mister Eleven | Dan | 2 episodes |
2010 | Cold Case | Phil | 1 episode |
2010 | CSI: NY | Alex Brodevesky | 1 episode |
2010 | Undercovers | Clive | 1 episode |
2011 | Lovelives | Blake | TV Movie |
2011 | Bedlam | Sean | 3 episodes |
2011 | Death in Paradise | Marlon Collins | 1 episode |
2012-2013 | Scott & Bailey | PC Sean McCartney | 14 episodes |
2013 | Criminal Minds | Thane Parks | 2 episodes |
2013 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | Robin Hood | 1 episode |
2013–Present | Once Upon a Time | Robin Hood | Guest Starring |
2014 | The 7.39 | Ryan Cole | TV Movie |
Year | Title | Role | Note |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | Forza Horizon 2 | Ben Miller | Video Game |
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 | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
"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": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
Once Upon a Time: Season Four | ||||||||||
"A Tale of Two Sisters": |
"White Out": |
"Rocky Road": |
"The Apprentice": |
"Breaking Glass": |
"Family Business": | "The Snow Queen": |
"Smash the Mirror": |
"Fall": | "Shattered Sight": |
"Heroes and Villains": |
Appears | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Absent | Appears |
"Darkness on the Edge of Town": |
"Unforgiven": | "Enter the Dragon": | "Poor Unfortunate Soul": |
"Best Laid Plans": | "Heart of Gold": | "Sympathy for the De Vil": |
"Lily": | "Mother": | "Operation Mongoose Part 1": |
"Operation Mongoose Part 2": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Absent | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears |
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": | |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Appears | Credit Only | Appears | Appears | Credit Only | Appears | Appears | |
"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 | Appears | Appears | Credit Only | Appears | Credit Only | Credit Only | Appears | Appears | Appears | Voice Only | Credit Only |
Once Upon a Time: Season Six | ||||||||||
"The Savior": | "A Bitter Draught": | "The Other Shoe": | "Strange Case": | "Street Rats": | "Dark Waters": | "Heartless": | "I'll Be Your Mirror": | "Changelings": | "Wish You Were Here": | "Tougher Than the Rest": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Appears |
"Murder Most Foul": | "Ill-Boding Patterns": | "Page 23": | "A Wondrous Place": | "Mother's Little Helper": | "Awake": | "Where Bluebirds Fly": | "The Black Fairy": | "The Song in Your Heart": | "The Final Battle Part 1": | "The Final Battle Part 2": |
Appears | Appears | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | ||||||||||
"Down the Rabbit Hole": | "Trust Me": | "Forget Me Not": | "The Serpent": | "Heart of Stone": | "Who's Alice": | "Bad Blood": | ||||
Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | ||||
"Home": | "Nothing to Fear": | "Dirty Little Secrets": | "Heart of the Matter": | "To Catch a Thief": | "And They Lived...": | |||||
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
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 | Absent | Archive | ||||||
"Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
Appears | Appears | Archive | Absent |
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
External Links
- Sean Maguire on Internet Movie Database
- Sean Maguire on Wikipedia
- Sean Maguire on Twitter
- Sean Maguire Official Website