Once Upon A Time: Eion Bailey Teases August's Identity

Oh, Once Upon A Time. Who is August? Does he have a Fairy Tale counter part? Why is he in Storybrooke? How much does he know? We might find all of those things out very soon. Eion Bailey hints at who that might be in this great interview. My money is on Pinocchio.

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From The Insider:

Insider.com: Once Upon A Time is a very mysterious show, on which you play the most mysterious character to date -- how much about the role did you know coming in? Eion Bailey: Nothing. [laughs] The audition material was from Bonnie & Clyde. I read a couple scenes from that, so I knew what tone they were going for based off that. But that's all I had to go on.

Insider: Does that make Emma the Bonnie to August's Clyde?
Eion: I think it had to do more with the tone – Bonnie and Clyde had a witty repartee in their conversations. There was a constant one-upsmanship to their relationship while being completely sexually attracted to each other. There's real affection there while they jab each other simultaneously, so that's how I see it playing into August's relationship with Emma.

Insider: Once you got the role, did you see behind the curtain or were you still kept in the dark?
Eion: I think I'm the only actor who didn't know which fairytale character they were from the get go. I was under a different impression in the beginning. I saw a clue in a script, I can't say what it was because that will give it away, but it was totally different from what I thought. So I emailed the writers asking if it was a mistake and they said, "Ah! We've been dying to tell you who August really is! Sorry we had to keep it secret for so long." That's when I realized they'd been planning who August actually is for quite some time. There's a clue very early on in one of his first scenes that points in the direction of what they had in mind. Even though they didn't let me in on the secret until later, it's clear they knew very early on.

Insider: What did you think when you finally found out?
Eion: When they told me who my character in the fairytale world is, it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I keep telling the writers what an honor it is to play this character because the central theme of this iconic character is something everyone deals with on a daily basis. I get to embody the internal struggle this character is famous for and expressing something everyone experiences is the ultimate gift for an actor. It's a joy.

Insider: The next two weeks are huge episodes for August -- will fans feel satisfied when "all" is revealed?
Eion: I'm so excited for them to see it – there's been a lot of speculation. I think the writers know how to tease for just the right amount of time before they deliver. And these two episodes really deliver exactly what people are hoping for.

Insider: Do you think we'll see August more next season?
Eion: I think this is only the tip of the iceberg for the potential of this character. I would be very interested in bringing him back for season two and the writers have said as much to me, so I think there's a lot of good things coming for this character in the future.

Hmm. I don't know if I still believe he's Pinocchio. He could be anyone! Who do you think he is?