Thirteen-year-old Dylan Schmid has a great job. Playing the young son of Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) in the ABC hit series Once Upon a Time, Dylan’s character Baelfire was introduced earlier this season in “Desperate Souls.” Sunday evening, Baelfire makes a return appearance in an episode called (not coincidentally) “The Return.”
A resident of Vancouver Island, Dylan Schmid has been acting for several years. Dylan’s mom Sherri told me that “Dylan has been ‘wowing’ us for years!” starting at the tender ago of 5. Dylan has appeared in everything from student films to opera (but not singing). Dylan sat down with me last week to talk about his experience Once Upon a Time.
Thank you, Dylan for speaking with me. Once Upon a Time fans are really looking forward to “The Return” (airing Sunday night, April 22).
So am I.
Tell me how you got cast as Baelfire? What was the process?
Well, it was just like an everyday audition. I usually do a couple of auditions every week, and it was just like one of those. My agent just calls me up, or she emails me, and says, "Yeah, we have a great audition for you." She just emails me the script, and then I practice, and we just take a ferry to Vancouver and just go to the location of the audition and see what happens.
What was your Once Upon a Time audition like? Did you read with Robert Carlyle (who plays Baelfire’s father Rumplestiltskin on the series)?
No, Robert wasn't there. Michael Waxman (director of Dylan’s first episode “Desperate Souls”) was there.
Is Once Upon A Time what you would call probably your most high profile part so far?
Yeah. It's the biggest show I've done. I've done a lot of theatre, but, yeah, it's totally the biggest show.
Article comments
1 - Joe
Cant wait for sunday!
2 - Haley
Why did they replace Dylan with someone else for season 2?
3 - barbara barnett
they haven't Haley. I promise you. This was Baelfire several years before we first meet him (when Dylan plays him).
4 - elizaneth morgan
hey dylan schmid i am a big fan of you i love you i would love for me to be your girlfriend i love justin bieber too i have a lot of pictures of you and justin bieber on my wall
5 - elizaneth morgan
oh dylan i want to meet i am a drama queen i love to play in one of your movies i want to why the replace you with someone else on season 3
6 - elizaneth morgan
hey dylan schmid i love you so so much i am a big fan of you for a long time i love you very much do you have girlfriend because i would love to be only yours one an only [Personal contact info deleted]
7 - elizaneth morgan
dylan schmid did you really call me if it is you please come to see me i am sorry for sending you my information i still want to be with you bye bye i love you
8 - elizaneth morgan
i have to meet you
9 - elizaneth morgan
your hair is cute everything about you is cute awwww
10 - elizaneth morgan
your funny if it was really you who sent me that message did do you care about race no offence i was just wondering oh i have watched all your shows like goose bumps the golem 1+2 you must like a lot of thrill movies i like your movies
11 - elizaneth morgan
i am sorry if it is true dylan schmid that you are sorry i am to if you are my parents too i live wit my grandma and grandaddy i wknow what you are feeling you are so cute on once upon a time on my tv xfinity i serious i know pain you have i love yoooou
12 - Christopher Rose
Elizaneth: It is highly unlikely that whoever called you is actually really Dylan Schmid, so please be very careful and don't post your phone number online. I have deleted it from your earlier comment for your protection.
Christopher Rose
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13 - elizaneth morgan
thank you i am so sorry but i just really sorry but i will be careful thank you anyway but you SAID BE CAREFUL BUT SOME ONE HAD TEXT MY MOM NUMBER IT WAS LIKE A 117 SOMETHING NUMBER BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS ME BUT IT DID SOUND LIKE IT WAS OUT OF STATE I WAS JUST A JOKE
14 - elizaneth morgan
hey mr.rose can you delete all the messages i had sent dylan on this page please i am really sorry i fell really guilty
15 - annie schmid
hi dylan schmid iam a big fan of you i will always love you so so much