Jared S. Gilmore

Jared Scott Gilmore (born May 30, 2000) is an American former actor and Twitch streamer. He is best known for his role in the series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018) as Henry Mills.

Early life Gilmore was born on May 30, 2000, in San Diego, California. For two years, he attended John Robert Powers San Diego, a training school for actors, models, and singers. According to Variety, Gilmore unintentionally began his acting career after running into talent representatives who were interested in his twin sister, Taylor.

Career

Acting Before being cast as Henry Mills in Once Upon a Time, Gilmore held minor roles in Roommates, Wilfred, Without a Trace, Eleventh Hour, The Back-up Plan, and Hawthorne. In 2009, he was cast as Bobby Draper in Mad Men. He was the third actor to play the character, after Maxwell Huckabee and Aaron Hart.

In 2011, Gilmore left Mad Men and was cast in Once Upon a Time as Henry Mills, the adopted son of Regina Mills and biological son of Emma Swan. Series creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis stated of the role, "One of our emotional centers was an 11-year-old boy who had to be precocious and vulnerable at the same time." Gilmore commented, "I relate to Henry, because I'm 11 and also have a very good imagination. I enjoy making up and playing games in worlds with alternate realities myself."

At the 33rd Young Artist Awards, he won the Award for Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor. The following year, at the 34th Young Artist Awards, he was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor. He was also included among the cast of Mad Men when it won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2010 for season 3. Since the conclusion of Once Upon a Time in 2018, Gilmore has retreated from acting. His last known role was a voice role as the character Shalio in the English dub of Code Geass Lelouch of the Re;surrection, which was released in 2019.

Streaming In March 2019, Gilmore was signed to the Overwatch League team Atlanta Reign as a streamer, under the handle "CowboyBeBAMF". After leaving Atlanta Reign, Gilmore was signed to the Overwatch Contenders team Skyfoxes in February 2020. He then began streaming on Twitch under the handle "Nightingale_Styx".

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result 2009 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Mad Men 2012 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor Once Upon a Time 2013 Best Performance in a TV Series – Leading Young Actor 2013 Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series